汗血公路 (アルスラーン戦記, #4) [The Heroic Legend of Arslan, book 4]

アルスラーン戦記 [Arslan Senki] (Novel) #4

by Yoshiki Tanaka, 天野 喜孝 (Illustrator)

アルスラーンひきいるパルス軍は、王都エクバターナ奪還に向けて出発した。ルシタニア軍も王弟ギスカールの指揮のもと、大軍で迎え撃つ。大陸公路を血に染める激闘の行方は？　中世ペルシア風の異世界を舞台にした壮大なファンタジー第四弾！

Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction

235 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1988

About the author

Yoshiki Tanaka (田中 芳樹 Tanaka Yoshiki) is a Japanese novelist. He was born in Kumamoto Prefecture and took his doctorate degree in Japanese Language and Literature in the Graduate School of Gakushūin University in Tokyo.

His major works include the fantasy novel series Arslan Senki, also known as The Heroic Legend of Arslan, and the sci-fi space opera novel series entitled Ginga Eiyū Densetsu, also known as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, both of which were adapted as anime and manga. His fantasy works also include the novel series Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings that was also adapted as anime.

Tanaka is an avid fan of Chinese history and wrote some novels set in China. He also published two arranged-translations of Chinese literature: "Sui Tang Yanyi" ("Stories of Sui and Tang Dynasties") and "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan" ("Telling the Complete Biography of Yue Fei") as "Gakuhi-den" ("The Story of Yue Fei"). He is also familiar with Persian history, which Arslan Senki is based on.