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The Dragon School Is Atop the Mountain
A hero returns to his home village, a middle-school angel is stressed about entering high school, and centaurs become the workhorses that keep the economy running. From Delicious in Dungeon author Ryoko Kui comes a collection of fantastic tales where the extraordinary is just another part of daily life!
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Published October 27, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
A collection of nine short stories, some with fantasy setting, some with magic reality. Only the last one was set in regular human world.
The first stories were all about heros fighting demon kings and what comes after he’s defeated. They could’ve been about same characters and worlds, but situations were all different. What they had in common though was that it was seldom worth it to become a hero. One of them was a twist on Beauty and the Beast with an unexpected ending. The last fantasy story was about a village trying to lure a goddess to live there by marrying a villager to her. That had an unexpected twist.
A longer story, or collection of short strips was about centaurs living alongside humans in modern Japan and the problems it causes. There was a story about the difficulties of being an angel, and lastly a story about a college where they try to find uses for dragons.
This was an interesting collection. The stories were all a bit melancholy, but most had a hopeful if not a happy ending. The title story about dragons was maybe the poorest of the lot with its mercenary core and I’m not entirely sure what it tried to say. The last story about laziness winning the day was odd too. Art style remained fairly similar throughout, but perhaps they were from different times and reflected the artist’s skills at the time.
I received a free copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
The first stories were all about heros fighting demon kings and what comes after he’s defeated. They could’ve been about same characters and worlds, but situations were all different. What they had in common though was that it was seldom worth it to become a hero. One of them was a twist on Beauty and the Beast with an unexpected ending. The last fantasy story was about a village trying to lure a goddess to live there by marrying a villager to her. That had an unexpected twist.
A longer story, or collection of short strips was about centaurs living alongside humans in modern Japan and the problems it causes. There was a story about the difficulties of being an angel, and lastly a story about a college where they try to find uses for dragons.
This was an interesting collection. The stories were all a bit melancholy, but most had a hopeful if not a happy ending. The title story about dragons was maybe the poorest of the lot with its mercenary core and I’m not entirely sure what it tried to say. The last story about laziness winning the day was odd too. Art style remained fairly similar throughout, but perhaps they were from different times and reflected the artist’s skills at the time.
I received a free copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
October 29, 2026
**Thank you to YenPress and Edelweiss for the ARC; all opinions are my own.**
4⭐️
This was a very interesting volume of fantasy short stories. Some seemed to be linked together in ways, and other were more modern. I think my favorite was the first one and then the one about the village looking for a goddess wife. The titular story was also interesting.
4⭐️
This was a very interesting volume of fantasy short stories. Some seemed to be linked together in ways, and other were more modern. I think my favorite was the first one and then the one about the village looking for a goddess wife. The titular story was also interesting.
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