The Land of Sand (Fullmetal Alchemist Novel, Volume 1) [Paperback]

Makoto Inoue (Author), Alexander O. Smith (Translator), Hiromu Arakawa (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 2005

Full Metal Alchemist: The Land of Sand is an episode in the adventures of two brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric who practice the art of alchemy. Edward works as a State Alchemist but his true goal is to return his younger brother Alphonse to his true form ever since an accident during an alchemical experiment took his body leaving Al as a soul inhabiting a suit of alchemical "automail." Ed and Al travel to the town of Xenotime once a rich gold mining community following a lead on researchers developing a Philospher s Stone the legendary alchemical artifact that can work wonders and possibly even restore Al s body. Author: Hiromu Arakawa Makoto Inoue

Product Details

• Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 1st edition (October 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421501554
• ISBN-13: 978-1421501550
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #599,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, October 9, 2007

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mamabear (TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Land of Sand (Fullmetal Alchemist Novel, Volume 1) (Paperback)

This book was for my 12 year old daughter... she is a HUGE fan of Fullmetal Alchemist, and has all of the manga comics of the series. This book was a good addition to her collection. She loved it so much that she now is asking for the next book on this series... gotta' find it!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You've got to like the series to stand reading this book, June 26, 2007

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Mary Ann Sherry "writers block" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Land of Sand (Fullmetal Alchemist Novel, Volume 1) (Paperback)

Alright, this book isn't exactly going to end up on any best sellers lists. As a writer I had to really stop myself from pulling out my red pen and giving it a thorough going over. Basically, it wasn't very well written and read like a synopsis of one of the anime episodes. This could have to do with the fact that it's a translation. Having read translations of other books from French and Spanish I know that they never read as well in English as they do in the original language. Of course, I don't read Japanese so I can't really vouche for the original.

On the other hand, it was enjoyable just becuase I'm a big fan of the anime and manga series. I felt rather silly reading it, since it felt juvenile to me. But I read it and... liked it, I guess. Well, it wasn't that bad. If you're a fanatic and not an English major, read the book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a Bad Addition for the Fullmetal Series, March 14, 2006

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Jessica Y. Do (San Gabriel, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Land of Sand (Fullmetal Alchemist Novel, Volume 1) (Paperback)

After having read this story and seen the anime episode it was based on, I'd say that the story is at *least* five times more interesting than the anime version.

Also, the story of "Warehouse 13" is even funnier than the anime episode, what with the additional ghost story mentioned and the consequences afterwards. You just have to read it to believe it!