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In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical "auto-mail" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his brother and himself... the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
The horrors of the Ishbalan campaign occurred years before Ed became a state alchemist, and had serious repercussions, which set the tone for the complicated dealings of present-day state politics. Lieutenant Hawkeye reluctantly tells Ed all the dread details of the role Colonel Mustang and the other state alchemists played in this tragic event.
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This volume was all back story for the Ishbalan war. It was informative without being too detailed and gave me more details about some people I'd wanted to know about, mostly the Doctors Rockbell. That story arc broke my heart. You also got to see how crazy Kimblee really is, and, hoo boy, there are some bats in that belfry. You also get some nice back story on Mustang and Hughes, and I loved seeing Hughes again, I cried like a baby when he was killed.
A very exciting volume, read it in one sitting.
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27 primary booksFullmetal Alchemist is a 28-book series with 28 primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Hiromu Arakawa, Akira Watanabe, and Karen Kazumi Hayashida.