record of lodoss war the grey witch gold edition

There are no chapter long exposition dumps filled with details of the world and its history which may or may not be completely relevant until the next book or twelve. We don’t get the page long descriptions of the scenery that can grind a scene to a halt. Genre staples that can bog down any typical high fantasy novel are missing here. This book does what every good light novel should – it is incredibly readable – and it does it with ease. Even the headers and footers of each page are nicer than normal edition.

The endpapers are high quality patterned paper. This is a beautiful hardcover edition with faux leather and gold embossing on the front and back covers. The vast majority of the light novels I personally own are paperbacks, most with some scattered black and white images. The sheer quality of this light novel is something to be praised in and of itself. Those who were once friends are now enemies, and someone is pulling strings behind the scenes, an ancient evil that must be found at all costs. Along with a ragtag group of heroes, Parn find himself embroiled in a war that is quickly sweeping over Lodoss. Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch introduces us to Parn, a young swordsman looking for answers and determined to restore honor to his father’s name. Now, thirty years later, it is brought to the US for the first time. Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch by Ryo Mizuno was first published when the concept of light novels was still new. These are the light novels and manga of my youth, before my youth, the ones that have formed the genres and tropes we know today. There is nothing I appreciate more than a rerelease of an older title, especially when those of us in the US may have missed out on a translation the first time around. (All reviews are our own, honest opinions.) Joining him are Deedlit, a young elf wielding powerful magic Ghim, the tough-as-stones dwarf Etoh, a fledgling priest Slayn, the group’s sorcerer and Woodchuck, their indispensable thief.By: Ryo Mizuno Hitoshi Yasuda (original concept) Parn, a reckless but passionate swordsman embarks on a quest to discover the source of a great evil overwhelming the country of Lodoss. The company also provided the below summary for the novel: Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch has been announced for release in North America on October 31st and it will be released as a $24.99 “Gold Edition” that will be a large trim hardcover book featuring illustrations from Yutaka Izubuchi to accompany Ryo Mizuno’s original fantasy epic. This time around the company has picked up another classic but this time it happens to be a novel in a series that will appear quite familiar for longtime anime fans and possibly an attempt to test the waters for future releases.

While Seven Seas Entertainment has acquired a number of licenses, many of these were manga releases and one just so happened to be a classic manga.

Record of lodoss war the grey witch gold edition