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Overlord, Vol. 5 (Novel)

The Men of the Kingdom Part I
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It has been a week since Momonga was trapped in his favourite RPG, now ruling as the powerful Ainz Ooal Gown. Disguised as an adventurer, he travels to the walled city of E-Rantel with Narberal the battle maid. Accepting a mission to retrieve medicinal herbs from a forest home to a great beast, they must contend with a fanatical cabal threatening the city. Ainz confronts a ruthless warrior and an undead legion in this thrilling continuation of his dominion.
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Momonaga used to have a boss...now he is the final boss in Yggdrasil - a game world made real - in the super popular light novel series Overlord!

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It has been a week since Momonga logged in to his favourite RPG one last time and stranded himself there. Now he leads his guild as the Ainz Ooal Gown overlord.

Finding himself in dire need of better information, he travels disguised as an adventurer to the walled city of E-Rantel, with Narberal the battle maid at his side. The pair accept a mission to retrieve medicinal herbs, making for a forest said to be the home of a great and wise beast.

But the sinister influence of a fanatical cabal approaches E-Rantel, and the armour-clad Ainz will face both a ruthless warrior and a legion of the undead!

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316397612

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 September 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Yen Press

Illustration: Illustrations throughout

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 144.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 620g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Kugane Maruyama (Author)

Kugane Maruyama is the author behind the Overlord novel series.

so-bin (Author)

so-bin is the artist behind the Overlord novel series.

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