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オーバーロード 2 漆黒の戦士

Kugane Maruyama, 丸山 くがね, so-bin (Illustrator)

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Tarl
Author 25 books78 followers
March 31, 2019
If there is one thing I can say about the Overlord series in itself, it is that very rarely in any series I have read, A Game of Thrones and The Eye of the World included, have I come across such an interesting group of characters, side characters, and everything in between. The author of the Overlord series has not only crafted some interesting characters, but also fleshes out his side characters with the same level of passion he does for his protagonist. This leads to a wealth of enjoyable characters who the reader ends up getting behind if only because they are far more human than a lot of the people written about in the two book series mentioned above.

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. Now that said, I have seen the anime, so large swaths of the plot were already spoiled for me. However, that didn't stop me from actually enjoying this story, its characters, and their struggles in this new world. It was nice to see how being a warrior affected the protagonist and how being undead is starting to change not only his morals, but the way he handles certain situations. His loyalty to his friends is astounding, and something I could easily see someone in his situation doing.

There were moments where the story started to slow a little, which stumbled the pacing of the book a bit, but thankfully they were short and didn't stop the flow of the story too badly. And as much as the mary sue nature of the protagonist should bother me, in the situation presented in this series of books, it actually doesn't. Much like One Punch Man, you are left wondering if there is anyone who can beat him, or will he find someone from his world who will rival his power? I was interested to learn how the level cap system worked for the original video game he had been playing and the fact that yes, there are people more powerful than him out there, something that the anime left out.

And let's not mention the beautiful, distinctly almost un-anime art on the cover and within the novel. It's refreshing, distinctly different than other light novels, and all in all lends a unique style to the physical copies of the novel. If you are looking for an interesting take on the isekai novel, as well as a unique fantasy story with amazing characters, this is for you!
Benjamín Contreras
36 reviews
July 26, 2024
A short read where you get the exact power trip you were hoping for. Overlord is still far darker than the fantasy I’m generally used to, but I genuinely enjoy the characters and am here for the ride
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Kappi701
62 reviews
August 8, 2024
Nachdem ich die Reihe aufgrund der unterbrochenen Erscheinung auf Eis liegen hatte, geht es nun weiter.
Gut geschrieben, flüssig zu lesen, nur die Gruft von Nazarik kam mir in diesem Band etwas zu kurz, aber da geht es dem Cliffhanger nach zu urteilen bald weiter.
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Mahalia Gosla
333 reviews17 followers
September 5, 2019
There was a lot of POV changes that I couldn't keep up with. This follows Ains scouting for information and making a name for himself as an adventurer. It's a bit slower than the first, but the cliff hanger is perfect.
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FaDoug
56 reviews1 follower
April 19, 2023
It's been a *while* since I read the first volume of Overlord; I think it's been a little over a year at least. So I don't quite remember all the details of the first novel, but I remember enjoying it a lot for the most part. Unfortunately, I don't have the same positive reception to this volume.

Don't get me wrong, all the stuff I still love about Overlord is here: the over-the-top violence, Lord Ainz slowly losing his humanity, the dark comedy, it's all here right where it should be. It's just everything else about this volume that frustrates me.

I think my single biggest issue is the pacing. This volume felt *so slow* to get through. I think that was mainly because it basically just focused on one main adventure, but that adventure just felt so painfully slow to me. It doesn't help that the anime made this entire volume only a few episodes long, and is paced far more evenly. If it wasn't for the awesome fight with Clementine and Khajiit (who I always imagined as a cat thanks to The Elder Scrolls games) I probably would have disliked this volume even more.

There's also a few problems I have with the writing, which I remember being in the first volume, but not being as bothered by it until now. The biggest issue of which is how the series introduces women. It has the usual problem of going into deep detail of how every named woman looks, explaining how beautiful and attractive they are, while the male characters are just introduced as: "Some dude".

Aside from cringing a little, I can handle this for the most part. But oh my god, I really hope they stop explaining what Shalltear looks like. I do not need to know that she looks explicitly like a fourteen year old but with big baboogas. That is just completely unnecessary information, please explain her appearance in some other way, I beg of you.

