June 03, 2023
Twelve Kingdoms (downloads)
The ebook files are available at the links below. The doc files can be viewed and downloaded at Google Docs in a variety of formats. All publication rights remain with the copyright holders.
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Chapters are numbered sequentially for file management purposes. The [part + chapter] style used in the books is displayed at the beginning of each chapter.
Translations of Masho no Ko ("The Demon Child") and Kaze no Umi, Meikyu no Kishi ("A Sea of Wind, Shores of the Labyrinth") are available at the Worlds in Translation website.
When downloading a file, Google Drive will default to preview mode. To skip this step, click the download icon at the top right on the Google Drive page.
| Poseidon of the East | index epub mobi doc 10/23 | |
| The Wings of Dreams | index epub mobi doc | |
| Shadow of the Moon | index epub mobi doc 04/23 | |
| A Thousand Leagues of Wind | index epub mobi doc | |
| The Shore in Twilight | index epub mobi doc | |
| Hills of Silver Ruins | I–IV | index epub mobi doc 06/23 |
| I | index epub mobi doc 05/23 | |
| II | index epub mobi doc 06/23 | |
| III | index epub mobi doc 06/23 | |
| IV | index epub mobi doc 06/23 | |
| Dreaming of Paradise | index epub mobi doc 07/23 | |
| Hisho's Birds | index epub mobi doc 07/23 |
Chapters are numbered sequentially for file management purposes. The [part + chapter] style used in the books is displayed at the beginning of each chapter.
Translations of Masho no Ko ("The Demon Child") and Kaze no Umi, Meikyu no Kishi ("A Sea of Wind, Shores of the Labyrinth") are available at the Worlds in Translation website.
Labels: 12 kingdoms, ebooks, fantasy, japanese, translations
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Thank you so much for your continued efforts with bringing this series to fans old and new alike, I cannot truly express how thankful I am for your hard work! This is a series I hold very dear and your translations have kept it within reach for years. I cannot wait to dig into Black Hills.
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i cannot begin to thank you enough for these amazing translations. twelve kingdoms is one of my favorite anime of all time. i am so happy i can finally learn what happened in Tai and dive back into the world of the twelve kingdoms with this. thank you!
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I've return after 6 years to download the new novels.
Thank you very much for the translations, I really love this series.
Thank you very much for the translations, I really love this series.
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Thank you so so much! I’ve done my new rewatch of the series and it’s only thanks to you I got to read other volumes (my country doesn’t even have official translations). Eugene, you’re doing god’s work. Providing the epub files is so helpful too!
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I just rewatched the anime after more than 10 years since I last saw it. Now looking for the novels I find this very recent effort it seems surreal. Thanks for letting us enjoy this masterpiece even after it seemed forgotten.
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Thank you so much for this Eugene!❤️
You have filled a gaping hole in my heart that I felt when I had first completed the Twelve Kingdoms anime back in 2012, and for that I'll forever be grateful.
You have filled a gaping hole in my heart that I felt when I had first completed the Twelve Kingdoms anime back in 2012, and for that I'll forever be grateful.
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You should definitely post your work on Twitter (X), Instagram, Youtube etc for better reach. You've already done the hard part. You'll just have to show it to a large audience.
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Hello. I like others people have loved 12 kindoms after anime. You, thanks your great job, save as from deth in ignorance. But i have one questions, i can download files but can't read online. It's really difficult for me becouse i need google translate to help me. If you can fix it i'll be greatfull.
Lots od love
Żaneta from Poland
Lots od love
Żaneta from Poland
You can view the files online at Google Docs (also available in the Google Play and iPhone app stores) by clicking on the doc links. Google Docs files can be downloaded in a variety of formats, including plain text.
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Thank you so much for these.
By the way, does anyone know why the 12 Kingdoms novels have such titles?
By the way, does anyone know why the 12 Kingdoms novels have such titles?
I just wanted to give you so much thanks for doing these. It's a labor of love, and we really appreciate it. You're a truly wonderful person for taking the time to make these translations available. I (and I know others as well), deeply appreciate it. Thank you so much.
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Thank goodness I found this page via Google. I can finally read Hills of Silver Ruins. For months I thought it had been taken down.
I suggest that you change the link in your sidebar to say "Twelve Kingdoms Downloads" instead of just "Downloads." I've always gotten your books from the Twelve Kingdoms section, and I was expecting this one to be in that section. I didn't think to look here. I had given up months ago but finally figured it out.
I suggest that you change the link in your sidebar to say "Twelve Kingdoms Downloads" instead of just "Downloads." I've always gotten your books from the Twelve Kingdoms section, and I was expecting this one to be in that section. I didn't think to look here. I had given up months ago but finally figured it out.
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Thank you very much for your hardwork! I can finally know what happened after the anime.
Hearts for you Translator-sama!
Hearts for you Translator-sama!
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Just wanna say thank you again. Sometimes I just come back to this site to feel warm from everyone's love and appreciation for this series and your hard work
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The incredible amount of scholarly work and time you devoted to the Twelve Kingdom books is breathtaking. Thank you so so much for bringing these wonderful stories to English-language readers. I truly appreciate it! Although this is not why you do this, I'd gladly donate as a thank you.
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As far as read order this is what I was able to figure out!
Vol. 1 - Shadow of the Moon, a Sea of Shadows
Vol. 2 - Sea of the Wind, Shore of the Maze
(Website)
Vol. 3 - Poseidon of the East, Vast Blue Seas of the West
Vol. 4 - a Thousand Leagues of Winds, the Sky at Dawn
Vol. 5 - The Wings of Dreams
Vol.6 - The Shore in Twilight, the Sky at Daybreak
Vol. 9 - Hills of Silver Ruins, a Pitch Black Moon (sequel?)
Vol. 7 - Dreaming of Paradise (short stories)
Vol. 8 - Hisho’s Birds (short stories)
Vol. 0 - The Demonic Child (Set during Vol. 6)
Vol. 1 - Shadow of the Moon, a Sea of Shadows
Vol. 2 - Sea of the Wind, Shore of the Maze
(Website)
Vol. 3 - Poseidon of the East, Vast Blue Seas of the West
Vol. 4 - a Thousand Leagues of Winds, the Sky at Dawn
Vol. 5 - The Wings of Dreams
Vol.6 - The Shore in Twilight, the Sky at Daybreak
Vol. 9 - Hills of Silver Ruins, a Pitch Black Moon (sequel?)
Vol. 7 - Dreaming of Paradise (short stories)
Vol. 8 - Hisho’s Birds (short stories)
Vol. 0 - The Demonic Child (Set during Vol. 6)
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Thank you so much. You were the reason that I got interested in the "Twelve Kingdoms" novels many years ago. I even bought the novels that were already published by Tokyo Pop, but to my dismay the translations were very poor -- I wish that they had hired you instead. After Tokyo Pop went bankrupt there was no way to finish the series. Thank you so very much for finally allowing me to finish a series that I started reading about 10 years ago. You are amazing.
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