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Before the Tutorial Starts: A Few Things I Can Do to Keep the Bosses Alive, Vol. 2

By Kakao Lanthanum and Phil Charbonneau and Kotatsu Takahashi
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A man is reincarnated into the world of a role-playing game, but only as a bottom-feeder boss destined to die in the tutorial, so when he finds out his sister is destined to die, he decides to rebel against the original scenario.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781975394080

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 May 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Yen Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 144.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 216

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Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Kakao Lanthanum Kotatsu Takahashi Phil Charbonneau Sci-Fi & Fantasy Yen Press

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