Still, even though I had some big problems with this volume, when it hit right, it hit incredibly well. There were some scenes I genuinely loved, and I found myself laughing quite a lot, especially when Hamuske was involved. I know where the story is mostly going to go from here, I just hope its told in a way that is a bit more engaging then this one. I'm actually feeling decently optimistic about that.
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Julie Hayes
Author 78 books101 followers
December 7, 2022
Ainz is having issues he never dreamed of when he was playing Yggdrasil! Two beautiful women are at war with one another…over him! Whodathunkit? Two of his NPCs - Albedo and Shalltear - are ready to fight one another to win his love. What’s a man to do? Except, he isn’t a man, not anymore. He’s an undead lich king. Man, life is complicated.

He decides he needs more information about this new world he finds himself in, more than he has received so far. Actually, he really needs to see things for himself. He sets out with one of the Pleiades warriors, Naberal, and presents himself as an adventurer named Momon, and her name is Nabe. But it’s hard to get her to keep from calling him my lord. Guess he’ll have to work on that.
Heading to the nearby city of E-Rantel, they first rent rooms at an inn, where Ainz has to deal with a troublemaker, but in doing so he accidentally breaks a young woman’s potion. She is less than thrilled with him and lets him know about it, so he gives her one of his Minor Healing potions to make them even. Little does he know….

Next they seek out the Adventurers Guild, from which they can find offers of employment and make some money as they explore the land. The trouble is that, while Ainz can speak the language, he cannot read it, never having acquired the skill to do so. In all fairness, he never thought he would need it. The jobs are posted on a board, according to skill level required. As a newbie, Ainz is at copper level, but he has no idea which jobs he would qualify for and he can’t let them see that he can’t read. So he grabs one job request and takes it to the receptionist, who disdainfully tells him that is mythril level while he is merely copper. He asks her for the highest job he can do, but before she can respond, he receives an offer from a group of adventurers who ask if he would like to join them. This doesn’t sound too bad, so Ainz agrees.

They are known as the Swords of Darkness, and their leader, who looks like a warrior, is Peter. The other members include ranger Lukrut Volve, Spell Master Ninya and Druid Dyne Woodwonder. Lukrut seems inordinately curious about the relationship between Momon and Nabe, which mystifies him. But once he explains that they are friends, the truth is revealed when Lukrut makes a declaration of love for the girl! She shuts him down immediately, but he doesn’t seem to understand the meaning of the word no. Luckily, she has no problem with telling him how little she thinks of him.

Just when it seems things are settled with these adventurers, Momon receives a personal request for his services! A young man named Nfirea, a well-known apothecary in the village, wants him to accompany him while he gathers herbs in a dangerous area. But Ainz is reluctant to simply abandon his new companions, even though they say they understand. He finds a way to combine the two requests that is mutually beneficial to all. And off they go!
Meanwhile, there are sinister goings-on beneath the cemetery of E-Rantel. Something’s going to happen, and it isn’t going to be good!

I am totally loving this series! It’s like being inside an MMORPG except for real! I love Momonga/Ainz! He is coping with an unusual situation rather well, I think, and adjusting to being a skeleton instead of a man. The rivalry between Albedo and Shalltear is hilarious, but I admit to being Team Albedo. Nabe proves herself to be a good companion for this first adventure, and the apothecary Nfirea is cute! I’m looking forward to the next volume!
Aelvana
1,399 reviews24 followers
May 29, 2017
Momonga (now Ainz) is fully aware of his own lack of knowledge about the world he now inhabits. He's still uncertain how much his former-NPC's loyalty can be trusted, and the world contains things both from the game Yggdrasil and things he's never seen before. So Ainz goes undercover as the dark warrior Momon. Together with one of his battle maids, they pose as adventurers in the hopes of learning more. But other plans are afoot in the city, and Ainz may have inadvertently tripped over a few of them . . .

For those coming from the anime, this novel was adapted in episodes 5-9. Again, the adaptation was faithful and the differences are minor (although my favorite addition was the extra information about just what Ainz did with that Jewel of Darkness).

Once again, Momonga/Ainz is proceeding into the world with extreme caution, even though he's so high leveled that he can afford to seal away most of his magic and simply wave swords around and still be stronger than pretty much any human adversary. But the fun, of course, is in watching HOW everything plays out. The plot really likes putting him in embarrassing situations as well as situations where he can show off.

For example, ogres. Ainz can dispatch ogres with a single blow. His technique is terrible, but his strength allows him to ignore the basics any actual warrior would know. Ainz knows this and is uncomfortable at the amount of awe his "mighty deeds" generate, because to him, ogres that low-leveled would never pose a threat.

