Slayers (main novels)
The Slayers novels is a series of 17 novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. The novels tell the story of Lina Inverse and Gourry Gabriev and their adventures.
The series is divided into two story arcs: Novels 1-8 make up the first story arc, while novels 9-15 make up the second arc. 16 is considered a standalone story, and 17 begins the third arc. Slayers and Slayers NEXT were based off the first novel arc and then was adapted into a manga called Slayers Super-Explosive Demon Story with eight volumes, while the second novel arc was never adapted into anime or manga form.
The novels were all published in Japan by Kadokawa Publishing, from 1990 to 2000. Novels 1-8 were first translated and published in the US by TOKYOPOP, but the company chose not to license any further volumes (for more information, see the article on novel 7.) In 2020, Slayers was licensed again by J-Novel Club, who intend to translate each volume from scratch. The books are initially published in digital format only, with physical omnibus volumes being released later on.
In addition, there are 30 Slayers Special novels and 4 Slayers Delicious novels novels.
Novel list[]
| Volume | Title | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Slayers! (Tokyopop title: The Ruby Eye) スレイヤーズ！ |
January 17 1990 Tokyopop: September 2004 J-Novel Club: August 17, 2020 |
4-8291-2345-1 US: 1595320946 |
| 02 | The Sorcerer of Atlas アトラスの魔道士 |
August 20 1990 Tokyopop: December 2004 J-Novel Club: October 5, 2020 |
4-8291-2369-9 US: 1595320954 |
| 03 | The Ghost of Sairaag サイラーグの妖魔 |
February 18 1991 Tokyopop: March 2005 J-Novel Club: November 9, 2020 |
4-8291-2388-5 US: 1595325794 |
| 04 | The Battle of Saillune 聖王都動乱 |
October 17 1991 Tokyopop: June 2005 J-Novel Club: December 14, 2020 |
4-8291-2412-1 US: 1595325808 |
| 05 | The Silver Beast 白銀の魔獣 |
July 13 1992 Tokyopop: September 2005 J-Novel Club: January 18, 2021 |
4-8291-2454-7 US: 1595325816 |
| 06 | Vezendi's Shadow ヴェゼンディの闇 |
March 12 1993 Tokyopop: December 2005 J-Novel Club: March 11, 2021 |
4-8291-2495-4 US: 1595325824 |
| 07 | Gaav's Challenge 魔竜王の挑戦 |
December 10 1993 Tokyopop: January 2008 J-Novel Club: April 14, 2021 |
4-8291-2536-5 US: 1427805040 |
| 08 | King of the City of Ghosts 死霊都市の王 |
August 28 1994 Tokyopop: January 2008 J-Novel Club: May 28, 2021 |
4-8291-2575-6 US: 1427805059 |
| 09 | The Cursed Sword of Bezeld ベゼルドの妖剣 |
June 20 1995 J-Novel Club: August 4, 2021 |
4-8291-2633-7 |
| 10 | Solaria's Strategy ソラリアの謀略 |
December 21 1995 J-Novel Club: September 22, 2021 |
4-8291-2658-2 |
| 11 | Crimson Delusion クリムゾンの妄執 |
July 25 1996 J-Novel Club: November 24, 2021 |
4-8291-2693-0 |
| 12 | The Stratagem of the Army of Dynast 覇軍の策動 |
April 18 1997 J-Novel Club: January 20, 2022 |
4-8291-2740-6 |
| 13 | Road to the Demon's Reincarnation 降魔への道様 |
November 27 1998 J-Novel Club: April 6, 2022 |
4-8291-2856-9 |
| 14 | Hatred in Sellentia セレンチアの憎悪 |
July 21 1999 J-Novel Club: June 15, 2022 |
4-8291-2904-2 |
| 15 | Demon Slayers! デモン・スレイヤーズ！ |
May 10 2000 | 4-8291-2966-2 |
| 16 | Chance Encounter in Atessa アテッサの邂逅 |
October 20 2018 | 4-04-072905-3 |
| 17 | The Long Road Home 遥かなる帰路 |
October 19 2019 | 4-04-073377-7 |