When a support mage is kicked out of his group for outshining the hero, he becomes a member of an elite guild where he can really show off his powers! The light novel that inspired the manga--also available from Seven Seas.Wim Strauss isn't a flashy fighter--he's a granting caster, a support mage who boosts his allies' strength in battle. His magic keeps the party alive. But when his quiet power starts to overshadow the wrong person, the team's prideful leader has ...

BATTLE ROYALE, REPRISED!The search for Theraclede--and Dimitris' expedition to Goldicia--bring Fran back to Ulmutt, where circumstances conspire to see her entering the city's famous tournament once more. She'll have to face some powerful foes this time around, including an insectoid mercenary captain and some potential Raydossian spies! Meanwhile, a minion of the Black Bones is plotting something sinister in the shadows! Can Fran win this fight fair and square? Or...

HERDING CATSTasked by Wina with a mission to Goldicia, Fran and Teacher must return to Belioth to prepare for the trip--except the battle with a certain great beast has delayed all sea travel by months! Fran decides instead to head south in search of ingredients for the cooking contest in Granzell, only for the duo to encounter another unexpected surprise on the road in the form of a Black Cat named Kuhne. Where will this meeting lead?

THE CAPITAL BURNSFran and Teacher successfully destroyed the Sword of Mad Faith Fanatix, which was wreaking havoc in Granzell. However, its remaining shards have brainwashed Velmeria, and she's now going on a rampage through the city! Will the beastgirl and her sword have to challenge Fanatix to a rematch to stop the madness?

THE BLADE THAT WAS BROKENMurelia is vanquished--at a terrible cost. With both Teacher's blade and magic left shattered, he and Fran have no choice but to trust in the godsmith Alistaire, whose mansion may hold the key to repairing him--and perhaps, the key to his origins, too. Either way, the duo's sojourn in the Beastman Nation is almost at an end. What will the climax of this adventure bring?

Eleven essential classics in one volumeThis volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964, containing eleven great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field.Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, the Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction and w...

THE BATTLE FOR BEST CHEF BEGINS!Fran and Teacher decide to compete in the Cook King Contest with curry bread! But behind the scenes of Bulbola, just as the contest is reaching its fever pitch, an evil Berserker, a Lancer, and an old Fiendmancer hatch a devilish plot revolving around the mysterious Evil One...

TEACHABLE MOMENTSAn off-campus survival class puts Fran to the test when the students she's overseeing are swarmed by an unexpected wave of monsters. Can she and Teacher keep her charges safe and foil a certain evil alchemist's plans? Or will her instructor days be over before they even begin?

COOKING UP TROUBLE!When the Bulbolan Chefs' Guild disparages Teacher's curry, an incensed Fran announces that they are both entering the upcoming city-wide cooking contest. But there's mischief afoot behind the scenes of that contest--shady characters with shady plans that put the whole city at risk! Can Teacher and Fran thwart a conspiracy while also defending their curry's honor, or have they finally bitten off more than they can chew?

Patrick O’Neil is a travel agent who never goes anywhere. His closest confidante, Sharon, is chain-smoking her way to singles hell, passing up man after man. His parents, proprietors of a suburban men’s store whose fortunes are sagging more visibly than its customers, can’t agree how best to interfere in their sons’ lives. And his lover, Arthur (a nice golden retriever of a guy to whom Patrick can’t quite commit), wants to cement their relationship by buying a house.Then a call com...

Princess Versus Empress!With Mea arriving to provide backup, Fran continues to fend off the hordes advancing on the Black Cat village. But then the mastermind behind the assault reveals herself--Murelia, the woman known as the Lightning Empress, and the source of the Black Cats' curse! Can they defeat her before she infiltrates the Beastman Nation?

LEVEL UP!The many battles they've endured leave Teacher and Fran feeling they need to step up their game and get stronger. The two return to Alessa to train at the Demon Wolf's Garden, the place where Teacher first awakened. With some help from Amanda, and an extra-powerful crop of monsters now infesting the Garden, the duo gets to work training up a storm!