This gets even funnier when Ainz decides to challenge the Wise King of the Forest, hoping for a faster way to spread his renown.

Here, too, Momonga's inner loneliness comes through a little better than the anime. He's hurting for the friends he used to have, which he sees reflected in a small party of adventurers he teams up with for a time. Their camaraderie reminds him of what he lost and wants to have again, and spreading his name is a way of crying out for them to notice that he's still here, waiting for them. It's a little sad he can't take Touch Me's example to heart and go out and befriend others, even if they are weaklings, but his paranoia about keeping himself, his former NPCs, and Nazarick safe precludes any overtures.

I like how the game world details keep coming, and also how the various techniques and abilities that pop up show that this is NOT the game Momonga played. That leaves him with plenty to discover (and plenty of new things to embarrass himself with, I'm sure). Again, for those who liked the anime, this is a great way to dig deeper into the world, and to see some of the technical explanations about spells and so forth that never made it to the screen. The book also contains several nice pieces of art on the interior. I rate this book Highly Recommended.

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LiteratureIsLife
236 reviews2 followers
July 9, 2017
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The Dark Warrior picks up one week from where The Undead King left off. With almost no knowledge of this strange new world, Ainz sets off for intelligence gathering. Donning a dark suit of armor and the name Momon, he poses as an adventurer to learn the lay of the land. This premise shows that Ainz is clever enough to be cautious. His battles in the previous book leave the impression he is nigh invincible in this new world. But he does not know that for sure and does not assume it. Ainz wants to take things slowly and find sure footing, as opposed to immediately becoming overconfident.

Ainz’s plans for the future stick out in other ways as well. The currency in the new world is different from the money he has stockpiled, which has two effects. One, he cannot spend most of their money without giving away that he is a “foreigner”. Two, he has no idea if the new money will work to create items, cast magic spells, etc. Despite being in a real world, video game rules do apply to Ainz’s new life. Not necessarily all of the same rules he is used to though, hence his extreme caution.

Besides Ainz, we do get some other good character development in this book. One of the Pleiades (battle maids), Narberal, accompanies him disguised as an adventurer so we get to flesh her out. A slew of new characters come in as well; a group of adventurers, their client, and a villain. The Swords of Darkness adventurers are a happy, campy group of well-rounded, typical adventurers. They gave a good feel for what most adventurers in this world are probably like. In the story they take a job for Nfirea, a talented young potion maker. He was a smart character who was put together well; hopefully we see more of him in the future. Lastly was the villainess Clementine; man, she was a cold-hearted snake. A nasty, nasty lady who is probably as evil as some of the literal monsters Ainz hangs out with.

The Undead King seemed more about world building while The Dark Warrior seemed more focused on characters. Notably, there were some differences from the television show in here as well. While the episodes that covered The Undead King did not leave much out, a lot of scenes from The Dark Warrior were either cut short or omitted completely from the show. It made the story much easier to follow in the book, which will make me happy to keep reading Overlord!
Jessop Reason
1 review
March 25, 2021
A story that flips the traditional hero/villain juxtaposition on its head, of course it would stick out from the crowd of an oversaturated genre. Overlord: the Dark Warrior by Kugane Maruyama is the second volume in the series. It follows Ainz as he decides to try and find out more about the city of E Rantel and the surrounding area. I found this book at a local bookstore, and since I watched the anime I decided to buy it.

The book starts off with Ainz in a tavern disguised as an adventure. He is also traveling with Narberal, one of the floor guardians of Nazarick, who doesn’t like humans, so Ainz sometimes has to keep her in check. At the tavern Ainz accidentally destroys an adventurer's potion, so he replaces it with his own, the only thing being that potion technology hasn’t advanced as much as it did in yggdrasil so the adventure takes it to the local alchemist. The alchemist sends her grandson, Nfirea, to request Ainz’s help collecting herbs, intending to collect posible information on the strange potion Ainz had in his possession. Ainz accepts the quest and joins the party of a group of adventures he met at the adventurers guild. Ainz escorts Nfirea to the forest. While there he defeats the Wise King of the Forest, keeping her as a pet. Ainz travels back to E Rantel with Nfirea. Nfirea gets kidnaped by a mysterious organization when he returns home. Nfireas kidnappers also kill the adventures Ainz was traveling with. Ainz tracks down the kidnappers to E Rantels graveyard where they have been creating an undead army. Ainz defeats nfireas kidnappers and saves him.

