{"title":"Blade \u0026 Bastard (Light Novel)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse \u003cstrong\u003eBlade \u0026amp; Bastard light novels in English\u003c\/strong\u003e by C.D. Leeson, published by J-Novel Club. We list 5 books in the series here, in reading order: start with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/blade-bastard-vol-1-light-novel\"\u003eVolume 1\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first volume: Deep in the unexplored reaches of the dungeon, a corpse is discovered—one that shouldn’t exist. After Iarumas is resurrected, his memories of life before death are gone, and he spends his days delving into the dungeon to retrieve the bodies of dead adventurers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach book’s page shows current availability. Follow the series to get one email when the next volume goes up for pre-order.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blade-bastard-vol-1-light-novel","title":"Blade \u0026 Bastard, Vol. 1 (light novel)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeep in the unexplored reaches of the dungeon, a corpse is discovered—one that shouldn’t exist. After Iarumas is resurrected, his memories of life before death are gone, and he spends his days delving into the dungeon to retrieve the bodies of dead adventurers. Can they be revived as well? Or will God reduce them to piles of ash on the altar? Either way, Iarumas collects his finder’s fee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd though his skills earn him some grudging respect, he’s also scorned for this cold, utilitarian attitude. The living keep their distance—Iarumas consorts primarily with the dead. That is, until he meets Garbage, a feral young swordswoman who’s the sole survivor of a massacred party.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Garbage by his side, Iarumas ventures deeper, scouring the dungeon for clues to his past, avoiding monsters, traps, and the inevitability of a permanent ashen demise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"C.D. Leeson, Kumo Kagyu, Sean McCann, So-Bin So-Bin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55473909006677,"sku":"9781975389758","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1043\/2295\/7653\/files\/1975389751.01._SCRM_SL1500.jpg?v=1792688413"},{"product_id":"blade-bastard-vol-2-light-novel","title":"Blade \u0026 Bastard, Vol. 2 (light novel)","description":"\u003cp\u003eScorch marks blacken the wireframe dungeon, and the smell of burnt meat hangs in the air. Iarumas’s party stumbles upon a corpse, more charcoal than flesh, and Raraja insists on dragging it out. Murmur—Chant—Pray—Invoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA largeframed girl named Berkanan gulps the fresh air of her second chance at life. Her confidence is low and her skills as a fledgling mage are inadequate, but despite all that, she has a serious goal—kill the red dragon that burned her party alive. This dragon, an interloper from the lower levels of the dungeon, has become so notorious that even the most seasoned parties refuse to engage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven so, Garbage and Raraja agree to aid Berkanan, and Iarumas lends his support. The chances of failure are high, but in the dungeon, immolation is not a permanent end…as long as someone is willing to pay. Can Iarumas’s party douse the flames of the dragon, or will they all succumb to a menacing red death?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"C.D. 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Sezmar’s, Schumacher’s, and Iarumas’s parties are sent in to rescue the prince, but when the adventurers descend, they are greeted with the mocking laughter of a bizarre and powerful enemy. Who rules over that unknowable abyss? Perhaps the truth can only be found within the dungeon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kumo Kagyu, Sean McCann, so-bin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55474605556053,"sku":"9798855433654","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1043\/2295\/7653\/files\/9798855433654.jpg?v=1792672155"}],"url":"https:\/\/checkout.tsundokuclub.co.uk\/collections\/blade-and-bastard-light-novel.oembed","provider":"Tsundoku Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}