{"title":"Tsutomu Nihei","description":"Tsutomu Nihei, a prize-winning author of cyberpunk and sci-fi classics Blame! and Knights of Sidonia. Known for his elaborate backgrounds and worlds (thanks to his background in architecture and design), has also penned comics for Marvel.","products":[{"product_id":"tower-dungeon-3-paperback","title":"Tower Dungeon 3 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTsutomu Nihei, master of the mysterious architectural monolith, brings his genius to bear on the fantasy genre for the first time. Having established himself with hit series like Blame! and Knights of Sidonia, he has now created a gritty, dark fantasy world and populated it with evil sorcerors and unique undead horrors. \u003cbr\u003eThe ingenuous farmboy Yuva must accompany a contingent of knights through the increasingly dangerous floors of massive tower on the way to rescue the princess, Nihei bringing his unique sensibility to bear on a crumbling world of malformed creatures, wounded soldiers, and labyrinthine darkness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLevel 25 of the Dragon Tower--\u003cbr\u003eYuva and his companions, having fallen into a trap set by deserters from the Royal Guard, are grievously wounded and on the brink of annihilation. The traitors demand that Eriquo hand over the Dragonbane, a legendary relic they seem to think he secretly carries... 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