Coming Soon: ICO: CASTLE IN THE MIST, fr. VIZ Media's Haikasoru Imprint!

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The highly anticipated ICO: CASTLE IN THE MIST novel by the award-winning Miyuki Miyabe, debuts on August 16th! Based on the popular PlayStation 2 video game (coming soon remastered for the PS3), Miyabe spins a tale of high fantasy and true love come to life, creating a whole world for readers to explore!

The Haikasoru imprint is dedicated to bringing the best Japanese science fiction and fantasy to North America, and ICO: CASTLE IN THE MIST is a great new addition! Ico is a child of destiny, born once a generation... One night in his 13th year, his horns grow long and curved, and he knows his time has come to be sacrificed to the Castle of the Mist! But why is this sacrifice required? And how is his fate entwined with girl imprisoned within the castle's walls?!

In other related news: Haikasoru celebrated its 2 year anniversary recently - ALL YOU NEED IS KILL and THE LORD OF THE SANDS OF TIME debuted July 2009 - and imprint editor Nick Mamatas reflects on his three-year-anniversary of joining VIZ Media to build up Haikasoru in his fascinating essay at http://www.haikasoru.com/science-fiction/three-years/.