Log Horizon, Vol. 1 (manga)

If you are tired of fantasy writers thinking death is the only thing that makes stories have stakes, this is the book for you.Mamare Tonou does a fantastic job of capturing the confusion and wonder of an other world story in a way that is much more relatable than the typical 'struggle of life an death' these stories often present.By making the main characters essentially immortal, Touno lets us think past the question of 'who will die' and instead focuses on what drives humans in an environment where that question has become irrelevant. What is of value to them? Is going home truly what they desire? Why not go into the world and see what it has to offer?This book deserves a lot more love.

You'll probably already know of you're looking at this listing but it's worth mentioning these books are novels, not manga. They're actually great and give a lot more context to the story so if you like the blog horizon anime I'd definitely recommend trying out these books.

Loved the anime, decided to give the original LA a read.There's a lot more of the main character's inner thoughts that weren't translated into the anime, which is a great insight.While this book is aimed for 13+ and doesn't require a high reading level, it's been fairly well translated and has kept someone who is almost in their 30s engaged.

ok

fantastic manga, great story and easy to read