Last Exile - Queen Delphine Vol_ 6

Product Description Claus and Dio return to the Silvana from their vanship expedition to search for the Exile, only to find that the Silvana has been hijacked by the Guild. Delphine takes Alvis, Claus and Alex Row hostage and transports them to the Guild shi Delphine attempts to lure Alex to provide all the mysterions open Exile gateway. Dio is declared the official successor of his sister Delphine after he is forced to partake of a series of rite of passage ceremonies. Amazon.com As this retro sci-fi fantasy builds to its climax, Claus and Dio return to discover that Maestro Delphine has seized the Silvana. She takes them and the all-important Al to Guild headquarters, where Dio is forced compete in bloody hand-to-hand combat to ensure his succession to the leadership of the Guild. Delphine seems unphased when the forces of Anatory and Disith attack, nor does the discovery that she may not have all the incantations needed to realize Al's mysterious power over the Exile upset her. But a seemingly insignificant pawn can sometimes spoil the most elaborate checkmate: Delphine failed to include Luciola, whom she gave to Dio as a slave, in her calculations. The brightly colored computer-generated images of the Exile don't always mesh with the sepia palette of the series, but they add visual excitement. (Rated 13 and older: violence, alcohol use) --Charles Solomon