Welcome to the Eurastia, a legendary pirate ship whose captain holds a dark secret. Her name is Yuri, and once, she lived in the future. Unable to return until she rights a terrible wrong, she must redeem herself and fulfill her destiny.

Ten year old Princess Noelle is not from another time, but another place--a land invaded by evil conquerors who killed her parents and kidnapped her younger brother, and took Noelle herself hostage. When Captain Yuri saves her, they discover that Noelle may hold the key to Yuri’s destiny.

In The Red Crystal, Captain Yuri and crew rescue a strange old man, adrift at sea. To help him find what he is seeking, they must plunge into the eye of a terrible storm to reach a lost island full of mystery.

Born in 1968 in Saitama prefecture, Mio Chizuru made her debut with The Tale of Nashisu’s Tower. She has won the Children’s Literature Literary Prize and the Muku Hatojuu Children’s Literature Prize. Her other works include Nijuumaru and Kisetufuu.