Astrolabe Rebirth
星盘重启 (Xing Pan Chongqi)
Fei Tian Ye Xiang; translator: moon; art: Yu Yu
In a city run by androids and their man-made god, a young slave named A-Ka meets Heishi, a man roused from a sleep of millennia.
- Format
- novel + audiobook
- Status
- completed (1 vol)
- Volumes
- Novel · 1 vol
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Synopsis
Humanity is fading, and the City of Steel answers to androids and the artificial deity they call Father. A-Ka, a young slave, dreams of reaching a fabled country on the far side of the sea. Then he meets Heishi, a dark-haired stranger roused from a sleep of millennia, and the two get pulled into a war that pits clones against androids.
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- The story is complete in 1 volume, so there is no waiting for the ending.
- Also adapted: Chinese audio drama; live-action rights sold (per danmeinews).
- 8 more titles from Fei Tian Ye Xiang on the shelf, listed below.
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English publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment.
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Is Astrolabe Rebirth completed?
Yes. The English edition is completed.
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