Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch (Light Novel)

By: Ryo Mizuno

Narrated by: Dan Bittner

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?

©1988, 2013 Ryo Mizuno, Group SNE (P)1988 Ryo Mizuno, Group SNE

Beginning of a classic

Loved it. Short and sweet if you like your fantasy simple. Would be higher if the company bothered to localize the rest of the series but alas here we are.

Finally

Very good. I hope the other novels are coming to audible and book release . I bought the hardback of this when it was first released and waited for the others and they just never came

A Foundational Series

Record of Lodoss War is foundational piece of Japanese fantasy born out of a D&D game between a group of Japanese writers. without Lodoss we wouldnt have SAO, Goblin Slayer, and many other IPs that are so popular today.

why it took so long for Lodoss War to be translated boogles the mind and why it was so easily abandoned after only the first of 7 books (not to mention a sequel and prequel series!) boogles it even more.

Hopefully, Seven Seas will see the error of their ways and move forward with the rest of the Lodoss War series (including Next Generation, Legends, and Crown of the Covenant).

amazing narrator

The narrator is what made this a detail to listen to. It's a light novel so I came in with low expectations but was surprised by the level of detail and world building the author wove in. I'll be reading the Manga next.

BECMI Lives!

Dan Bittner does a tremendous job voicing the characters and narrating the action. While it would be unreasonable to expect anyone to get close to the voices in the anime, he does very well.