Ankoku Shinden
core novel 2006 The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Arslan Senki)
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  JA |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.78 (9 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9784334076443 |
| Internal chronology | 12 |
Synopsis
A demon army attacks the fortress of Peshawar. Kubad and its defenders fight hard, but the attackers are led by the demon general Iltherisch, who commands tens of thousands of monsters, and the castle is close to falling. In the land of Misr, Hirmes, staying as a guest general, gets a rare chance to take control of the country for himself. Beneath the capital Ecbatana, followers of the Serpent King Zahhak are working in secret. Threats come at once from the battlefield, from political ambition and from hidden forces under the city.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Arslan Senki)
- Series: The Heroic Legend of Arslan core; position 12 of 16 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Yoshiki Tanaka
Notes
- Japanese title 暗黒神殿. English title: Shrine of Darkness. Part Two of the series (volumes 8-16). First issued as a Kappa Novels paperback from Kobunsha.
- From the series record (The Heroic Legend of Arslan): Sixteen novels following Crown Prince Arslan of Pars from the fall of his kingdom to his reign as king.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Heroic Legend of Arslan: position 12 of 16: previous Magun Shūrai (2005) · next Hebi-Ō Sairin (2008)
Sources
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