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Slayers Vol. 8: King of the City of Ghosts (Japanese: 死霊都市の王 Romaji: shiryō-toshi no ō) is the eigth book in the Slayers novel series written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was first published in Japan in 1994 by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing. It was released in English and published by TOKYOPOP in 2008.

Contents 1 Plot Information 1.1 Synopsis 1.2 Major events 1.2.1 Debuts 1.3 Setting 1.4 Characters 2 Trivia

[edit] Plot Information

[edit] Synopsis

(Taken from the back of the book)

Without warning, Phiblizo appears and attacks Chaos Dragon Gaav. He kidnaps Gourry by using the Sword of Light and taunts Lina to join them in Sairaag, a city that is now a barren wasteland with only a single Flagoon since the demon's resurrection. But Lina doesn't have time to think about the consequences--she has to settle things with the Hellmaster once and for all!

[edit] Major events

• Hellmaster Phibrizzo is destroyed
• Lina fails to cast the Giga Slave correctly and summons Lord of Nightmares
• Gourry loses the Sword of Light
• Zelgadiss and Amelia leave Gourry and Lina's traveling party.

[edit] Debuts

• Moldirag
• Lord of Nightmares

[edit] Setting

• Time: Approximately 1012 AK
• Place: Dragon's Peak and Sairaag

[edit] Characters

• Lina Inverse
• Gourry Gabriev
• Zelgadiss Graywords
• Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune
• Xelloss
• Hellmaster Phibrizzo
• Rarshart
• Sylphiel Nels Lahda
• Moldirag
• Lord of Nightmares

[edit] Trivia

• For information on the original cancellation of this book's release, see the article for volume seven
• This novel concludes the first novel story arc.