Fullmetal Alchemist: The Abducted Alchemist

Terrorists are striking the railway lines, and over the same weeks the relatives of soldiers are being abducted. Colonel Roy Mustang alone connects the two events. His superiors at Central Command are unconvinced, and he struggles to make his case.

Edward and Alphonse Elric are still searching for the Philosopher's Stone when the investigation draws them in. Before long the brothers are caught up in the kidnappings themselves, and no longer stand at a distance from the inquiry.

This original novel by Makoto Inoue takes place in the world of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist, with a translation by Alexander O. Smith. It is book two of the Fullmetal Alchemist novels, and the VIZ Media second edition has 192 pages.

The plot is a side story, separate from the brothers' main quest for the Philosopher's Stone. Anyone who knows the manga or anime can start here without much catching up. The open question is whether Mustang can make Central Command listen before the abductions go further.