List of Spice and Wolf light novels

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The cover of the first volume of the Spice and Wolf light novel series released by Dengeki Bunko.

Spice and Wolf is a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura with accompanying illustrations drawn by Jū Ayakura. The series follows a traveling merchant, Kraft Lawrence, who peddles various goods from town to town to make a living in a stylized historical setting with European influences.[1] He meets a pagan wolf-deity girl named Holo who normally appears to be a fifteen-year-old girl, except for a wolf's tail and ears. Lawrence and Holo start traveling together, and as they travel, her wisdom helps increase his profits, but at the same time, her true nature draws unwanted attention from the church.

Originally, Hasekura entered the first novel in the series into ASCII Media Works' twelfth Dengeki Novel Prize in 2005 and the novel won the Silver Prize, placing third.[2] Sixteen volumes were published between February 10, 2006 and February 10, 2011 under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint.[3] Yen Press licensed the light novels in September 2008 for distribution in English.[4] The first volume was released in December 2009, and a new volume is released every six months.[5] The tagline for the novels is "Merchant meats spicy wolf.", an example of Engrish. The author of the novels has commented that what "meats" in the tagline really means is kept a secret, alluding to a possible intentional misspelling of "meets".[6]

Contents

[edit] Volume list

No. Title Japanese release English release
01 — February 10, 2006[7]
ISBN 978-4-8402-3302-6		 December 2009[5]
ISBN 978-0-7595-3104-8
"Prologue" (序幕 Jomaku?)
  1. "Chapter 1" (第一幕 Daiichi Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 2" (第二幕 Daini Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 3" (第三幕 Daisan Maku?)
  4. "Chapter 4" (第四幕 Daiyon Maku?)
  5. "Chapter 5" (第五幕 Daigo Maku?)
  6. "Chapter 6" (第六幕 Dairoku Maku?)
"Epilogue" (終幕 Shūmaku?)
Lawrence meets Holo. A little later he chooses to take a "flier" on currency speculation, and gets in over their collective heads.
02 — June 10, 2006[8]
ISBN 978-4-8402-3451-1		 June 2010[5]
ISBN 978-0-7595-3106-2
  1. "Chapter 1" (第一幕 Daiichi Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 2" (第二幕 Daini Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 3" (第三幕 Daisan Maku?)
  4. "Chapter 4" (第四幕 Daiyon Maku?)
  5. "Chapter 5" (第五幕 Daigo Maku?)
  6. "Chapter 6" (第六幕 Dairoku Maku?)
"Epilogue" (終幕 Shūmaku?)
Lawrence, with Holo's help, has made a good deal in Poroson, to transport a load of armor to Ruvinheigen. On arriving in Ruvinheigen he discovers that the value of the armor has plunged, leaving him bankrupt. He and Holo have to recruit shepherd Norah Arendt to assist them in a desperate new deal.
03 — October 10, 2006[9]
ISBN 978-4-8402-3588-4		 December 2010[5]
ISBN 978-0-7595-3107-9
  1. "Chapter 1" (第一幕 Daiichi Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 2" (第二幕 Daini Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 3" (第三幕 Daisan Maku?)
  4. "Chapter 4" (第四幕 Daiyon Maku?)
  5. "Chapter 5" (第五幕 Daigo Maku?)
"Epilogue" (終幕 Shūmaku?)
Lawrence intends to fulfill his promise to Holo, to convey her to Yoitsu, even though he has heard that Yoitsu was destroyed many years ago. His plans are upset when they get to Kumersun. First, local merchant Amati literally believes Holo's story that she is bound by debt to Lawrence. He forces on Lawrence a dagger-contract; he will pay Holo's debt, free her, and then he will propose marriage to her. Then, to make matters worse, Holo finally hears the story of Yoitsu's destruction, and emotionally upset, "What am I to you?", she just might now turn to Amati for the intimate comfort she now craves.
04 — February 10, 2007[10]
ISBN 978-4-8402-3723-9		 June 2011[5]
ISBN 978-0-7595-3108-6
  1. "Chapter 1" (第一幕 Daiichi Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 2" (第二幕 Daini Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 3" (第三幕 Daisan Maku?)
  4. "Chapter 4" (第四幕 Daiyon Maku?)
  5. "Chapter 5" (第五幕 Daigo Maku?)
  6. "Chapter 6" (第六幕 Dairoku Maku?)
"Epilogue" (終幕 Shūmaku?)
05 — August 10, 2007[11]
ISBN 978-4-8402-3933-2		 December 2011[5]
ISBN 978-0-7595-3110-9
"Prologue" (序幕 Jomaku?)
  1. "Chapter 1" (第一幕 Daiichi Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 2" (第二幕 Daini Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 3" (第三幕 Daisan Maku?)
  4. "Chapter 4" (第四幕 Daiyon Maku?)
