Ōto Enjō
core novel 1986 The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Arslan Senki)
Record
| First published | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  JA |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.02 (58 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9784041665015 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Pars, a rich kingdom on the Silk Road, goes to war with the invading army of Lusitania. Fourteen-year-old Crown Prince Arslan fights his first battle at Atropatene, but a betrayal and the tactics of a silver-masked Lusitanian commander turn it into a rout, and King Andragoras III is taken. Arslan escapes with the loyal warrior Daryun. Soon the capital, Ecbatana, is besieged and burns. On the run, Arslan gathers his first companions, among them the strategist Narsus, the young archer Elam and the wandering musician Gieve. With almost no army, he must find a way to take back his throne from a foreign power that believes it fights for its god.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Arslan Senki)
- Series: The Heroic Legend of Arslan core; position 1 of 16 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Yoshiki Tanaka
Notes
- Japanese title 王都炎上. English title: The Capital Ablaze. 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 1 of 16: next Ōji Futari (1987)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Heroic Legend of Arslan
- Japanese Wikipedia: アルスラーン戦記
- Kadokawa product page (vol 1)
- Arslan Senki Wiki (fan wiki)
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