Ascendance of a Bookworm (Novel): Part 5 Vol. 01

Ascendance of a Bookworm (Novel): Part 5 Vol. 01

Part 5, the final chapter of this biblio-fantasy, begins with a colder-than-usual winter…

Ehrenfest’s first winter without Ferdinand feels harsher than usual. An unexpected betrayal within the former Veronica faction makes the purge even more urgent, and those who know about Georgine’s destructive goals are comparing her to the Goddess of Chaos. Meanwhile, Rozemyne throws herself into her studies at the Royal Academy to stave off the loneliness that eats away at her.

She hopes to win over the students of the former Veronica faction and save their lives, and she meets a new archnoble librarian from the Sovereignty while she’s at it. Our ambitious heroine finds herself balancing classes from both the archduke candidate course and the scholar course, and she soon realizes that her environment has changed drastically once again! This first volume of Part 5 is capped off with two short stories and four-panel manga by You Shiina.

Biographical Notes:

Miya Kazuki is a Japanese author best known for the series Ascendance of a Bookworm.

You Shiina is a Japanese illustrator best known for the series Ascendance of a Bookworm.

Title Notes:

Over 50,000 copies of the original novel series have been sold in print and even larger numbers in digital. Japanese turnout is strong, with THREE manga adaptations being released simultaneously and the third anime series airing in Spring 2022.

Genre staying power: Combining fantasy elements with cute slice-of-life antics, Ascendance of a Bookworm is a story by a book-lover for book-lovers. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume!

Multiple full-page illustrations (Including a double-sided full-color two-page spread and approx. 10 black-and-white per volume) add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.

More details on Miya Kazuki & You Shiina:

Miya Kazuki’s Twitter account

More works by Miya Kazuki

More works by You Shiina

Publisher’s Twitter account