"Epilogue" (終幕 Shūmaku?)
06 — December 10, 2007[12]
ISBN 978-4-8402-4114-4		 June 2012[5]
ISBN 978-0-7595-3111-6
"Prologue" (序幕 Jomaku?)
  1. "Chapter 1" (第一幕 Daiichi Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 2" (第二幕 Daini Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 3" (第三幕 Daisan Maku?)
  4. "Chapter 4" (第四幕 Daiyon Maku?)
  5. "Chapter 5" (第五幕 Daigo Maku?)
"Epilogue" (終幕 Shūmaku?)
07 Side Colors February 10, 2008[13]
ISBN 978-4-8402-4169-4		 —
  1. "A Boy, a Girl and a White Flower" (少年と少女と白い花 Shōnen to Shōjo to Shiroi Hana?)}, from Dengeki hp volumes 47–49
  2. "Red Apple and Blue Sky" (林檎の赤、空の青 Ryūgō no Aka, Sora no Ao?), from Dengeki hp volume 44
  3. "Wolf and Amber Melancholy" (狼と琥珀色の憂鬱 Ōkami to Kohakuiro no Yūutsu?)
08 Town of Confrontation (Vol. 1)
Tairitsu no Machi (Jō) (対立の町 (上))		 May 10, 2008
ISBN 978-4-0486-7068-5		 —
"Prologue" (序幕 Jomaku?)
  1. "Chapter 1" (第一幕 Daiichi Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 2" (第二幕 Daini Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 3" (第三幕 Daisan Maku?)
09 Town of Confrontation (Vol. 2)
Tairitsu no Machi (Ge) (対立の町 (下))		 September 10, 2008
ISBN 978-4-0486-7210-8		 —
"Prologue" (序幕 Jomaku?)
  1. "Chapter 4" (第四幕 Daiyon Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 5" (第五幕 Daigo Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 6" (第六幕 Dairoku Maku?)
  4. "Chapter 7" (第七幕 Dainana Maku ?)
  5. "Chapter 8" (第八幕 Daihachi Maku ?)
  6. "Chapter 9" (第九幕 Daikyū Maku ?)
"Epilogue" (終幕 Shūmaku?)
10 — February 10, 2009
ISBN 978-4-0486-7522-2		 —
"Prologue" (序幕 Jomaku?)
  1. "Chapter 1" (第一幕 Daiichi Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 2" (第二幕 Daini Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 3" (第三幕 Daisan Maku?)
  4. "Chapter 4" (第四幕 Daiyon Maku?)
  5. "Chapter 5" (第五幕 Daigo Maku?)
"Epilogue" (終幕 Shūmaku?)
11 Side Colors II May 10, 2009
ISBN 978-4-0486-7809-4		 —
  1. Wolf and the Golden Promise (狼と黄金色の約束 Ōkami to Koganeiro no Yakusoku?), from Dengeki Bunko Magazine volumes 4 and 5
  2. Wolf and the Bright Green Road (狼と若草色の寄り道 Ōkami to Wakakusairo no Yorimichi?), from Dengeki Bunko Magazine prologue 2
  3. "Black Wolf's Cradle" (黒狼の揺り籠 Kokurō no Yurikago?)
12 — August 10, 2009
ISBN 978-4-0486-7933-6		 —
"Prologue" (序幕 Jomaku?)
  1. "Chapter 1" (第一幕 Daiichi Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 2" (第二幕 Daini Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 3" (第三幕 Daisan Maku?)
  4. "Chapter 4" (第四幕 Daiyon Maku?)
  5. "Chapter 5" (第五幕 Daigo Maku?)
  6. "Chapter 6" (第六幕 Dairoku Maku?)
"Epilogue" (終幕 Shūmaku?)
13 Side Colors III November 10, 2009
ISBN 978-4-0486-8140-7		 —
  1. "Wolf and the Twilight-Colored Gift" (狼と夕暮れ色の贈り物 Ōkami to Yūgureiro no Okurimono?), from Dengeki Bunko Magazine volume 6
  2. "Wolf and Addicted to Peach Honey" (狼と桃のはちみつ漬け Ōkami to Momo no Hachimitsuzuke?), from Dengeki Bunko Magazine volumes 7 and 8
  3. "Wolf and The Silver Sigh" (狼と銀色のため息 Ōkami to Gin'iro no Tameiki?), from Dengeki Maoh September 2009 issue
  4. "Shepherd and a Black Knight" (羊飼いと黒い騎士 Hitsujikai to Kuroi Kishi?)
14 — February 10, 2010
ISBN 978-4-0486-8326-5		 —
"Prologue" (序幕 Jomaku?)
  1. "Chapter 1" (第一幕 Daiichi Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 2" (第二幕 Daini Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 3" (第三幕 Daisan Maku?)
  4. "Chapter 4" (第四幕 Daiyon Maku?)
"Epilogue" (終幕 Shūmaku?)
15 Solar Gold Coin (Vol. 1)
Taiyō no Kinka (Jō) (太陽の金貨〈上〉)		 September 10, 2010
ISBN 978-4-0486-8829-1		 —
"Prologue" (序幕 Jomaku?)
  1. "Chapter 1" (第一幕 Daiichi Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 2" (第二幕 Daini Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 3" (第三幕 Daisan Maku?)
  4. "Chapter 4" (第四幕 Daiyon Maku?)
  5. "Chapter 5" (第五幕 Daigo Maku?)
16 Solar Gold Coin (Vol. 2)
Taiyō no Kinka (Ge) (太陽の金貨〈下〉)		 February 10, 2011
ISBN 978-4-0487-0265-2		 —
  1. "Chapter 6" (第六幕 Dairoku Maku?)
  2. "Chapter 7" (第七幕 Dainana Maku?)
  3. "Chapter 8" (第八幕 Daihachi Maku?)
  4. "Chapter 9" (第九幕 Daikyū Maku?)
  5. "Chapter 10" (第十幕 Daijū Maku?)
  6. "Chapter 11" (第十一幕 Daijūichi Maku?)
  7. "Chapter 12" (第十二幕 Daijūni Maku?)
17 Epilogue July 10, 2011
ISBN 978-4-0487-0685-8		 —
"Epilogue (終幕 Shūmaku?)
  1. "Merchant and the Dark Gray Knight" (行商人と鈍色の騎士 Gyōshōnin to Nibiiro no Kishi?), from Dengeki Bunko Magazine volume 9
  2. "Wolf and Gray Smile" (狼と灰色の笑顔 Ōkami to Haiiro no Egao?), from Dengeki Bunko Magazine volume 13
  3. "Wolf and White Road" (狼と白い道 Ōkami to Shiroi Michi?), from Dengeki Bunko Magazine volume 17

