Ascendance of a Bookworm (Novel): Part 5 Vol. 02

Ascendance of a Bookworm (Novel): Part 5 Vol. 02

Divine rituals and a ditter rematch!

As snow falls around Ahrensbach’s castle, Ferdinand, soon to be married to the duchy’s next archduchess, receives a concerning letter. Not only has Rozemyne been summoned by the royal family once again, but she is also being taken to the underground archive hidden beneath the Royal Academy’s library.

Even in her third year at the school, she’s proving to be a constant source of headaches—and she doesn’t help matters when she pulls an unexpected figure into her joint research! The stakes are then raised again when Lestilaut makes a surprising suggestion, leading her to participate in a bride-taking ditter match with Leidenschaft’s spear at her side.

Can Rozemyne defend her own hand in marriage in this installment of this biblio-fantasy? Also includes two new 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:

Proven appeal of subject: 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 serialized storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume!

Artwork: 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:

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More works by Miya Kazuki

More details on You Shiina:

More works by You Shiina

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