Publication
There are seven novels in the Twelve Kingdoms series, including one short story collection. The novels are illustrated by Akihiro Yamada. Some of the novels have been published in two volume editions such that the total number of volumes consists of eleven books.
| Book | Kanji title | Romaji title | Original title, literal translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication date | ISBN | English publication title | ||
| Summary | ||||
| 1 | 月の影 影の海 | Tsuki no Kage, Kage no Umi | "Shadow of the Moon, The Sea of Shadow" | 2 Volumes |
| June 1992 (Volume 1) July 1992 (Volume 2) |
ISBN 978-4-06-255071-0 (Volume 1) ISBN 978-4-06-255072-7 (Volume 2) |
The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow | ||
| Yoko becomes the monarch of Kei. | ||||
| 2 | 風の海 迷宮の岸 | Kaze no Umi, Meikyū no Kishi | "Sea of Wind, Shore of the Labyrinth" | 2 Volumes |
| March 1993 (Volume 1) April 1993 (Volume 2) |
ISBN 978-4-06-255114-4 (Volume 1) ISBN 978-4-06-255120-5 (Volume 2) |
The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Wind | ||
| Taiki chooses the ruler of Tai | ||||
| 3 | 東の海神 西の滄海 | Higashi no Watatsumi, Nishi no Sōkai | "Sea God in the East, Vast Sea in the West" | 1 Volume |
| June 1994 | ISBN 978-4-06-255168-7 | The Twelve Kingdoms: The Vast Spread of the Seas | ||
| The King of En suppresses a rebellion. | ||||
| 4 | 風の万里 黎明の空 | Kaze no Banri, Reimei no Sora | A Thousand Miles of Wind, The Sky at Dawn | 2 Volumes |
| July 1994 (Volume 1) September 1994 (Volume 2) |
ISBN 978-4-06-255175-5 (Volume 1) ISBN 978-4-06-255178-6 (Volume 2) |
The Twelve Kingdoms: Skies of Dawn | ||
| Yoko, Suzu and Shoukei free the Wa Province in Kei | ||||
| 5 | 図南の翼 | Tonan no Tsubasa | The Aspiring Wings | 1 Volume |
| February 1996 | ISBN 978-4-06-255229-5 | |||
| Shushou becomes ruler of Kyou. | ||||
| 6 | 黄昏の岸 暁の天 | Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora | The Shore at Twilight, The Sky at Daybreak | 2 Volumes |
| May 2001 (both volumes) | ISBN 978-4-06-255546-3 (Volume 1) ISBN 978-4-06-255550-0 (Volume 2) |
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| Risai meets Yoko to request help in finding Taiki. | ||||
| 7 | 華胥の幽夢 | Kasho no Yume | The Dream of Prosperity | |
| September 2001 | ISBN 978-4-06-255573-9 | |||
| Five short stories, set in Tai, Hou, Kei, Sai and Sou: "Toei" (冬栄), "Jogetsu" (乗月), "Shokan" (書簡), "Kasho" (華胥), "Kizan" (帰山) | ||||
Before she started work on Twelve Kingdoms, Fuyumi Ono wrote The Demonic Child (魔性の子, Mashō no Ko?) (September 1991, ISBN 978-4-10-124021-3), a horror novel about a boy from another world. She later worked certain events from this novel into the Twelve Kingdoms series. Short stories set in the various kingdoms include Kasho (華胥?), Toei (冬栄?), Shokan (書簡?), Kizan (帰山?) and Jogetsu (乗月?); these stories have been collected into one volume, Kasho no Yume. One short story, Drifting Ship (漂舶, Hyouhaku?), published in 1997, accompanied the drama CD for Higashi no Watatsumi, Nishi no Sōkai and remains uncollected elsewhere. In February 2008, the new Twelve Kingdoms short story, Hisho no Tori (丕緒の鳥?) was published in Shinchosha's Yomyom magazine, followed by Rakusho no Goku (落照の獄?) in September 2009.
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