[edit] Related books

  • Guidebook: Everything Spice and Wolf (狼と香辛料ノ全テ Ōkami to Kōshinryō no Subete?) - ISBN 978-4-04-867483-6 (December 10, 2008)
  • Picture Book: Spice and Wolf: Wolf and Gold Wheat (狼と香辛料 狼と金の麦穂 Ōkami to Kōshinryō Ōkami to Kin no Mugiho?) - ISBN 978-4-04-867793-6 (April 30, 2009)
  • Artbook: Jū Ayakura Spice and Wolf Art Collection (文倉十画集 狼と香辛料?) - ISBN 978-4-04-870648-3 (July 30, 2011)

[edit] Additional stories

  • "Academy Holo-tan (Heart Mark)" (学園ホロたん（ハートマーク） Gakuen Horo-tan (Hāto Māku)?), from Dengeki hp Official Pirate Book
  • "Wolf and the Star-Colored Howling" (狼と星色の遠吠え Ōkami to Seishoku no Tōboe?), from Everything Spice and Wolf
  • "Wolf and Rainbow-Colored Music" (狼と虹色の音楽 Ōkami to Nijiiro no Ongaku?), from Artbook

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Outline of Spice and Wolf's world at the series' official website" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. http://www.spicy-wolf.com/original/world.html. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  2. ^ "Spice and Wolf wins the Silver Prize in the twelfth Dengeki Novel Prize" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/3taisyo/12/12novel3.html. Retrieved 2007-12-06. 
  3. ^ "Light novel listing at Spice and Wolf's official website" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. http://www.spicy-wolf.com/original/books.html. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  4. ^ "Yen Adds Hero Tales, Wakaba-Soh, Spice & Wolf Novels". Anime News Network. 2008-09-28. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-28/yen-adds-hero-tales-wakaba-soh-spice-and-wolf-novels. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Spice and Wolf by Isuna Hasekura". Yen Press. http://yenpress.us/?page_id=560. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  6. ^ "Official blog entry for Spice and Wolf by the author of the novels, Isuna Hasekura" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20080516011218/http://blog.mediaworks.co.jp/spicy-wolf/2008/01/tv.html. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  7. ^ "MediaWorks' release calendar" (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Archived from the original on 2006-02-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20060206025745/http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/calendar/index.php. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  8. ^ "MediaWorks' release calendar" (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Archived from the original on 2006-07-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20060701132445/http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/calendar/index.php. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  9. ^ "MediaWorks' release calendar" (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Archived from the original on 2006-10-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20061019213946/http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/calendar/index.php. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  10. ^ "MediaWorks' release calendar" (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Archived from the original on 2007-02-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20070209184233/http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/calendar/index.php. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  11. ^ "MediaWorks' release calendar" (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070817131929/http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/calendar/index.php. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  12. ^ "MediaWorks' release calendar" (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20071208202935/http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/calendar/index.php. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  13. ^ "MediaWorks' release calendar" (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20080206193615/http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/calendar/index.php. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 

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