Spice and Wolf

Spice and Wolf (, kami to K shinry, lit. Wolf and Spice) is a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura, with illustrations by J Ayakura. The first novel was released on February 10, 2006, and as of February 10, 2010, fourteen volumes have been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. ASCII Media Works reported that as of October 2008, over 2.2 million copies of the first nine novels have been sold in Japan. The series has been called a "unique fantasy" by Mainichi Shimbun due to the plot focusing on economics, trade, and peddling rather than the typical staples of fantasy such as swords and magic. Yen Press licensed the light novels and are releasing them in English in North America.