Record Of Lodoss War - The Lady Of Pharis Collector's Edition Book 1 (Record of Lodoss War (Graphic Novels)) (Paperback)

~ Ryo Mizuno (Author), Akihiro Yamada (Author) "Doest thou know of the poems of war recorded in the Record of Lodoss War?..." (more)

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An all-new edition with 80 additional pages detailing the events of the War of the Gods. This series spins off tales of the other characters who inhabit the haunted, war-torn and magical island of Lodoss. Lady of Pharis introduces new Lodoss characters including the heroine, Flaus, a savage warrior fire maiden, who leaves her evil master to live a life of her own amid the demons and vampires of Lodoss. She meets Wort and Beld, who join her quest to find the legendary King Fahn. They journey to Allania where they are tested to the limit in defending Lodoss from the horned Beast and the powerful witch Mana!

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Central Park Media (January 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586648942
• ISBN-13: 978-1586648947
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,820,622 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good but not great, April 1, 2004

By	Derrick Testa (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews

This was the first manga of the Lodoss War series I have read. I have been a fan of the Anime series, both the original and Chronicles of the Heroic Knight since I was a teen. I found the book to be a good read. The story was good, it sort of describes the adventures of the 6 heros which were alluded to in the anime series through the bards song in the original series. (Although I could be wrong on that Im not totally certain.) The artwork was fantastic, Yamada's use of shading is great. He is truly a great pencil artist. However the one criticism I do have about it is that the panels are hard very much pressed together and that breaks the flow to a great extent making it hard to read. Not to mention the designer of this book decided to decrease the page size so that some of the panels are squeezed into the backing of the book. The designer should have put more thought into that one. All in all its not bad and I look forward to reading the next installment.

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3.0 out of 5 stars VERY COOL, July 18, 2005

By	Drunk-Monkey "Drunk-Monkey" (Parts Unknown) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Record Of Lodoss War - The Lady Of Pharis Collector's Edition Book 2 (Record of Lodoss War (Graphic Novels)) (Paperback)

This epic tale is actually a prequel to the Record of Lodoss War series. The artwork is superbly detailed and wonderful, with intense detail, especially in the costuming and creatures.

Unlike most fantasy novels, Lady of Pharis doesn't fool you with cheesy names and plots, but sticks with a pretty simple plot with fairly straightforward characters.

This is a great one for CONAN fans.

4.0 out of 5 stars The War of Heroes, September 8, 2009

By	Justin Gaines "Corporate Rocker" (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

Remember that scene early in the original Record of Lodoss War - The Complete Series (Collector's Edition) where Parn and his companions are at a formal feast and a bard sings a song about the War of Heroes and names Fahn, Beld, Wort and the dwarf King Fliebe? That saga is chronicled in the Record of Lodoss War: The Lady of Pharis collection.

Written by Lodoss creator Ryo Mizuno, this series, which is set roughly 30 years before Parn and Deedlit's adventures, follows the young knight Fahn, the charming rogue Beld, the magician Wort, the priestess Neece and a warrior priestess named Flaus as they track down holy weapons used by evil forces, including a very wicked (and wickedly hot, I must say) dark goddess.

Mizuno presents a fairly straightforward sword and sorcery tale, but it's one that any Record of Lodoss War fanatic will find very enlightening. Seeing the younger Beld and Fahn binding here stands in stark contrast to the epic final battle of King Fahn and Emperor Beld in the animated series, and early glimpses of Karla and Vagnard are fascinating as well.

The artwork in this volume is provided by Akihiro Yamada, and it's absolutely breathtaking. Yamada's style goes well beyond the traditional manga fare and pays homage to classic fantasy artwork from Barry Windsor-Smith's Conan to Frank Frazetta's iconic imagery. Some of the scenes also compare to Frank Miller's distinct style. This is worlds better than the typical "bug eyes and action lines" approach, and rivals just about any manga I've encountered.

I'd recommend this to each and every Record of Lodoss War fan. You'll get the most out of it if you've at least watched the animated series, but I could see it appealing to fans of heroic fantasy in general as well.