Urushibara, Yuki.
Summary: Mushi, a terrifying primitive life-form, take countless shapes--most of them deadly to the human race. Enter Ginko, a mushi expert, known as a mushishi. Though his laconic smile and soft-spoken manner don't seem imposing, he represents the human world's greatest defense. When a fellow mushishi disappears, Ginko must search for him on a mushi-infested mountain, putting his own life on the line!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine 2007
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Summary: They live on the shadowy border between the possible and the impossible--ancient life-forms known as mushi. Rare is the individual who can see them, but those with that special ability, the mushishi, can counter the creatures' deadly effects on humans. After a young boy is orphaned in the forest, he is saved by a reclusive female mushishi. But the lake near the mushishi's home holds a deadly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine 2007