Seiba Koei
core novel 1989 The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Arslan Senki)
Record
| First published | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  JA |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.17 (18 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9784041665053 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
The struggle for the sacred sword Luknabad draws the rival forces of Pars and Lusitania into new conflict. At the same time the cavalry of Turan, a neighbouring people, invades the weakened kingdom, and Arslan must beat them back. When King Andragoras III returns to the fighting, the king and his son differ sharply on how the war should be run and who should lead it. Arslan finds himself pushed out of command of the army he has built. Lonely and uncertain, he must decide whether to keep going alone, while his companions struggle to find where he has gone.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Arslan Senki)
- Series: The Heroic Legend of Arslan core; position 5 of 16 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Yoshiki Tanaka
Notes
- Japanese title 征馬孤影. English title: Shadow of a Lone Rider. Part One of the series (volumes 1-7).
- 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 5 of 16: previous Kanketsu Kōro (1988) · next Fūjin Ranbu (1989)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Heroic Legend of Arslan
- Japanese Wikipedia: アルスラーン戦記
- Kadokawa product page (vol 5)
- Arslan Senki Wiki (fan wiki)
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