The Faraway Paladin: Volume 1

Kanata Yanagino

Feb 2017 · J-Novel Club

About this ebook

In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood; the graceful mummified priestess, Mary; and the crotchety spectral sorcerer, Gus. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know. But one day, Will starts to wonder: "Who am I?" Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway dead man's land, and unearth the secret pasts of the undead. He must learn the love and mercy of the good gods, and the bigotry and madness of the bad. And when he knows it all, the boy will take his first step on the path to becoming a Paladin. "I promised you. It's gonna take a while, but I'll tell you everything. This is the story of the deaths of many heroes. It's the story of how we died, and it's the reason you grew up here."

Ratings and reviews

The novel was a great read. I would have rate it 5star if not for the price. It was way too expensive for an e-book. The currency conversion is killing me.

GOD. PLEASE. I BEG YOU MR/MS KANATA YANAGINO. CONTINUE THIS SERIES. THIS IS A MASTERPIECE TOPPING OVERLORD, SAO, ROKKA, REIN SLIME, GRIMGAR. I SHOULDNT NAMED OTHER SERIES BUT IM TIRED HOW UNDERRATED THIS GEM IS.

A little different than the usual isekai but the tropes are there. Gives off Mushoku Tensei vibes but this one has a "heavier" tone to it. It's a serious story with some serious themes.