The Story
Moto Hagio’s foundational shojo Poe Clan series continues with this newest volume set in 1944 in the United Kingdom and Wales during WWII.
In 2017, to mark the 40th anniversary of the seminal Poe Clan, “God of shojo manga” Moto Hagio released a best-selling continuation of the series. In Dream of Spring, the first volume of this new suite of tales, teen vampires Edgar and Alan are in the United Kingdom, Wales, 1944. WWII rages, and Alan is weak as they encounter figures from their past—Falka, a charismatic vampire, kind and sinister in turns; Chloe, an emissary from the Village of Poe, greedy for Edgar’s rich blood (granted by the King himself) and, above all, power; and others too mysterious to mention. Meanwhile, Edgar becomes the subject of fascination for their neighbors: 16-year-old Blanca and her little brother, Noah, Jewish refugees who long to reunite with their mother and father. Alan, dependent on Edgar and often left in the dark about vampire society, is jealous, angry, and despondent. But, for mortals and immortals alike, there are always forces (and fates) beyond their control…
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Moto Hagio’s foundational shojo Poe Clan series continues with this newest volume set in 1944 in the United Kingdom and Wales during WWII.
In 2017, to mark the 40th anniversary of the seminal Poe Clan, “God of shojo manga” Moto Hagio released a best-selling continuation of the series. In Dream of Spring, the first volume of this new suite of tales, teen vampires Edgar and Alan are in the United Kingdom, Wales, 1944. WWII rages, and Alan is weak as they encounter figures from their past—Falka, a charismatic vampire, kind and sinister in turns; Chloe, an emissary from the Village of Poe, greedy for Edgar’s rich blood (granted by the King himself) and, above all, power; and others too mysterious to mention. Meanwhile, Edgar becomes the subject of fascination for their neighbors: 16-year-old Blanca and her little brother, Noah, Jewish refugees who long to reunite with their mother and father. Alan, dependent on Edgar and often left in the dark about vampire society, is jealous, angry, and despondent. But, for mortals and immortals alike, there are always forces (and fates) beyond their control…
