Overlord, Vol. 4: The Lizardman Heroes
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- Author：Kugane Maruyama
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Reviews
Jennifer Reese
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I started reading it knowing it would be from lizardmen prospective as well for a great bit of the book。 It made it less jolting。 I really like his work and can hardly wait until I get vol。 5。
Joaquin Escudero-Green
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The book shifts its focus from the exploits of the great tomb of Nazarick to the lizardmen tribes and offers a unique perspective on the plans Ainz Ool Gown has for his new world。 Great read
Alexandre Benali
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Wonderful addition to a great serieLoved the interaction of the new protagonist。 Seeing life through the eyes of a throng of lizardman was quite new and refreshing。 It’s a bit different from what we are used to in the series but I had a lot of fun。
Pietro Striano
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L'ha fatta troppo lunga。Non erano necessarie oltre 400 pagine ci stava benissimo in 300。 Battaglie lunghissime。 Troppo lunghe ci ho messo quasi tre ore solo a finire la prima battaglia tra i Lizards e l'esercito di Cocytus。Spero che la prossima novel sia migliore。 Ora mi prendo una pausa dalla serie Overlord。 Questa mi ha stremato come Novel。 L'ha fatta troppo lunga。Non erano necessarie oltre 400 pagine ci stava benissimo in 300。 Battaglie lunghissime。 Troppo lunghe ci ho messo quasi tre ore solo a finire la prima battaglia tra i Lizards e l'esercito di Cocytus。Spero che la prossima novel sia migliore。 Ora mi prendo una pausa dalla serie Overlord。 Questa mi ha stremato come Novel。 。。。more
Dex Vaughn
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A bit different than the other books in the series。 This one takes the perspective of one who must go up against the might of the overflowing power of Ainz Ooal Gown！This is a quick and easy read with very little flourish。 The writing style is a simple translation so don’t expect any ground breaking word play。 I still enjoy the relaxing read and the exposition is placed at acceptable intervals within the confines of few chapters。 There’s not really much to condemn here other than the few grammat A bit different than the other books in the series。 This one takes the perspective of one who must go up against the might of the overflowing power of Ainz Ooal Gown！This is a quick and easy read with very little flourish。 The writing style is a simple translation so don’t expect any ground breaking word play。 I still enjoy the relaxing read and the exposition is placed at acceptable intervals within the confines of few chapters。 There’s not really much to condemn here other than the few grammatical errors that slipped by in translation。 All in all this made for a progressive episode in the saga of lord Ainz。 I can’t wait to read the next one in the series。 。。。more
Vincent Archer
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Interesting and disappointing at the same time。The largest problem in this volume is that it has a very small， limited scope， and the titular Overlord is almost entirely absent from the story。 So， while it is okay， it's a different fit from the rest of the series， notably by comparison with the previous volume。 Interesting and disappointing at the same time。The largest problem in this volume is that it has a very small， limited scope， and the titular Overlord is almost entirely absent from the story。 So， while it is okay， it's a different fit from the rest of the series， notably by comparison with the previous volume。 。。。more
Danny Moody
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I love a good overpowered MC but it can at times make things boring because everything is easy。 That is why I appreciate the change of POV to some of the other characters facing Ainz and co。 It helps add some depth to the world。
Christopher Collins
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GooodLoved it， I lovethe world building。 Also tge way the author writes in depth about other people reacting to the protagonist is amazing
Estevam （Impish Reviews）
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Nice world building。
Dustin
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I liked the story of the Lizardmen villages and their champions。 Shame they were so outclassed in the end。
Wyatt
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Contrary to what others have posted， this was my favorite Overlord novel so far。 In novel #4， we get to experience the world from the eyes of a completely different caste of characters。 We get to learn of the issues they face， their strengths， and their weaknesses。 I enjoyed the new "main" characters， even if the rest of the characters were shallow and/or temporary。 This novel allows us to see Nzarick through the eyes of an outsider。 Instead of Nzarick being the "home team，" we're now rooting fo Contrary to what others have posted， this was my favorite Overlord novel so far。 In novel #4， we get to experience the world from the eyes of a completely different caste of characters。 We get to learn of the issues they face， their strengths， and their weaknesses。 