Dengeki Bunko

Sentenced to Be a Hero, Vol. 4 is a thrilling addition to the Sentenced to Brave Punishment light novel fantasy series. This series is jam-packed with action and adventure, capturing the hearts of fantasy enthusiasts everywhere. Part of an increasing trend of sword-and-sorcery style light novels becoming available to the English-reading world, this volume continues to deliver exciting narratives and...

Sentenced to Be a Hero, Vol. 1 (light novel) by Matthew Rutsohn, Dengeki Bunko, MEPHISTO MEPHISTO, Rocket Shokai explores a world where heroism is a punishment for only the worst criminals. Those sentenced to the fate of a hero are forced to fight on the front lines against deadly centres of contagion that rot the land and turn its creatures...

Sentenced to Be a Hero, Vol. 2 brings more challenges for Xylo and his unit of penal heroes. Despite having defeated the immortal demon lord Iblis and saving Mureed Fortress, their punishment continues. New enemies arise, including a demon lord with the ability to don a human disguise and a band of assassins bent on killing Teoritta, plunging the city...

RACE TO RECLAIM THE CAPITAL! The Second Capital has fallen to the Demon Blight, and it's up to the combined forces of the Noble Alliance, the Ninth Order of the Holy Knights, and Penal Hero Unit 9004 to retake it. But first, they must establish a base on snowy Mount Tujin, facing legions of faeries along the way. And once...