Staff Pick
I'm ride-or-die for Shinichi Sakamoto at this point. Whatever he writes, I'll read. His trademark art style is on full display here in this intense, lusciously gothic masterpiece that follows the story of Charles-Henri Sanson, the real-life French executioner during the reign of King Louis XVI. What's it like to be born into a dynasty of killing? How does it shape your soul? The answers aren't for the faint of heart! Recommended By Nicole S, Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Blood, death, and duty--the title bequeathed to the heir of the royal executioner becomes a burden too heavy to bear. In this omnibus edition collecting volumes 1-3 of the original manga series, Shin'ichi Sakamoto masterfully fictionalizes the true life of Charles-Henri Sanson, the "Gentleman of Paris," who performed nearly three thousand executions in 18th century France.
Born into a family of executioners, Charles-Henri Sanson must take up his father's mantle as the Royal Executioner of Paris. Conflicted between his desire to honor the family name and rebelling against the longstanding practice, he chooses to follow tradition, but vows to be the last executioner--the last Sanson to spill blood in the name of justice.
Available in English for the first time and presented in a special omnibus edition collecting volumes 1-3 of the original Japanese manga series
For mature audiences.