Raging Clouds

In this period drama set in the 16th-century Netherlands, the unlikely pair of a proper Dutchwoman and her husband's slave mistress collaborate on a scientific discovery that could free them from the bounds of patriarchal society. The print debut of Korean manga artist Yudori is a richly imagined, erotic, feminist graphic novel.

Publisher Marketing: Gorgeous.-- "Booklist" Review Quotes : A page-turning period drama. ... [ Raging Clouds ] works as an erotic mystery and social polemic, and it's nuanced throughout, with Yudori showing the entire cast in shades of grey.-- "The Slings & Arrows" Review Quotes : Yudori's tale is as captivating as it is titillating, with her illustrations elegantly depicting everything from complex emotions to the erotic contours of the female form. The plot and characters are engagingly complex, and the pacing deliciously brisk.-- "Kirkus Starred Review" Review Quotes : Korean artist Yudori unfolds an erotic, feminist-infused tale of yearning in her fiery debut.-- "Publishers Weekly Starred Review" Review Quotes : This debut by Korean comic book artist Yudori is the mid-16th-century Sapphic feminist fantasy graphic novel of my dreams.-- "Ms. Magazine" Review Quotes : Aspects of religion, sexual politics, feminism, and class status combine into a heady brew that rates among the most inspired and insightful writing in comics...Yudori's U.S. debut is a knockout tour-de-force. Much like Amélie seeks to escape the restrictions of her society, Yudori soars above the expectations of manhwa to deliver a universally appealing and impactful tale.-- "Cinema Sentries" Review Quotes : Raging Clouds is a book about sexual, spiritual, intellectual, and bodily repression. For all that, the book has moments of almost transcendent lightness of being...Utterly unique, the work of a singular voice.-- "AIPT" Review Quotes : Masterfully challenging Western notions of queer liberation, the debut graphic novel of South Korean comic artist Yudori seems anything but introductory.-- "Bridge" Review Quotes : As a debut graphic novel, Raging Clouds is finely layered. It's a work that feels both specific in its historical setting and resonant in its concerns about autonomy and gender. Yudori reminds us that much has changed but a lot more hasn't.-- "Broken Frontier" Publisher Marketing :

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 364 | Publication Date: 2025-07-15