Ainz forms his adventure persona, momon, to help further the interests of Nazarick and learn more about this world. Every action Ainz takes is to help Nazarick, even saving Nfirea. That is what makes Ainz evil, a disregard for others if it helps further his goals. Ainz even says that if he was in the same position he would kidnap Nfirea.

I think it is a good book. The book's author plays a lot of tabletop rpgs and it shows through the story telling. If you like very well thought out worlds and realistic characters then you will like this book. It is a hands down amazing book.
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Terrence
392 reviews52 followers
March 20, 2019
Read through this one after a long hiatus of Overlord. And I really enjoyed it. I like how Momonga / Ainz is just a bit different than some other "I'm reincarnated as a demon lord, now I have to fake my way through" characters in that his grotesque species self of the Overlord has almost it's own brain chemistry that kind of melds with or tapers off some of his human consciousness. It's less "I'm a human faking my way through" and more "I have some humanity and memories, but I am Ainz Owal Gown".

This volume introduces a lot of new characters, a new city (E-Rantel), and new lore. I don't think volume 1 really had a lot of those elements, so it feels like the author hit his stride and found out what he wants to do with the world between volume 1 + 2.

It's definitely still a dark humor element to it, but there are some serious scenes and moments. I think it kind of goes with that element of feeling out who Momonga is (like, how much humanity he really has; some of his thoughts don't mix with his actions, sometimes he's more or less cold than you'd think for a human). Overall though, it still remains a bit of an OP character in a world of characters that underestimate him (now that he's getting more renowned, he may face stiffer challenges though).

Interested to see where volume 3 goes, and where they go with all the new factions mentioned (Blue Roses; Drop of Red; Dark Society) and some returning ones (Slane Theocracy). There's a Golden Princess out there too with hints of Noble's being corrupt and unfair towards some, with her potentially not being so (or putting on a facade she isn't so).
Pierce Hipp
18 reviews
March 2, 2019
The Overlord Light Novel series has continued down the path that it was going: a really honest-to-goodness interesting one. The overall feeling of this one is the same as the last; however, the story seems to drag somewhat as it gets a lot of exposition and explanation out in a mixture of dumps and segways which is definitely needed to get a detailed understanding of all the places, people, and systems. The story is still just as interesting though and it truly excels when it comes to Momon's fight scenes, or what I should truly call them, massacres. It truly illustrates highlight the difference between Momon's capability and that of everyone around him. Sure he is an excellent user of magic, but the fact that he can be considered a heroic warrior as well shows that even his weaknesses are superpowers in the eyes of humans. This series has always taught and will always teach the true idea of power. Ainz inspires the idea of not a higher power but the idea of someone so much better than anyone else that such greatness is untouchable unless you were born into as many perfect circumstances as them and even then had unbelievable luck. No one will ever find another Tom Brady or Usain Bolts. No one ever will find another Shakespeare or a Tolkien. There will only ever be one worlds richest man at a time. Even on the real-world human scale, the balance of power is unfair. It is natural. There will always be the kings and queens, the emperors and empresses, the ladies and the overlords.
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Dex Vaughn
111 reviews1 follower
January 13, 2021
Such a guilty pleasure.

Fans of the anime and manga will love reading the story and reliving Ainz Ooal Gowns conquest to become a legend. Even if you aren't a fan of the show, the book introduces a great fantasy to get lost in.

I'm not sure if it's just nostalgia, but I'm really invested in the story. The self talk, detailed descriptions, and actions that happen throughout paint a sturdy illustration of what is going on in the minds of those that meet and interact with the dread lord of death.

The book is a pure power trip fantasy on par with stories like One Punch Man, Disgaea, or Makai Kingdom (I'm a badass freaking overlord) and really puts you in the shoes of something every gamer has probably fantasized about. After grinding away for hours creating the ultimately overpowered avatars, we might have thought about what would happen if we were sucked into the body of our perfect creation and be worshipped like a god in the land they exist in. At least I have had this fantasy playing games like Morrowind, Disgaea, or even Final Fantasy and this book gives you a good sense of what that would be like.

