Illustrated edition, with two new short stories - Cinderella, A Version and The Rat King, the latter introducing the Crooked Man who is central to the world of The Book of Lost Things - and an afterword from the author.
With the formation of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (S E E S), Minato, Mitsuru, Akihiko, and the rest have taken it upon themselves to combat the threat that Tartarus and the Shadows therein represent. When they learn that the soft-spoken Fuuka may have become trapped in Tartarus during the Dark Hour, they mount a rescue attempt.
Picture a world where every significant moment is tattooed on your
skin for ever. When Leora's father dies, she knows he deserves
to have all his tattoos removed and made into a Skin Book to record
his good life. But when she discovers that his ink has been edited
and his book is incomplete, she wonders whether knew him at
all.
Life isn't easy when you're a transfer student - just ask Minato Arisato, Gekkoukan High School's newest transfer student. Strangers and unfamiliar scenery aside, Minato also has to contend with the fact that his school transforms into a Shadow-filled tower called Tartarus every night during the Dark Hour.
Superstar teen idol Rise Kujikawa escapes to Inaba for a much-needed break from the limelight. But when Rise suddenly appears on the Midnight Channel and goes missing soon thereafter, it's up to Soji, Chie, and the rest of the crew to rescue her from the TV World and figure out what Rise shares in common with the previous kidnapping victims.