Tokyo Ghoul

By Sui Ishida

Book #1 in the Tokyo Ghoul series

A college student becomes a half-ghoul, caught in a deadly world of secrets and survival.

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224 pages· 6,304 words

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Ken Kaneki's life shatters after a date with the alluring Rize turns into a nightmare, leaving him a half-human, half-ghoul hybrid. Now, he must navigate the perilous ghoul underworld, where survival means mastering his new powers and understanding a society that craves human flesh. As turf wars rage and alliances shift, Ken's struggle to maintain his humanity becomes a fight for his life. Can he find his place between two worlds, or will he be consumed by the darkness within?

From the publisher

Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every way–except their craving for human flesh. Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every way–except their craving for human flesh. Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers. Shy Ken Kaneki is thrilled to go on a date with the beautiful Rize. But it turns out that she’s only interested in his body–eating it, that is. When a morally questionable rescue transforms him into the first half-human half-Ghoul hybrid, Ken is drawn into the dark and violent world of Ghouls, which exists alongside our own.

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