This is not your typical manga. First of all it was not written by a Japanese author. Second, it is not based in Japan. Fans of manga will tell you this is virtually unheard of. The Dreaming is a horror story about a set of twins, Jeanie and Amber, that due to family circumstances are sent to an Australian boarding school. The boarding school has a history though; over the years eleven girls have vanished from the school into the surrounding forest. The vice-princpal is very strange woman who fears twins and the girls must lie to be accepted into school. Jeanie and Amber are nervous but are quickly accepted into a group of friends. After a séance/party strange happenings occur. One of the girls has fallen ill and the twins are disturbed by the exact same nightmares. Then it happens, another vanishing. Who is behind these disappearances? Why is the Vice-principal so afraid of twins? What is the story behind the forest that surrounds the school? Check this manga out to find the answers.

Queenie Chan was born in 1980 and grew up in Australia. She got her break into manga when Tokyopop began accepting submissions from international authors.