How’d you enjoy Volume 10 of Goblin Slayer? It was, I think you’ll agree, a story in which goblins appeared, so Goblin Slayer had to slay them. I worked really hard to write enough to hit two-digit volume numbers, and I would be thrilled if you’ve enjoyed it.
It might not sound so difficult to hit two-digit levels, but in D&D, it’s wicked hard. I’m on the cusp of going from heroic to legendary, here. (The mythical starts at level 21.) Tough stuff.
Now that I stop to look back on the last six months of frantic work (and with Volume 10 put to bed) I feel like I don’t have any writing left in me. Okay, so that’s pretty much what I say in the afterword every month. This probably makes it five times or so now, if you’re keeping track.
What’s that? You haven’t read all the others? I see, so you’re one of those…!
All right, digression over. (I promise.)
Once again, it took a ton of people to get this book safely out the door. All my creative types and gaming friends. All the administrators at the aggregator blogs.
The illustrators doing the various manga adaptations. All the people at the publishing house.
Then there’s the marketing and distribution folks—and of course all my readers.
Always, always: Thank you so much.
If I were to really trace back every person and thing I have to be grateful for in the production of this book, I started to think it would lead me all the way back to the big bang. So you know what? Let’s thank the big bang. Give the origin of the universe a hand, everybody!
And so there you have it, another story—as ever, I continue to write purely what amuses me. I think urban adventures are pretty cool, so all of a sudden, we found ourselves running through the shadows, but well, you know.
What about next time? I expect a story in which goblins appear and Goblin Slayer has to slay them. I’m thinking it’s about time to set one of these in a desert, but the best-laid plans of mice and men and all. We’ll see. I just think adventurers are a good fit for a desert. Like, you know how there was that legendary doer of deeds? You’ve just got to get out to a desert at least once.
Huh, talking like that, it sounds like we’re in for a redux of the snowy mountain. Hoo-hoo, scary.
Anyhow, I’ll be very happy if you enjoy the next volume as well.
Till next time!