Kokun: Book 1: The Girl from the West by Nahoko Uehashi #foliosociety and the world below

and the world below

Publication: 23 Sep 2025

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Kokun: Book 1: The Girl from the West by Nahoko Uehashi #foliosociety and the world belowThe first volume of a sweeping fantasy by one of Japans most beloved storytellers, and the bestselling author of the Moribito series. The vast Umal Empire has flourished for centuries thanks to the miraculous ohaleh rice, a sacred grain brought from a distant land by the first empress Kokun. Resistant to all parasites, the rice has sustained the empire, ensuring peace and prosperity for centuriesuntil now. When a mysterious infestation strikes, famine