" "In the distant future humanity struggles for survival against the threat of creatures
called Shades. A boy named Nier lives with his little sister Yonah in one small village
scraping by on the goodwill of neighbors and friends. When a terrible illness assails Yonah
Nier's life begins to change at a dizzying pace. Lunar Tears. The Black Scrawl. The Song of the
Ancients. The Shadowlord. Petrification. These things and more will turn his world upside
down--and change it forever."--Provided by publisher.
