Originally published in 1986 by Tokuma Shoten, Ltd. in Japan

Pazu and Sheeta have joined Dola's crew! Helping out in the crow's nest, the engine room, and even the kitchen of the pirate airship Tiger Moth, Sheeta calls upon her childhood memories to plot a course toward Laputa, the legendary floating Castle in the Sky, But they're in a dangerous race with the giant armored zeppelin Goliah, where Muska still has Sheeta's pendant--working as a navigational beacon pointing straight for the Castle! When the two ships cross paths, the evening clouds light up with battle-- and Pazu and Sheeta, scouting in a glider, are blown free. The prize everyone is searching for is now very near ... but will both sides destroy each other before the can set foot on Laputa?

"This book is printed and should be read in its original Japanese right-to-left format"--Page 164

"Rated A for all ages"--Cover

Based on the screenplay for the motion picture, Castle in the sky