The Record of Lodoss War novels, volume by volume
Seven novels, three campaigns: the whole war, in the order Mizuno wrote it.
The original series runs to seven volumes published between April 10, 1988 and March 27, 1993, all written by Ryo Mizuno and illustrated by Yutaka Izubuchi. The first edition of volume one appeared under the Kadokawa Bunko imprint; the series is best known in its Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko form. Two side-story collections followed in 1995. Tiles below are text by design: the gallery records each book, its date, and the campaign behind it.
THE SEVEN NOVELS
Kadokawa · 1988 to 19931 · The Grey Witch · April 1988
Haiiro no Majo. The first campaign, novelized: Parn’s party against Karla, the Grey Witch. Basis of OVA episodes 1–8 and of both Grey Witch manga versions. The only Lodoss novel officially published in English (Seven Seas, December 2017).
2 · The Fire Demon · February 1989
Honō no Majin. A self-contained war against a fire demon, the one early novel not drawn from a campaign. Later adapted as the Demon of Flame manga and a four-CD audio drama.
3–4 · The Demon Dragon of Fire Dragon Mountain · 1990
Karyū-zan no Maryū, in two parts (January and June 1990). The second campaign’s story: Orson, Shiris, and the dragon Shooting Star. The OVA’s final episodes borrow from these books.
5 · The Kings’ Holy War · February 1991
Ōtachi no Seisen. The war of the kings of Lodoss, written for the novels rather than replayed from the table.
6–7 · The Holy Knights of Lodoss · 1991–1993
Rōdosu no Seikishi, in two parts (November 1991 and March 1993). The third campaign: Spark’s road to knighthood, and the resurrection plot the TV series later adapted faithfully.
THE SIDE STORIES
1995High Elf Forest: Deedlit’s Tale · Feb 1995
Short stories of Deedlit’s youth in the Forest of No Return. Adapted as the Deedlit’s Tale manga by Setsuko Yoneyama.
The Black Knight · Jul 1995
Stories of Ashram, the Black Knight of Marmo. Reissued in 1998 under Kadokawa Novels with new illustrations by Masato Natsumoto, the Chronicles of the Heroic Knight manga artist.
Reading the first editions
First-edition copies are identified by imprint and colophon, not by a single famous printing: volume one exists first as a Kadokawa Bunko book (1988) before its Sneaker Bunko life. Check the edition statement against the date before paying a premium.