I enjoyed the new "main" characters， even if the rest of the characters were shallow and/or temporary。 This novel allows us to see Nzarick through the eyes of an outsider。 Instead of Nzarick being the "home team，" we're now rooting for their enemies。 I do agree with other reviewers that the "romance" between two of the main characters was juvenile。 The story would have been better off and more appreciated without it， or with it toned down at least。 It could also have been better explained via exposition。 However， I disagree with other reviewers that the lizardmen themselves were pointless。 The ending of the novel results in a major change to the Nzarick organization。 While it is seemingly not important in this novel， it is the direct result of this story， and I believe it will play a major role in a future novel。 。。。more
Ray
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In my somewhat contrarian opinion， Volume 4 is one of the greatest Overlord volumes。 For the first time， the characters who we followed as protagonists for the past few volumes start out as distant and ominous antagonists。 We follow and get invested in the lives of a few tribes of lizardmen， and feel genuinely sad when many of them are killed by the "main" characters。 If volumes 1 and 2 of Overlord kept up a feeling of stakes and suspense despite the main character already starting at the height In my somewhat contrarian opinion， Volume 4 is one of the greatest Overlord volumes。 For the first time， the characters who we followed as protagonists for the past few volumes start out as distant and ominous antagonists。 We follow and get invested in the lives of a few tribes of lizardmen， and feel genuinely sad when many of them are killed by the "main" characters。 If volumes 1 and 2 of Overlord kept up a feeling of stakes and suspense despite the main character already starting at the height of their powers through deceptive narration and gradual escalation， volume 4 achieves this by shifting the focus of the narration to more fragile subjects。 Aside from this， Maruyama demonstrates his ability to juggle a large ensemble cast well in Volume 4， and does not skimp on the magnificent revelations of Nazarick's power。 。。。more
Gabriel d'Matos
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É tão bem escrito que é sempre um prazer de ler。
Morgan
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I did enjoy the change in environment and situations。 I did find this book a little slow in places but still an enjoyable read for fans of this great series！
Ranjan Borkar
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This novel is not like the normal novels it's completely off topic focussing more on the side characters then the main characters but is still enjoyable。 "The strong shall trample over the weak" This novel is not like the normal novels it's completely off topic focussing more on the side characters then the main characters but is still enjoyable。 "The strong shall trample over the weak" 。。。more
Roxanne Nelson
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This one feels a bit different from the previous books， but a focus on lizardmen tribes is a unique approach， the characters were likeable and I felt myself rooting for them even if I knew they would inevitably get crushed in the end。
Tarl
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I will admit， I was a bit wary about reading this novel because I really found this part of the anime to be boring。 And to be honest， this book felt really out of place in the series。 Even the author admits it in his afterword。 That said， it was a lot different from what one would expect in a light novel， and in that case is still interesting in this case。 The protagonist's further shift to being 'in character' really stands out in this volume。 Even when he is trying to be kind to the lizardmen， I will admit， I was a bit wary about reading this novel because I really found this part of the anime to be boring。 And to be honest， this book felt really out of place in the series。 Even the author admits it in his afterword。 That said， it was a lot different from what one would expect in a light novel， and in that case is still interesting in this case。 The protagonist's further shift to being 'in character' really stands out in this volume。 Even when he is trying to be kind to the lizardmen， he is using terror and cruelty。 It is interesting to see how people outside the tomb view his actions on the world and just how terrible it can be。 It is a great insight and will be a good stepping stone for his continual shift into his character's persona as time goes on。 It also continued to highlight just how overpowered everyone is and how that stacks up to others in the world they find themselves。But in the end， this book is just okay。 It felt a lot like the author got bored with the story he was telling and wanted to try something else out without losing the Overlord series in itself。 There are also elements that were raised that from a quick google search， never get resolved。 （like the fact they are using humans to make parchment using essentially perpetual torture。） I hope the next novel is better， and more interesting， when compared to this one。 The sheer scope of the characters involved in this series is quite amazing， and there are a lot of things that can be done with them， so I am curious as to how everything plays out。 I guess we'll see。。。 。。。more