This series has managed to eloquently induce max escapism within it's written passages, making it a page turner to obsess over.
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Rolaka Pisarka
612 reviews3 followers
May 7, 2018
Książka bardzo średnia. O ile pierwszy tom, który wprowadzał czytelnika w świat gry, mówił o jej zasadach, o umiejętnościach jakie mogą posiąść gracze itd, to drugi winien pójść dalej, ale nie serwować czytelnikowi powtórkę z rozgrywki. Light novelka zawiera ogrom WYJAŚNIEŃ, które w 80% są najzwyczajniej zbędne! Najprostszy przykład, który nic nikomu nie zaspoileruje. Mamy sobie bohaterkę, która zabija przeciwników w palcem w nosie, umie przemieścić się z miejsca na miejsce w mgnieniu oka i teraz, czy czytelnik jest aż takim idiotą, że trzeba przez prawie całą stronę tłumaczyć, iż owa bohaterka w życiu musiała bardzo ciężko trenować, że musiała pokonywać mnóstwo przeciwników, nie mieć oporów itd. To są informacje zbędne, gdyż czytelnik domyśla się ich poprzez wydarzenia. Poza tym idziemy w drugą stronę - opisy. Wyjaśnień mamy w cholerę, a kiedy chcemy przeczytać dobry opis zmasakrowanych zwłok... No, cóż... Trzeba się rozczarować.
Nie zaprzeczam, Overlord to wciąż świetna novelka, która zaskakuje wydarzeniami, przeplata między sobą najróżniejsze persony, które są naprawdę ciekawie przedstawione, ale nadal leży jako książka, jako warsztat pisarski.
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Saurav Adhikari
18 reviews
August 25, 2019
Summary
Basically this book is about a guy who gets transfered into a frictional world or a game where he is overpowered and has ~42 overpowered followers who thinks he (Momanga or something like that later he becomes Ainz) is the greatest and the best. One of my best Frictional novels I have ever read.
It joins togather comedy with the seriousness and also answers about the reality of socitey. It's fun when his followers overpraise him about something he dosen't Know.
For example one of his Smartest follower Demurgus thinks Momanga is smarter than him their conversetion goes like.

Momanga: So everything is fine right?
Demurgus: Oh how smart of you My lordyou found something was wrong So fast? You are talking about that right?
Momanga: Yes that?
Demurgus: That is amazing?
Momanga: Oh, Can you solve That?
Demurgus: Of course that is not a probelm.
Momanga (on his heart): "But i dont know what that is?"
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Vincent Archer
443 reviews21 followers
September 26, 2020
Classics - which this one is hailed as - are ok.

My main beef with the story is the light novel format. It comes with a handful of tropes that I could do without. But abstract the story format, the concepts and execution remain extremely good. The inversion of the fake identities (MC as a caster, sidekick melee vs MC as a melee, casting sidekick) between volume 1 and 2 show a good contrast in terms of story.

My biggest beef with the story pacing is that, at this point, it should be obvious that, as a max-level character in the MMO version of the universe, Momonga should now expect very little in terms of resistance. At best, he's facing a handful of former Yggdrasil players. So, he is playing it a bit too safe for the setting. On the other hand, he'd be pretty overwhelming. So, it's a bit too fake of a tension there.
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Ray
45 reviews5 followers
August 30, 2020
One thing the Overlord franchise does extremely well is maintaining interest despite a lack of a true threat. In the climax of "The Dark Warrior" the protagonists appear to be having a hard time, but it is revealed that they were imposing handicaps on themselves, refusing to take their opponents seriously. The end result is an extremely cathartic, brutal obliteration of the antagonists. Volume 2 notably introduces the Overlord trope where a character's backstory is expanded on in detail, to the point where in ordinary fiction they would have enough plot armor to stick around, before they are mercilessly killed. I find Volume 2 less interesting to re-read than Volume 1, but it is still quite solid.
Wyatt
51 reviews4 followers
October 9, 2020
In novel #2, Momonga begins to learn a little more about the world he is in, while fighting new enemies. This builds on the landscape setup in novel #1, but still keeps the story fairly local to the area Momonga is near (the Kingdom). The story is good - not great. I found some antagonist characters to be a little cringe in their dialogue and actions, although this may only be an issue with the translation. The introduction of Nabe and the changes her and Momonga undergo together are nice to read. I expect the Nabe will become a major character in future novels, even if she is only a maid.

Overall, this novel is a good seg-way into a larger story, but isn't particularly great by itself.
Henrique
198 reviews
May 17, 2017
Nesse volume 'e feita a saga do Dark Knight - Quando Momon vira um aventureiro.

