Book: King of the City of Ghosts

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King of the City of Ghosts (Slayers #8)
Hajime Kanzaka
Rui Araizumi (Illustrator)
Elizabeth Ellis (Translator)
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Boy, we sure left off on a cliffhanger last time, didn’t we? Good thing Chaos Dragon Gaav is dead and... Wait, YOU’RE the one who killed him? Dang, talk about a twist. This is going to mean— Hey, stop it! What are you doing with Gourry?!

Ah, jeez. Looks like I’m headed to the ghost town of Sairaag to get the big lug back. I’ve still got Gaav’s goons on my tail, but they might actually be the least of my worries once I get there. Can the magnificent Lina Inverse stave off the end of the world yet again?! Fingers crossed!

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This was a quick read - because I wanted to start chipping away at the reading challenge. This would fulfill prompt #29 - A Different Book by an Author you read in 2021.

Right. First thing, only one instance of explaining (yet again) Ra Tilt…. But there was also an excessive use of “this puppy” to explain a couple attack spells.

This is somewhat different from what I remember in the anime version. Specifically, the fear that Fibrizio exuded, the anime made it very apparent. The book, not that much. There wasn’t much screaming or groveling. I mean, obviously there’s no sound effect in books, but on the writing, there’s not much screaming involved.

It would seem that after this point is where I stopped watching the anime all those years ago. So after this point, I can’t draw parallels anymore. Can’t wait to read the next book. oh hey! I already have it!