A lonely girl. An Undying soldier. An uncommon romance.
Kieli is a reclusive girl isolated by her ability to see ghosts. Her only friend is her “roommate,” Becca, the precocious spirit of a former student still residing in Kieli’s dorm. Everything in Kieli’s life changes suddenly when the girls meet the handsome but distant Harvey who, like Kieli, can see ghosts. He also turns out to be one of the legendary Undying, an immortal soldier bred for war now being hunted by the Church. When Kieli joins Harvey on a pilgrimage to lay to rest the spirit of a corporal possessing an old radio, as unlikely as it seems, she feels she may have finally found a place where she belongs in the world. And in Kieli, Harvey may have found a reason to live again.
The manga adaptation of Kieli was named to the Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009 list by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)!
- KIELI Volume 1 | July 2009
- KIELI Volume 2 | March 2010
- KIELI Volume 3 | Coming September 2010
- KIELI Volume 4 | Coming April 2011
- KIELI Volume 5 | Coming September 2011
- KIELI Volume 6 | Coming April 2012
- KIELI Volume 7 | Coming September 2012
- KIELI Volume 8 | Coming April 2013
- KIELI Volume 9 | Coming September 2013
Kieli © Yukako Kabei / ASCII MEDIA WORKS
KIELI Volume 1
The Dead Sleep in the Wilderness
by Yukako Kabei
July 2009 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2929-8 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 240 pages | 5”x 7.5″
Kieli is a reclusive girl isolated by her ability to see ghosts. Her only friend is her “roommate,” Becca, the precocious spirit of a former student still residing in Kieli’s dorm. Everything in Kieli’s life changes suddenly when the girls meet the handsome but distant Harvey who, like Kieli, can see ghosts. He also turns out to be one of the legendary Undying, an immortal soldier bred for war now being hunted by the Church. When Kieli joins Harvey on a pilgrimage to lay to rest the spirit of a corporal possessing an old radio, as unlikely as it seems, she feels she may have finally found a place where she belongs in the world. And in Kieli, Harvey may have found a reason to live again.
KIELI Volume 2
White Wake on the Sand
by Yukako Kabei
March 2010 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2930-4 | $10.99 ($12.99) | 304 pages | 5”x 7.5″
Kieli, the girl who sees ghosts, and her Undying companion, Harvey, return in their second adventure — this time on the high seas of the Sand Ocean!
Things are far from ship-shape, though, aboard the vessel carrying these two unusual travelers. Dark spirits are rising, but which is the greater threat — the souls of the dead or the intentions of the living? Kieli and Harvey will have to rely on each other now more than ever, but when their pasts come back to haunt them, will it prove to be more than either can bear?
KIELI Volume 3
Prisoners Bound for Another Planet
by Yukako Kabei
Coming September 2010 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2931-1 | $10.99 ($12.50) | 256 pages | 5”x 7.5″
Kieli and Harvey have settled into a normal life in a small town…at least as normal as life gets for a girl who can see ghosts and an immortal soldier. But when a face from Harvey’s past surfaces, just how long can they hold on to the comfortable existence that they have carved out for themselves? Does Harvey even want to hold on to it?
The shocking conclusion to this third installment of the Kieli series will change everything for this pair of unlikely companions!
KIELI Volume 4
by Yukako Kabei
Coming April 2011 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2932-8 | $10.99 ($12.50) | 240 pages | 5”x 7.5″
It’s been a year and a half since Harvey left Kieli and the Corporal in Beatrix’s care. Though she hasn’t heard a word from him in all that time, Kieli can’t forget the Undying who took her under his wing. When Beatrix receives a cryptic note from Harvey indicating that he’s discovered information about Kieli’s mother, Kieli abandons the Corporal and Beatrix in an effort to track Harvey down, but the passing of time has not been kind to the Undying. Will Harvey and Kieli have a second chance at a life together, or is this the end of their story?
KIELI Volume 5
by Yukako Kabei
Coming September 2011 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2933-5 | $10.99 ($12.50) | 240 pages | 5”x 7.5″
KIELI Volume 6
by Yukako Kabei
Coming April 2012 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2934-2 | $10.99 ($12.50) | 240 pages | 5”x 7.5″
KIELI Volume 7
by Yukako Kabei
Coming September 2012 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2935-9 | $10.99 ($12.50) | 240 pages | 5”x 7.5″
KIELI Volume 8
by Yukako Kabei
Coming April 2013 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2936-6 | $10.99 ($12.50) | 240 pages | 5”x 7.5″
KIELI Volume 9
by Yukako Kabei
Coming September 2013 | ISBN: 0-7595-2937-X (978-0-7595-2937-3) | $10.99 ($12.50) | 240 pages | 5”x 7.5″
