English Title: Record of Lodoss War
Japanese Title: ロードス島戦記 — Roudosu-tou Senki — “Lodoss Island War Chronicle”
Author: Ryo Mizuno
Illustrator: ‎Yutaka Izubuchi
Translator: Lillian Olsen
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Original Run: April 1988 – March 1993
English Run: December 2017
Japanese Publisher: Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko (Kadokawa Shoten)
English Publisher: Seven Seas
Volumes in Japanese: 7 (Completed) (plus 2 side story volumes)
Volumes in English: 1
Average Price Per Volume: Hardcover — $19

• English Website — Japanese Website
• MAL Entry — Forum
• Baka Updates — LNDB.info — Novel Updates

Synopsis: Thirty years after the Demon Wars, peace has returned to the land of Lodoss–but darkness looms. After defending his village against a horde of goblins, a headstrong young warrior named Parn sets out on a quest to restore his father's honor and save the realm. Joining Parn are Deedlit the high elf, Slayn the wizard, Etoh, a fledgling priest, Ghim, a grizzled dwarven warrior, and Woodchuck, a wily thief. Along their journey, Parn and his companions discover an evil witch who, for eons, has been manipulating events from the shadows. Can this ragtag party of heroes defeat the all-powerful Grey Witch and prevent Lodoss and its kingdoms from descending into total chaos and destruction?

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Volume 1 — Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch
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Released December 19, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1626925700

Reviews of Record of Lodoss War
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Anime Adaptations
Record of Lodoss War — MAL Entry — 13 OVA episodes — Aired June 1990 – November 1991
Funimation (streaming) — Amazon — RightStuf
Note: Adapted volume 1 (episodes 1-8) and parts of volumes 3 and 4 (episodes 9-13)

Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight — MAL Entry — 27 episodes — Aired April 1998 – September 1998
Amazon — RightStuf
Note: Adapted volumes 3 to 7, following the novels more closely

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