"As a half-breed with a human mother, Inu-Yasha has always been different from other demons, but Kagome never realized just how different until the rising of the new moon reveals Inu-yasha's most carefully protected secret. Worse yet, a hideous ogress plans to resurrect Kikyo, the priestess who 'killed' Inu-Yasha all those years ago, using the dead woman's bones...and Kagome's soul!"

Transported back in time to Japan's feudal era, fifteen-year-old Kagome is drawn into an arduous quest to reclaim the shards of the sacred Shikon Jewel. With the reluctant help of the dog-like, half-demon boy Inuyasha, she must battle demons and morals alike, all bent on possessing the jewel's staggering power! Two hundred years ago, Inuyasha's father sealed away a ruthless Chinese demon named Hyoga. Now a Shikon Jewel shard has freed Hyoga's son,...