Blade & Bastard 3: Return of the Hrathnir
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Blade & Bastard 3: Return of the Hrathnir is the third volume light novel in Blade & Bastard series, released on December 8, 2023,[1] and later released in February 16, 2024 worldwide.[2] The volume continues from Blade & Bastard 2: Wireframe Dungeon & Dragon with Red Dead, and it features titular nod from Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds. It was later followed by Blade & Bastard 4: Dungeon Chronicles.
The volume also bundled together with an exclusive audio drama written entirely by Kumo Kagyu, that sold for a limited-time at Animate online store only in Japan. An English physical book format by Yen Press to be released in January 21, 2025.
Blurb
Within the dungeon, a famous weapon is nothing more than a basic blade. Even a broadsword that’s gutted a dragon can be reduced to shattered steel. Devastated, Garbage seeks out a replacement for her beloved sword...but what weapon could possibly match her? An old blade, sharp as diamond—the return of a legend. As ever, the dungeon’s maw yawns wide to swallow foolhardy adventurers, and Iarumas’s party continues to delve for treasure, for corpses, and for answers. One day, a member of Raraja’s former clan catches up to him and dangles a tantalizing proposition: in exchange for clues about the rhea girl’s whereabouts, Raraja must go into the dungeon alone. What could await him but a dark, lonely death? What awaits Garbage but a jagged, broken sword? And what slumbering legends might awaken in the blackest depths of the dungeon?
Characters
- Main article:
Blade & Bastard (series) § Characters
Nomenclature
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
 English (United States) |
Blade & Bastard 3: Return of the Hrathnir |
Hrathnir refers to a legendary weapon worn by the Knight of Diamonds. |
 Japanese |
ブレイド＆バスタード3 -金剛石の騎士の帰還-Bureido ando Basutādo Surī -Kongōseki no Kishi no Kikan- |
Literally translated as Blade & Bastard 3: Return of the The Knight of Diamonds. |
 Korean (South Korea) |
블레이드&바스타드 -다이아몬드의 기사의 귀환-Beulleideu andeu Baseutadeu -Daiamondeuui gisaui gwihwan- |
Blade & Bastard 3: Return of the Diamond Knight |
| Simplified Chinese |
BLADE & BASTARD —金剛石騎士的歸還—Jīngāngshí qíshì dì guīhuán |
Blade & Bastard 3: Return of the Diamond Knight |
Gallery
Cover artwork of the Japanese release.
Cover artwork of the English release.
Cover artwork of the Korean release.- Book 9786264031981.jpgCover artwork of the Taiwan release.
Videos
References
- ↑ @BladeandBastard, 【Announcement】◤BLADE & BASTARD：Return of the Hrathnir Volume 3◢ Author: Kumo Kagyu Illustrator: so-bin Released in Japan on December 8,2023!, Twitter, Published: October 2, 2023
- ↑ @jnovelclub, "Blade & Bastard" Volume 3 eBook - Out Now!, Twitter, Published: February 16, 2023, Retrieved: February 16, 2023
External links
- DRE Novels product page
- J-Novel product page
- Animate limited set product page
- Yen Press product page
| Characters introduced in | |
|---|---|
| Volume 1 | Ainikki - Egam Evif - Garbage - Hawkwind - Iarumas - Moradin - Prospero - Raraja - Rodan - Sarah - Sezmar - Tuck |
| Volume 2 | Berkanan - Schumacher |
| Volume 3 | Orlaya |
| Volume 4 | Sahm-and-Rahm, and Rahm-and-Sahm |
| Terminology | |
| Races | Human - Elf - Dwarf - Gnome - Rhea |
| Classes | Fighter - Thief - Priest - Mage - Bishop - Samurai - Ninja |
| Locations | Durga's Tavern - Adventurer's Inn - Catlob's Trading Post - Temple of Cant - Dungeon |
| Media | |
| Light Novels | Warm ash, Dusky dungeon - Wireframe Dungeon & Dragon with Red Dead - Return of the Hrathnir - Dungeon Chronicles |
| Manga | Volume 1 - Volume 2 - Volume 3 |