O livro tras menos do que o anterior em relação ao anime, tendo como ponto forte:

* A gema usada pelo vilao 'e ciente, e conversa com Momon.
* Explica porque foi Nabel junto com Momon - Por ser humanoid, e Albedo tinha que ficar por ser mais competente em administrar Nazarick.
* Mostra Nable contactando Albedo para ajudar ela a ser a favorita de Momon.
* Fala sobre a tortura aos membros capturados na vila
* Da uma pista sobre o porque Clementine 'e louca - Abusos e torturas
* Fala sobre a rede da sabedoria - Deixa as pessoas loucas quando retiradas, e sem nenhuma consciência quando utilizada.
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Scott
108 reviews
October 18, 2017
Volume 2 find Ainz and the gang finding out more information about the world, and getting mixed up in a larger plot.
I expected a bit more from book 2, but found it much along the same lines as book 1. We don't see any character development from the main group, more for side characters. And whilst the overall plot seems to be building, it's still a whole lot of conjecture at the moment.
Overall this book feels average to say the least. Hoping volume three onwards does something to make me want to continue reading.
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Shekinah Mbwambo
8 reviews
January 14, 2019
After fantasy turns into reality, Momonga goes on a quest desperate to find information about the empires, players, and monsters roaming the new world. Despite the second book being informative like the first one, I often laughed because of how ignorant, reckless, and unprofessional he was when meeting new creatures and kingdoms in the new world. I also appreciated all his struggles and effort he invests into the quest to achieve his goal. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good adventure book.
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Feen
80 reviews1 follower
February 7, 2019
It was quite enjoyable for the second book in the series, the action scenes in it were very gruesome but extremely satisfying at the same time. It feels great to see a character you absolutely hate die. But then somehow the author made it possible for me to change from hating the character to empathizing with them, which actually added a lot of depth to the story. The characters are still the most despicable people that would do absolutely anything to get what they want, which is amazing. A quick read, almost too quick.
James Krake
49 reviews2 followers
June 14, 2022
Volume 2 covers a series of events which make sense to have in the grander story of Overlord, based on my knowledge from the anime, but because this is the debut of the "warrior" Momon, the entire premise is that nothing can actually threaten him, only his reputation. A reputation which he earns through accident in the end, not through anything much he did except show up and stomp some people a lower level than him. Because of this lack of tension, I found the action uncompelling and the humor aspect didn't land for me.
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Eldritch Automaton
52 reviews1 follower
December 3, 2017
Second verse same as the first. Whether it be the translation or just plain bad writing this story is no different from the first book with juvenile dialogue and unpracticed prose. Yet there is just something here that keeps you engaged and entertained, likened to a terrible vehicular collision. The effort for something original is here and the author is clearly having a fun time writing this story, so all is forgiven. It's a mess, but it is an acceptably innocent mess.
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Ryan
33 reviews
February 17, 2018
An excellent book, full of more overpowered Ainz, intriguing intersection of "DMMORPG" and real life, and the enlightened perspective of a human turned undead. Even after having already watched the anime and read the manga, this light novel, like the first, possess more than enough additional information to make reading it worth it. Being able to "hear" the thoughts of Ainz (Suzuki Satoru) as he experiences the world are a huge plus that the other mediums miss.
Armando
71 reviews
August 10, 2018
A good book, but not essential reading at all for this series. The story was entertaining and it's always entertaining to see the main character try to show less power. Most of these characters other than one the main character fought, seem like they may never be seen again in the series. All I know is that when a book ends on a cliffhanger setting up the next book, it's filler more than anything. Still a good read, but I hope the next book is better.
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Jorge Rosas
521 reviews31 followers
September 20, 2018
I loved this second book, we have a lot of Ainz in this book he’s in a recon mission to the human kingdom to build fame as his alter ego and gain as much knowledge of this new world, we meet a group of adventurers and if you’ve been in a similar group you can really relate, we meet some crazy and truly evil characters and also we get back to Carne village and find out what happened with the villagers and Ainz’s gift.
Aaron Schweitzer
6 reviews
November 8, 2018
Just as good as the first

I really like the tone of this book, the contrast between the NPCs who treat Ainz (Momonga) as perfect and his own thoughts on his actions and motivations are classic. Also Nabe‘s disdain towards humans is an interesting character device, she might be my favorite NPC next to Demiurge. I look forward to the next volume, and if you want a crafty, self-serving and Powerful main character you’ll enjoy this series.
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