Moonlight Sculptor

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The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor is a Korean Light Novel by Nam-Hi-Sung (남희성). Currently, the series has 42 volumes published.

The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor series is also available in the following languages:

Português Brasileiro (Brazilian Portuguese)

Story Synopsis

The man forsaken by the world, the man a slave to money and the man known as the legendary God of War in the highly popular MMORPG Continent of Magic. With the coming of age, he decides to say goodbye, but the feeble attempt to earn a little something for his time and effort ripples into an effect none could ever have imagined.

Through a series of coincidences, his legendary avatar is sold for 3.1 billion won, bringing great joy to him, only to plunge him into despair at losing almost all of it to vicious loan sharks. With revelation of money through gaming, he rises from the abyss with new found resolve and steps forward into the new age of games led by the first ever Virtual Reality MMORPG, Royal Road.

This is the legend of Lee Hyun on his path to becoming Emperor with only his family loving heart, his boundless desire for money, his unexpected mind, his diligently forged body and the talent of hard work backing him.

-- Bonky, RoyalRoadL.

Translation & Registration

Registration

This is a Hosted Project. All Translating and Editing rights are reserved to the respective Translation groups.

Translation

This novel is in need of Korean Translators and Editors. Those who wish to contribute, please visit:

Royal Road - For retranslation of old chapters.
Japtem - For current chapters. (Translators only)

Translations will be linked as each chapter is retranslated, translation checked and edited. Please do not link the chapters until they are completely TLCed and edited. In the mean time, you can read the unpolished chapters here-- Junnynam (talk) 01:13, 2 September 2013 (CDT)

Info

This is a hosted project. Original Translations belong to the respective group (Japtem, JCafe, Lite Novel US, Odd Squad, and RoyalRoadL)

Some translations are done professionally, some translations are done with machine translation. So there will be varying degree of accuracy.

We have formally obtained permission from the author to host the series up till Volume 20--Teh Ping (talk) 21:30, 1 September 2013 (CDT)

Updates

January 2014

01: Volume 15 Chapter 10 completed.
14: Volume 3 Chapter 4 retranslated.
18: Volume 15 Chapter 11 completed.

December 2013

06: Volume 15 Chapter 7 completed.
12: Volume 2 Chapter 1 retranslated.
19: Volume 15 Chapter 8 completed.
25: Volume 15 Chapter 9 completed.

November 2013

06: Volume 3 Chapter 3 retranslated.
15: Volume 15 Chapter 6 completed.
20: Volume 4 Chapter 1 retranslated.

All Updates

Discussion and Feedback

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The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor series by Nam-Hi-Sung

Volume 1 (Full Text)

TLC in progress

Chapter 1 : The Birth of a Dark Gamer
Chapter 2 : Wild Beast Appears
Chapter 3 : The Instructor's Request
Chapter 4 : Dreadful Weed
Chapter 5 : A Girl Who Lost Words
Chapter 6 : Over a Barbecue
Chapter 7 : Maestro of Battles
Chapter 8 : The Fated Profession
Chapter 9 : The City of Heaven
Chapter 10 : Weed's Role in the Punitive Force

Volume 2 (Full Text)

TLC in progress

Chapter 1 : Land of the Myth
Chapter 2 : The Statue of the Goddess Freya
Chapter 3 : Lost Treasures of the Temple
Chapter 4 : The City of Heaven, Lavias
Chapter 5 : The One Who Does the Worse
Chapter 6 : The Meaning Behind Royal Road
Chapter 7 : Nameless Statue of Lavias
Chapter 8 : The Lost Treasure of Freya
Chapter 9 : Princess' Knight
Chapter 10 : Mountains of Loot

Volume 3 (Full Text)

From Royal Road: TLC in progress

Chapter 1 : My Profession: Moonlight Sculptor
Chapter 2 : The Stone That Gathers Lightning
Chapter 3 : Instruments and intrigue
Chapter 4 : Van Hawk's Humiliation
Chapter 5 : Return of the relic...
Chapter 6 : A bad cold
Chapter 7 : Ignorant Beginner
Chapter 8 : True Blood Vampires
Chapter 9 : The Great sculpture
Chapter 10 : Battle of The Black Castle
Chapter 11 : Poor emergence of broadcasting

Volume 7 (Full Text)

