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Spice And Wolf: Vol 1 - Novel [Paperback]

Isuna Hasekura
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21 Jan 2010 Spice and Wolf (Book 1)

Lawrence Craft has been walking the lonely path of the itinerant merchant for seven years. His life changes forever when he meets Horo, the Wolf-God of the harvest and the two begin travelling together.

Soon they discover a unique opportunity to exploit the depreciating silver currency of thethe kingdom of Trenni but their plans go awry when a competing organisation captures Horo and threatens to turn her over to the oppressive religious faction. Lawrence rescues her but in the course of the rescue, Horo is forced to transform into her terrifying tru wolf-form.

The two continue their travels with a much better understanding of each other than when they began.


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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Yen Press (21 Jan 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0759531048
  • ISBN-13: 978-0759531048
  • Product Dimensions: 14.1 x 1.7 x 20.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 27,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Merchant meets spicy wolf! A disgruntled goddess joins a travelling merchant.

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Isuna Hasekura

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5.0 out of 5 stars What's with the low reviews? 1 Sep 2011
By Matthew
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I've seen a lot of low reviews but I must say I am extremely happy with my purchase. The translations are perfect - I'd never tell it was written in Japanese first. The cover is completely awful but I know that the original covers have been used in later volumes. In any case you can just slide it off to revile the original cover.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars If only the cover was... 28 Jun 2011
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All that needs to be said about the cover image has already been said, so I am not going to repeat the arguments again.

This is the first translated Japanese light novel I have ever read. I was a little worried about the quality of the translation. Fortunately, I didn't spot any blatant translation error. There are a few awkward spots, but anyone who's familiar with scanlations should be well award that sometimes it is simply impossible to obtain a perfect translation without significantly modifying the content. Personally, I find these awkward moments rather charming as they remind me that I am reading a novel written by a foreign author.

Story wise, Spice and Wolf has a slow pace that is appropriate for the rural setting of the story. While that can be soothing at times, it also means it is rather easy to put the book down and stop reading at any point. The story is by no means disappointing, but neither is it exciting. Fans of the series (including myself) will probably find it an enjoyable, but outsiders might find it difficult to get hooked.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Badly in need of a second edition 27 April 2010
Format:Paperback
This book is screaming for an editor.

No, not even that. This book is screaming for a proofreader.

During my rather casual read-through I encountered two typos, one of which should have been picked up by a spellchecker. Normally I wouldn't mind if I found the odd mistake but given that this book is priced pretty much the same as all the other "proper" paperbacks yet has about half the content you've got to wonder what your money is paying for.

But that's not the end of it. The writing is stiff and awkward, and just screams "translation". I wondered if this was the fault of the original author (though given the source's high rating on Amazon Japan I very much doubt that) but it seems unlikely; the translator apparently doesn't even know what "Sir" (the title) is used for. I'm sure decoding all the Japanese text is a very demanding job but it seems to me that the translator never really learned how to write.

Maybe none of this bothers you. If so, bully for you, but this book reminds me of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and not in a good way. Yen Press need to get their act together. They did a great job with Haruhi, so we know they can give this series the respect it deserves. Until that happens, I don't really feel it's possible to review this book's content fairly.

P.S. YP, fire whoever made that cover. It's terrible. I appreciate what you were trying to do, but forever consigning the book to the C-list fantasy bargain bin is the wrong way to go.
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