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

"Just behind Pazu and Sheeta are soldiers from the aerial dreadnought Goliath -- who have captured Dola and her pirate crew, and are now looting the gold and jewels of the Castle in the Sky for themselves! But the man who guided them there, Muska, has his eyes on power, not money -- and he alone knows how to activate the Castle's ancient superweapons that could make him master of the world! Can Pazu and Sheeta stop his sinister plan?"--Jacket

"This book is printed and should be read in its original Japanese right-to-left format"--Page 168

"Rated A for all ages."

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

Executive producer Yasuyoshi Tokuma ; Animatin supervisor Tsukasa Niwauchi ; Art direction Toshiro Nozaki, Nizo Yamamoto