Chapter 1 : Pre-war
Chapter 2 : Undead Legion
Chapter 3 : Lich Shire
Chapter 4 : Quest
Chapter 5 : Power to Reject Death
Chapter 6 : Into The World
Chapter 7 : Profit and Loss
Chapter 8 : Trail of Death
Chapter 9 : Hall of Fame Expedition

Volume 8 (Full Text)

Chapter 1 : Rhodium
Chapter 2 : The Golden Statue
Chapter 3 : The Silhouette of a Golden Statue
Chapter 4 : Northern Expedition
Chapter 5 : Moonlight Sculpting
Chapter 6 : Hollow Dungeon!
Chapter 7 : Classical Concert
Chapter 8 : Forced Quest Trigger
Chapter 9 : Valley of Death

Volume 9 (Full Text)

Chapter 1 : Night in Morata
Chapter 2 : Operation Acquire Food
Chapter 3 : Wonder of Northern Region
Chapter 4 : Conquest
Chapter 5 : In the Cave
Chapter 6 : A Man's Romance
Chapter 7 : Moonlight Grandmaster Piece
Chapter 8 : Korean University
Chapter 9 : Planted Seed
Chapter 10 : Raid
Chapter 11 : God of War Weed

Volume 10 (Full Text)

Chapter 1 : Skeleton Soldier Weed
Chapter 2 : Origin of the Skeleton
Chapter 3 : Rise of the Undead
Chapter 4 : Single Point Attack Arts
Chapter 5 : Treasures of Niflheim
Chapter 6 : Birthday Party
Chapter 7 : High Elf Bow
Chapter 8 : Tower of Light
Chapter 9 : Gathering
Chapter 10 : Todeum

Volume 11 (Full Text)

Chapter 1 : The Land of the Vampires
Chapter 2 : Seirun
Chapter 3 : Quest
Chapter 4 : Rosalyn Rescue Mission
Chapter 5 : Lee Hyun's First Class
Chapter 6 : The Law of Local Procurement
Chapter 7 : Letter of a Vampire
Chapter 8 : The Slightest Hope
Chapter 9 : Program Weed
Chapter 10 : First M.T (Membership Training)

Volume 12 (Full Text)

Chapter 1 : The Day of the Showdown
Chapter 2 : Todeum Expedition
Chapter 3 : Silmido of Hell
Chapter 4 : Wild and Hell training
Chapter 5 : Lee Hyun’s Identity Uncovered
Chapter 6 : The Loots' Shadow
Chapter 7 : The Victories in Heaven and Earth
Chapter 8 : Prisoner of War
Chapter 9 : Elemental Sculpturing Skill
Chapter 10 : Tower of Heroes

Volume 13

Chapter 1 : Skeleton Knight
Chapter 2 : The Princess’s Knight
Chapter 3 : The Historic Battle
Chapter 4 : Weed’s Return
Chapter 5 : A symbol of prosperity that is Morata
Chapter 6 : The Statue of a Daughter
Chapter 7 : The vicious Morata Lord
Chapter 8 : The Dwarf Kingdom
Chapter 9 : The Dwarf Art Hand
Chapter 10 : Akryong (Evil Dragon) Kaybern

Volume 14

Translations by Japtem

Chapter 1 : Dwarven Village Iron Hand
Chapter 2 : Kuruso
Chapter 3 : The Secret Commissioned Sculpture
Chapter 4 : Commander of Tremors
Chapter 5 : Fight against Death Hand
Chapter 6 : Continent’s Dreams
Chapter 7 : Water Park for Young Dwarven Children
Chapter 8 : Elemental Creation
Chapter 9 : Dark Gamers’ Conversation
Chapter 10 : Travelers of the Wilderness
Chapter 11 : Dain's Wait

Volume 15

Translations by Japtem

Chapter 1 : The Dwarves’ Gift
Chapter 2 : Undiscovered Dungeon
Chapter 3 : The Strange Booklet of Gildras
Chapter 4 : The Ability He Shows
Chapter 5 : The Pure-White Beauty
Chapter 6 : Slave Date
Chapter 7 : Smith's Curiosity
Chapter 8 : Reconstruction of Niflheim Empire
Chapter 9 : Sculptor of Hell
Chapter 10 : The Bull Riding Sculptor
Chapter 11 : The Sculptures Erected on the River of Lamentation

