A legend of the days of the first flying machines, where fantastic adventure takes to the air! Pirates greedy for treasure and secret agents hungry for power are both chasing Sheeta, a young girl who wears a mysterious blue stone around her neck. The stone's power makes Sheeta defy gravity and float down into the life of Pazu, a tough young orphan boy inventor. Soon Pazu and Sheeta are caught up together - way up, into the clouds, where somewhere awaits Laputa, a floating city built by a lost race of people. What ancient secrets link Sheeta's stone to the incredible dangers and mysteries of the Castle in the Sky?
Book Description
Inspired by Gullivers Travels and set in the legendary days of the first flying machines in the 19th century, Castle in the Sky features evil pirates, power-mad secret agents, and Sheeta, a young girl wearing a mysterious blue stone around her neck. The stone lets Sheeta defy gravity and float down into the life of Pazu, a tough young orphan boy inventor. Imaginative settings, dramatic air battles, and memorable characters distinguish this classic Miyazaki adventure. In Volume I, legendary secrets link Sheeta's stone to the incredible dangers and mysteries of Laputa, the Castle in the Sky. It's up to Sheeta and her new friend Pazu to uncover those secrets by navigating a sky filled with strange creatures and characters bent on keeping her from fulfilling her destiny.