仮面兵団 (アルスラーン戦記, #8) [The Heroic Legend of Arslan, book 8]

アルスラーン戦記 [Arslan Senki] (Novel) #8

by Yoshiki Tanaka

パルス暦三二四年。即位して三年、既に奴隷制度廃止を実施し、「解放王」の異名をもつ、十八歳になったばかりの若き国王アルスラーン。書下し、ヒロイック・スペクタクル・ロマン、第二部、待望の開幕！

Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction

253 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1991

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.