Devil May Cry (Novel) Vol. 01

Devil May Cry (Novel) Vol. 01

Tony is a rough-and-tumble jack-of-all-trades with a haunted past. His encounter with Gilver, a mysterious swordsman swathed in bandages, changes his life dramatically for the worse. Tony is thrust into the dark underworld of an unsolvable case, separated from his partner and his loved ones, and pushed over the edge of desperation.

Who’s forcing him into a corner? What do they hope to achieve? The world of this first in a series of exciting novels connects to the thrilling smash-hit game, Devil May Cry.

Devil May Cry Volume 1  spans from the death of Dante’s mother Eva until the beginning of the first Devil May Cry video game, though evidence suggests that the story may also take place before Devil May Cry 3 as well. Series creator Hideki Kamiya was able to work closely with Goikeda during the development of the novel, stating that his depiction of Dante and Goikeda’s depiction are very similar.

The novel begins with Dante, under the alias Tony Redgrave, confronted by the thug “Mad Dog” Denvers for the ninety-ninth time. Dante kills all of Denvers’ men and leaves. As Denvers reminisces about how Dante’s appearance two years previously caused the fall of the local underworld, he is killed by scythe-wielding devils screaming Dante’s name.

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