Continuing their partnership with Japanese animation giant Studio Ghibli, this season Chronicle publishes three collectible stationery products a postcard set, a hardcover sketchbook, and a plush journal all featuring artwork inspired by the Studio’s Academy Award winning film SPIRITED AWAY. The year 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the film’s release!

From the author of The Angel of The Crows and The Goblin Emperor comes the long-awaited return to the bestselling, award-winning, world of Maia, a young man of mixed Elven and Goblin heritage, who unexpectedly becomes Emperor of the Elflands. Murder, politics and intrigue. When the young half-goblin emperor Maia sought to learn who had set the bombs that killed his father and half-brothers, he turned to an obscure resident of his Court, a Prelate of Ulis and a Witness for the Dead. Thara Celehar found the truth, though it did him no good to discover it. Now he lives in the City of Amalo, far from the Court though not exactly in exile. He has not escaped from politics, but his position gives him the ability to serve the common people of the city, which is his preference. He lives modestly, but his decency and fundamental honesty will not permit him to live quietly.

The Expanse meets Golden Girls, in which a private investigator, spy, security chief, and starship captain investigate a mass murder on a space station, which uncovers a conspiracy to release a threat humanity thought they had escaped. Murder makes unlikely allies. On the eve of the planet Ileri's historic vote to join the Commonwealth, the assassination of a government minister threatens to shatter everything. Private investigator Noo Okereke and spy Meiko Ogawa join forces with police chief Toiwa to investigate and discover clues that point disturbingly toward a threat humanity thought they had escaped.

As One Soul followed eighteen people from birth until death, showcasing their common joys and pains as well as their unique experiences, One Line follows eighteen families through four centuries, showing how traditions, ethics, and prejudices are handed down from generation to generation. Some families will interact, some will join together, some will remain alone. Some will persist, and some will die out.

After an epic twenty-year journey through the entirety of human culture, Alan Moore and Kevin O''Neill conclude both their legendary League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and their equally legendary comic-book careers with the series'' spectacular fourth and final volume, The Tempest. Tying up the slenderest of plot threads and allusions from the three preceding volumes, The Black Dossier, and the Nemo trilogy into a dazzling and ingenious bow, the world''s most accomplished and bad-tempered artist-writer team use their most stylistically adventurous outing yet.

Dan Fogler, fan favorite actor in The Walking Dead and J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts, lends his writing talent to a love story wrapped in a modern noir that takes our hero, Detective Bart Fishkill, so far down the conspiracy rabbit hole that he starts to question his own sanity even to the point of wondering whether if he isn't the villain in the first place.

The rollicking Pathfinders treasure hunt continues as the five campers from Mystery of the Moon Tower get swept away in a new search for clues that may lead to untold riches hidden away long ago. This action-packed graphic novel is full of fun, magic, and friendship--sure to appeal to fans of the Last Kids on Earth and Lumberjanes series. Fresh from their hair-raising adventures in The Mystery of the Moon Tower, Kyle, Vic, Beth, Harry, and Nate are now hot on the trail of something big! A secret staircase leads down into the unknown, setting them on an exciting chase for clues left by the wealthy explorer Henry Merriweather, who was rumored to have hidden away a priceless treasure. Are the legends real? Where will the five friends end up? And what dangers will they encounter along the way? Because as they've come to learn, everything comes at a price... In this exciting graphic novel adventure series, richly illustrated by Eisner-award-winning artist Steve Hamaker, the Pathfinders go ever deeper into the labyrinthian Merriweather mystery--and hope they'll come out the other side! "A legendary hidden treasure, a guy who collects stuff in a mysterious castle, and five cool kids trying to connect the dots and save the day. What's not to love here?" --Max Brallier, author of the Last Kids on Earth series

The greatest adventures of the sentinel of the spaceways.

Two-thirds of today's British Pakistani diaspora trace their origins back to Mirpur in Azad Kashmir, a district that saw mass displacement and migration when it was submerged by the waters of a dam built after Partition. Sabba Khan's debut graphic memoir explores what identity, belonging and memory mean for her and her family against the backdrop of this history. As a second-generation Azad Kashmiri migrant in East London, Khan paints a vivid snapshot of contemporary British Asian life and investigates the complex shifts experienced by different generations within migrant communities, creating an uplifting and universal story that crosses borders and decades. Race, gender and class are brought to the forefront in a simple and personal narrative, illuminated by an eloquent minimal style and architectural page design. Khan asks how religion and secularism, tradition and trend, heritage and progression can move toward a common space of love and understanding?

This beautiful colouring book collection contains select illustrations from both Mystical Cats in Secret Places: A Cat Lover’s Coloring Book and Fanciful Dogs in Secret Places: A Dog Lover’s Coloring Book. This adult colouring book will delight cat fans, dog fanatics, and colouring enthusiasts with its lavish illustrations, ready to be coloured. In this visually stunning journey, explore the secret lives of cats and dogs as they prowl, frolic, nap, and play in all manner of mysterious and whimsical locations. The vibrant illustrations are packed with detail, and reveal more surprises upon every viewing. Offers hours of colouring fun and relaxation!

Security Agent Nikolai South is tasked with escorting a dead journalist's widow through the virulently anti-AI and repressive Caspian Republic. But as they delve deeper into the circumstances surrounding the death and the secrets it uncovers, South must choose between his loyalty to his country and his conscience. In the future, AI are everywhere. They are our employers, our employees, our friends, lovers and even our children. Over half the human race lives online. But in the Caspian Republic, the last true human beings have made their stand, and their repressive, one-party state is locked in perpetual cold war with the outside world.

Writer JASON AARON & artist r.m.GUÉRA return to the stark and brutal world of THE GODDAMNED for the long-awaited second chapter of their biblical-noir epic. “...the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men. And they bore children to them...” Genesis 6:4 In the time before the Great Flood, the world of man is a place of wanton violence and unbridled depravity. But hidden high atop a mountain, there is a very different sort of world. One without men. Here the holy sisters at a secret nunnery live in paradise, a new Eden, rearing their flock of orphaned girls to embrace their future as blessed Brides of the Sons of God. But when Sharri and Jael, two girls on the cusp of flowering, uncover what it truly means to become a Bride, they realize there’s only one way to escape the bonds of matrimony: run like hell. Collects THE GODDAMNED: THE VIRGIN BRIDES #1-5

With Clark Kent on the distant planet Warworld, fighting for his life and the freedom of others, Jonathan Kent is trying to fill the super-sized shoes left behind. And what decision will Jonathan Kent make that attracts the attention of his cousin, Kara Zor-El, a.k.a. Supergirl? Collects Future State: Superman of Metropolis #1-2, Future State: Worlds at War #1-2, Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex #1-2, Future State: Kara Zor-El, Superwoman #1-2, Future State: Legion 5000 #1-2, and Future State: House of El #1. DC Future State spotlights the World s Greatest Super Heroes in fresh new roles, with all-new characters taking up their iconic mantles. DC Future State features an incredible array of creative talent, combining award-winning writers and artists with new voices from the worlds of TV, movies and animation. Discover the DC Universe like never before!