KUGANE MARUYAMA
July 2012
Profile
Author ProfileKugane Maruyama
Having given up his dream to be a writer, he worked as a normal company employee, but when his tabletop RPG group declined when the members got too busy, the frustration of those stymied ambitions combined with his desire to write the best story he could, which led to him posting Overlord online in 2010. It became popular with some kindhearted people and got made into a book. In other words, he’s a modern-day Cinderella (although he looks like a pig wearing a suit).
Illustrator Profileso-bin
An illustrator. Switched jobs and got too busy to make any time for hobbies. Then started illustrating and ended up even busier. A pet rabbit provides comfort during the pursuit of various endeavors.
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Copyright
OVERLORD, VOLUME 1
KUGANE MARUYAMA
Translation by Emily Balistrieri
Cover art by so-bin
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
©2012 KUGANE MARUYAMA
All rights reserved.
First published in Japan in 2012 by KADOKAWA CORPORATION ENTERBRAIN. English translation rights arranged with KADOKAWA CORPORATION ENTERBRAIN, through Tuttle-Mori Agency, Inc., Tokyo.
English translation © 2016 Hachette Book Group, Inc.
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First eBook Edition: May 2016
ISBN: 978-0-316-36390-7
E3-20160513-JV-PC