SAMPLE-ADB: https://audiobook-trial.bookwalker.jp/4202683e-8b3d-4dfb-9460-0e8e34abd11f.mp3 ----------------------------------------------------------- COVER-ADB: https://i.ibb.co/vCCzXxkT/cover-adb.jpg _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ The Eminence in Shadow, Vol. 1 By Daisuke Aizawa , Touzai Narrated by Eddy Lee 4.8 101 ratings ONE BIG FAT LIE AND A FEW TWISTED TRUTHSEven in his past life, Cid’s dream wasn’t to become a protagonist or a final boss. He’d rather lie low as a minor character until it’s prime time to reveal he’s a mastermind…or at least, do the next best thing—pretend to be one! And now that he’s been reborn into another world, he’s ready to set the perfect conditions to live out his dreams to the fullest. Armed with his overactive imagination, Cid jokingly recruits members to his organization and makes up a whole backstory about an evil cult that they need to take down. Well, as luck would have it, these imaginary adversaries turn out to be the real deal—and everyone knows the truth but him! Series Book 1, The Eminence in Shadow Release date 06-10-25 Language English Format Unabridged Audiobook Length 7 hrs and 13 mins Publisher Yen Audio Categories Science Fiction & Fantasy whispersync Fantasy Dream ----------------------------------------------------------- Read By: Eddy Lee Publisher: Yen Audio Listen Time: 7.25 hours at 1.0x Speed 4.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2025 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9798855420173 Quick Stats About this Audiobook Total Audiobook Chapters: 12 Longest Chapter Length: 91:30 minutes Shortest Chapter Length: 30 seconds Average Chapter Length: 36:07 minutes Audiobooks by this Author: 3 ----------------------------------------------------------- Product Details Series Title [AUDIOBOOK] The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novels) (Audiobook) By (author) Daisuke Aizawa By (artist) Touzai Read by Eddy Lee Publisher Yen Audio Genre Audiobook Available since December 09, 2025 (12:00 AM) PT / December 09, 2025 (05:00 PM) JST Duration 07:13:20 ----------------------------------------------------------- The Eminence in Shadow, Vol. 1 Author: Daisuke Aizawa Artist: Touzai Read by: Eddy Lee ONE BIG FAT LIE AND A FEW TWISTED TRUTHS Even in his past life, Cid’s dream wasn’t to become a protagonist or a final boss. He’d rather lie low as a minor character until it’s prime time to reveal he’s a mastermind…or at least, do the next best thing—pretend to be one! And now that he’s been reborn into another world, he’s ready to set the perfect conditions to live out his dreams to the fullest. Armed with his overactive imagination, Cid jokingly recruits members to his organization and makes up a whole backstory about an evil cult that they need to take down. Well, as luck would have it, these imaginary adversaries turn out to be the real deal—and everyone knows the truth but him! full details Fantasy Action and Adventure Comedy Drama Sword and Sorcery Anime Tie-in Series The Eminence in Shadow (audio) ISBN 9798855420173 Release Date Jun 10, 2025 Age Rating 13 & Up Imprint Yen Audio _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- Publication Information Author Daisuke Aizawa Illustrator Touzai Publisher (JP) Kadokawa Publisher (EN) Yen Press LLC ISBN JP ISBN 978-4047353022 ISBN EN ISBN 978-1975359058 Release Date November 5, 2018 JP August 11, 2020 EN Volume Information Pages 390 JP 224 EN Chapters 8 Adaptations Manga Volume 1, Chapter 1 - Volume 4, Chapter 14 Anime Episode 1 – Episode 10 _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ Cover Insert Title Page Copyright Prologue Preparing the Perfect Stage! Chapter 1 Starting the Shadowbroker Tutorial! Chapter 2 Assuming the Role of a Side Character at School! Chapter 3 My Official Beginning as a Mastermind in Action! Chapter 4 The Two Sides of the Shadow Garden?! Chapter 5 Mastering the Peaceful Life of a Nobody! Chapter 6 That Scene Where Terrorists Take Over the School Final Chapter My Idea of the Ultimate Shadow Commander! Appendix Afterword Yen Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------- Copyright The Eminence in Shadow 01 DAISUKE AIZAWA Translation by Kristi Fernandez Cover art by Touzai This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. KAGE NO JITSURYOKUSHA NI NARITAKUTE ! Vol. 1 ©Daisuke Aizawa 2018 First published in Japan in 2018 by KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Tokyo. English translation rights arranged with KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Tokyo, through TUTTLE-MORI AGENCY, INC., Tokyo. English translation © 2020 by Yen Press, LLC Yen Press, LLC supports the right to free expression and the value of copyright. The purpose of copyright is to encourage writers and artists to produce the creative works that enrich our culture. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book without permission is a theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like permission to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), please contact the publisher. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights. Yen On 150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor New York, NY 10001 Visit us at yenpress.com facebook.com/yenpress twitter.com/yenpress yenpress.tumblr.com instagram.com/yenpress First Yen On Edition: August 2020 Yen On is an imprint of Yen Press, LLC. The Yen On name and logo are trademarks of Yen Press, LLC. The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Aizawa, Daisuke, author. | Touzai, illustrator. | Fernandez, Kristi, 1992– translator. Title: The eminence in shadow / Daisuke Aizawa ; illustration by Touzai ; translation by Kristi Fernandez ; cover art by Touzai. Other titles: Kage no jitsuryokusha ni naritakute. English Description: First Yen On edition. | New York, NY : Yen On, 2020. Identifiers: LCCN 2019034416 | ISBN 9781975359058 (v. 1 ; hardcover) Subjects: CYAC: Secret societies—Fiction. | Good and evil—Fiction. | Fantasy. Classification: LCC PZ7.1.A369 Em 2019 | DDC [Fic]—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019034416 ISBNs: 978-1-9753-5905-8 (hardcover) 978-1-9753-5906-5 (ebook) E3-20230418-JV-PC-COR _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ ☕ _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________