Blade & Bastard (light novel)

Blade & Bastard (ブレイド＆バスタード, Bureido ando Basutādo) stylized BLADE&BASTARD in Latin script, is a Japanese dark fantasy light novel series sets in worldview of Wizardry written by Kumo Kagyu (Goblin Slayer) and illustrated by so-bin (OVERLORD). It was released on December 9, 2022 simultaneously in worldwide with Japanese and English translation. The English version was translated by Sean McCann.

Info

 * Release Date: December 9, 2022
 * Published by DRE Novels (Japanese), J-Novel (worldwide)
 * 203 pages

Characters

 * Iarumas: An amnesiac adventurer. Retrieves the bodies of fallen adventurer from the dungeon at the request of of the temple.
 * Garbage: An adventurer who rescued by Iarumas. The "Monster's Leftovers," who speaks more like a dog than person.
 * Raraja: A strange turn of fate leads him to exploring the dungeon with Iarumas and the others.
 * Ainikki: An elven woman of the cloth in the service of God. Looks out for Iarumas and Garbage.
 * Sezmar: A Fighter who leads the ultimate party. This jovial man is also friends with Iarumas.

Book List

 * BLADE & BASTARD: Warm ash, Dusky dungeon Volume 1

Summary
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Trivia

 * Several groups of The Softalk All-Stars from the original game returns, though only Sezmar will always play major part in the novel.