Sand Land (Sand Land Series) (Paperback)

by Akira Toriyama (Author, Illustrator)

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Product Description
In the far future, war has ravaged the entire Earth, leaving only a barren wasteland called Sand Land where the supply of water is controlled by a greedy king. In search of a long-lost lake, Sheriff Rao and his companions face dragons, bandits, and the deadliest foe of all - the King's Army itself. In Akira Toriyama's newest adventure, Sheriff Rao asks the King of the Demons for his help in finding a way to end the drought. What he gets is the King's son, Beelzebub, his attendant, Thief, and a weird journey through the great desert. After committing "grand theft tank," Rao and the "Demonic Duo" ride their iron chariot toward an inevitable confrontation with evil. Sand Land is sure to quench its readers' thirst for action and laughs.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (January 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591161819
• ISBN-13: 978-1591161813
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #400,953 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, January 24, 2006

By	Angelcake - See all my reviews

I'm a gigantic Akira Toriyama fan, and I've been trying to get every single thing he's ever done in his entire career.

This particular manga novel was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2000, and made it over here as one of the first series serialized in Viz's Shonen Jump. This was the seacond series Toriyama made after Dragon Ball ended (Cowa! was the first).

This particular work contains all of the things people expect for Toriyama....action, gags, and Toriyama's signature drawing style. However, this particular work has something that you DON'T expect from Toriyama.....social commentary!

This work has an anti-war message, as well as a message of conservation......surprisingly deep, considering that this is the creator of Dragon Ball, a series not at all known for intelligence.

Anyways, I highly reccomend this work for any Toriyama fan.

4.0 out of 5 stars better than I thought., October 21, 2005

By	Geoff "chop suey!" (long beach CA) - See all my reviews

this is from the creator of dragonball, a series I am not a fan of, so when I picked this up i wasnt expecting that much out of it. Needless to say I was mildy surprised, the story is kinda cliched but the fantastic artwork pretty much makes up for that,

all in all a great little graphic novel.pick it up if you want something fun to read during math class, just dont expect anything too revolutionary


p.s I would have given it 3.5 if I could have

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome story!!!! , January 16, 2005

By	Devin Doiron "Dev" (Texas, Houston USA) - See all my reviews

I thought this book was awsome! To bad Arika Toriyama isist making anymore. If you like Dragonball you'll like this.