Eric
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That's the fourth book in the series， you would expect more of the same。 That is not the case here。 This book is mostly from a different perspective than our villain/hero。 That is certainly okay。 I believe the pace of the title was also slower than the previous three。 I really enjoyed the title and we'll start the next book in series today。 That's the fourth book in the series， you would expect more of the same。 That is not the case here。 This book is mostly from a different perspective than our villain/hero。 That is certainly okay。 I believe the pace of the title was also slower than the previous three。 I really enjoyed the title and we'll start the next book in series today。 。。。more
Alec Rebert
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One of my favorite light novel series of l time for sure！ Love how this series blurs the lines between good and evil; as well as protagonist and antagonist。。。5。2
Liz H {Redd's Reads}
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Lots of battle scenes， which isn't really my thing。 But I liked seeing how the lizardmen thought and acted as well as knowing more of the strategy on both sides。 Don't ask me any of the lizards' names though as the only one I can remember is Crusch！ Lots of battle scenes， which isn't really my thing。 But I liked seeing how the lizardmen thought and acted as well as knowing more of the strategy on both sides。 Don't ask me any of the lizards' names though as the only one I can remember is Crusch！ 。。。more
Tulip
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The lizard people are shown to have wonderfully interesting lives and thus the displays of horrific power by Einz Oul Gown really so ramp up into being evil and not just mischief。
Oskar
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Saurav Adhikari
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 SummaryBasically 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 Smart SummaryBasically 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？" 。。。more
Kenneth
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Cocytus is best boy
John
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Pretty good lizardmen tale
Pierce Hipp
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the fourth entry to the series has the most amazingly stylistic tone out of all of Maruyama's works that I've read so far。 A swamp battle between skeletons and lizard people really gives off the humid， surreal atmosphere that properly encompasses the nature of war at its most basic level。 It just seems like fantasy Vietnam at some points。 It was definitely better than I thought it would be， especially as it marinates in the back of my mind。 Definitely read this first if you're thinking of droppi the fourth entry to the series has the most amazingly stylistic tone out of all of Maruyama's works that I've read so far。 A swamp battle between skeletons and lizard people really gives off the humid， surreal atmosphere that properly encompasses the nature of war at its most basic level。 It just seems like fantasy Vietnam at some points。 It was definitely better than I thought it would be， especially as it marinates in the back of my mind。 Definitely read this first if you're thinking of dropping the series。 。。。more
Feen
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3。75 stars。 If I read only the beginning half I would have given this a 3 stars， but the latter half brought it back for me。 The story this time focused more on new characters as they struggle to fight against an unstoppable enemy（our protagonist）。 I think seeing the war from the side of the invader's side is extremely interesting， especially when taken into account that the author took an entire book to only focus on this one aspect of the world。 He's really dedicated to flushing out nearly all 3。75 stars。 If I read only the beginning half I would have given this a 3 stars， but the latter half brought it back for me。 The story this time focused more on new characters as they struggle to fight against an unstoppable enemy（our protagonist）。 I think seeing the war from the side of the invader's side is extremely interesting， especially when taken into account that the author took an entire book to only focus on this one aspect of the world。 He's really dedicated to flushing out nearly all the nitty-gritty details about the world he's building and that's exactly why I love this series。 Our protagonists are becoming conquerors of entire species and even though I'm rooting for a group that would do anything and everything as long as it's for the good of their guild， it is for that reason that it is entertaining to read as our protagonist goes through different issues in order to reach their goals。 Even if they need to torture， extort， and kill people to revive them just in order to kill them again。 。。。more
Alan Villalobos
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It was a good book the story was really good and that it shows the problems lord Ainz caused
Salvia
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Sebas <3
Jorge Rosas
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