Jun Mochizuki

"Rumors revolving around The Book of Vanitas, a clockwork grimoire of dubious reputation, draw Noé, a young vampire in search of a friend's salvation, to Paris. What awaits him in the City of Flowers, however, is not long hours treading the pavement or rifling through dusty bookshops in search of the tome. Instead, his quarry comes to him...in the arms of a man claiming to be a vampire doctor! Thrust into a conflict that threatens the peace between...

"As Oz Vessalius and his valet, Gilbert, catch up with dear Uncle Oscar, they fail to notice an alienated Alice (and lurking Break) stumbling right into a trap set by the Cheshire Cat -- a powerful, extraordinary chain. When the two are spirited away to Cheshire's lair, where both danger and fragments of Alice's past reside, Oz and Gil must find a way to enter the sealed dimension of lost memories with Sharon's help. But not only do their allies await...

"Oz Vessalius may have survived his stint in the Abyss, but he is no closer to discovering the truth behind the 'sin' for which he was condemned. On the advice of a mysterious man who appeared to him when Alice regained the first of her memories, Oz--along with Alice and the mysterious organization Pandora's Raven--embarks on a mission to investigate the site of his disastrous coming-of-age ceremony in search of answers. But, like it did on that fateful...

"Now installed at a hotel in Paris with the help of Count Orlok, Noé and Vanitas take their awkward partnership on the road...to a vampire masquerade ball! The order of the evening may be small talk and hobnobbing with fellow guests, but the mystery of the curse-bearers is never far behind. Intrigue swirls as quickly as the dancers twirl, a blue moon ascends over the guests...and all hell breaks loose!"--Back cover.

"The Beast of Gévaudan, which once plunged France into terror, has risen again in the nineteenth century. As Vanitas and the others investigate the relationship between the Beast and the vampires, they find their way barred by the paladin Astolfo and Jeanne, the Hellfire Witch. Who is it that laughs in a world blanketed white?"--

From the bestselling author of PandoraHearts comes the latest installment of a tale about vampire and curses in a steampunk Paris!

"The incuse on Oz Vessalius's chest ticks onward, but the young heir to one of the four great dukedoms directs his gaze back, seeking the facts behind a centuries-old tragedy. Intent on examining the ruins of Sablier despite warnings to scare him away, Oz and his makeshift party of explorers wander through the remnants of the former capital in search of clues to shed light upon the consuming darkness of the past. But in the yawning void where the...

"Mikhail's machinations have succeeded in turning Noé and Vanitas against each other -- and in a desperate attempt to stop Noé, Dominique throws herself off the Ferris wheel! Locked in a fierce struggle against a relentless Vanitas, Noé cannot do anything but watch as his childhood friend plummets to her death...are they doomed to end this sorded affair exactly as Mikhail intended?"--Back cover.

"Deep within the bowels of Paris, Noé and Vanitas race through the catacombs with an elite team of chasseurs, the Church's anti-vampire unit, in hot pursuit. Their search for the missing vampires takes the pair down a path all too familiar to Vanitas, bringing them face-to-face with not only an overwhelming curse-bearer, but also with Vanitas's past. Confronted by the horrific menace, what will Noé and Vanitas fight for, and whom will they save...?"...