{"product_id":"spice-wolf-01","title":"Spice \u0026 Wolf 01","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA traveling merchant, a mysterious wolf goddess, and the beginning of a journey in which trade might suddenly become a secondary concern.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKraft Lawrence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e travels from place to place as a traveling merchant, pursuing a big dream: one day, he hopes to have earned enough money to leave life on the road behind and open\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis own shop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith his horse-drawn cart full of goods, he arrives in the small village \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof Pasloe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where the annual harvest festival is currently being celebrated. At the center of the festivities is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a wolf deity said to have watched over the village’s harvest for generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNormally, this isn’t something a pragmatic merchant would give much thought to.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat is, until Lawrence discovers a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyoung woman with wolf ears and a bushy tail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003ein his wagon that evening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe introduces herself as Holo—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHolo, the wise she-wolf of Yoitsu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—and claims to be the very deity to whom the villagers dedicate their harvest festival. But times have changed, and Holo wants to return to her homeland in the far north. Without further ado, she joins Lawrence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThus begins an extraordinary journey through a medieval-style world full of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etrade, commerce, religion, intrigue, and clever negotiations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—and a relationship develops between the down-to-earth merchant and the quick-witted wolf goddess, in which verbal sparring becomes at least as important as the next profitable deal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Spice \u0026amp; Wolf* Volume 01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e blends fantasy and romance with an unusually strong focus on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emedieval trade and economics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Instead of constantly having to save the world, the story revolves around commodity prices, currencies, negotiations, and the question of whether Lawrence will ever have the last word against a centuries-old wolf goddess.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpoiler: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis chances aren’t looking too good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Panini Manga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57470558470492,"sku":"DWOSP001","price":8.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/5017\/1228\/files\/DWOSP001_01.jpg?v=1790874427","url":"https:\/\/www.merchfox.at\/en\/products\/spice-wolf-01","provider":"Merchfox Comic Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}