Ōto Dakkan
core novel 1990 The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Arslan Senki)
Record
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  JA |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.05 (19 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9784041665077 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
The Parsian army, rebuilt under Arslan and his commanders, marches to retake the capital, Ecbatana, from the Lusitanians. The two armies meet in the second battle of Atropatene, on the same plain where the kingdom was lost. Narsus plans the strategy, and Daryun and the Parsian marzbans lead the troops, while Lusitania commits all it has to hold the city. Arslan must also face questions about his own birth and about the sacred sword Luknabad, which many in Pars believe belongs to the true king. The first campaign of the war is reaching its decisive point.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Arslan Senki)
- Series: The Heroic Legend of Arslan core; position 7 of 16 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Yoshiki Tanaka
Notes
- Japanese title 王都奪還. English title: The Capital Retaken. 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 7 of 16: previous Fūjin Ranbu (1989) · next Kamen Heidan (1991)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Heroic Legend of Arslan
- Japanese Wikipedia: アルスラーン戦記
- Kadokawa product page (vol 7)
- Arslan Senki Wiki (fan wiki)
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