Volume 16

Chapter 1 : Preparations
Chapter 2 : Leader of the Alliance
Chapter 3 : Power of the Leader
Chapter 4 : Strategy of Invincibility
Chapter 5 : Zhuge Liang’s Strategy (Zhuge Liang)
Chapter 6 : Black Dragon
Chapter 7 : Weed's Ideal
Chapter 8 : Commander of the Battlefield
Chapter 9 : Return of the Tyrant

Volume 17

Chapter 1 : Notorious Weed
Chapter 2 : Blacksmith's Magic Sword
Chapter 3 : Morata's Lord
Chapter 4 : The Impression of 1 Copper
Chapter 5 : Seoyoon's House Visit
Chapter 6 : Sculpture of a Child
Chapter 7 : A Timeline of a Girl's Life
Chapter 8 : Dain's Close Encounter
Chapter 9 : Lone Ranger
Chapter 10 : Ray Bard and the Evil Dragon (Akryong)

Volume 18 (Full Text)

Chapter 1 : Ahreupen's Empire Sealed Memories
Chapter 2 : A Man's Journey
Chapter 3 : Wings
Chapter 4 : Architecture of Ahreupen
Chapter 5 : Constitution of Dejected Cult
Chapter 6 : Weed's Song
Chapter 7 : Morata's Defense
Chapter 8 : Previous Negotiations
Chapter 9 : History of Sculptures
Chapter 10 : Ghost Ship
Chapter 11 : Captain Deorol

Volume 19

Chapter 1 : Captain of the Ghost Ship
Chapter 2 : Dinner in the Island of Ipia
Chapter 3 : Performance Time
Chapter 4 : Weed Divers
Chapter 5 : Pirate's Lost Fleet
Chapter 6 : Accompanied by the Northen Lights
Chapter 7 : Adventurer of Jigolaths
Chapter 8 : Sculptor's Heritage
Chapter 9 : Seyoon's Arrival
Chapter 10 : Limits of a Necromancer

Volume 20 (Full Text)

Chapter 1 : Emotional Reunion
Chapter 2 : The Emergence of Uninvited Guests
Chapter 3 : Night of the Undead
Chapter 4 : Battle in the Volcanic Eruption
Chapter 5 : Seulroeo’s Story
Chapter 6 : Inferno Dungeon
Chapter 7 : Fire Giant
Chapter 8 : Jigolaths' Race
Chapter 9 : Weed does it again
Chapter 10 : Seulroeo’s Wedding Ceremony

Volume 21

Chapter 1 : Imperial Construction Secret
Chapter 2 : Sculptor’s Gallery
Chapter 3 : Coffee Date
Chapter 4 : Mithril Angel
Chapter 5 : Glass Bottle Message
Chapter 6 : The Miracle of Life Grant
Chapter 7 : Bound to Death
Chapter 8 : A Counter-Attack in Rain, Wind, and Fog
Chapter 9 : The High Seas
Chapter 10 : Friend

Volume 22

Chapter 1 : Mermaid’s Bag
Chapter 2 : The Great Construction
Chapter 3 : Teuryeekeu’s Horn of Victory is Signalled
Chapter 4 : Visiting Headquarters
Chapter 5 : Nature Sculptures
Chapter 6 : A Sculptor Who Wonders The Continent
Chapter 7 : Freya’s Cathedral
Chapter 8 : A Fate Refused

Volume 23

Chapter 1 : Low Class Skeleton
Chapter 2 : Sword master Ashe
Chapter 3 : Kapua’s Ghost
Chapter 4 : The sandcastle that does not collapse
Chapter 5 : Canyon of the Death Knight
Chapter 6 : Frugal fort
Chapter 7 : Song of the Death Knight
Chapter 8 : Natural Catastrophe Sculpting
Chapter 9 : Hermes Guild’s Raid
Chapter 10 : Great King Abana

Volume 24

Chapter 1: Doom Knight Rebellion Plan
Chapter 2: The Clash with the Hermes Guild
Chapter 3: An Estimate More Terrifying Than Life
Chapter 4: Helium Sculpture
Chapter 5: Turn Undead
Chapter 6: Three Dragons
Chapter 7: Storm Summoning
Chapter 8: Cover the Fortress’s Owner
Chapter 9: Christmas’s Snowy Night
Chapter 10: The Old Handmaiden’s Request
Chapter 11: Weed’s Call

Translators

Japtem - Volumes 14 to 20.
Odd Squad Novels - Volume 2 Chapters 5 to 10.
Royalroadl - Volumes 3 to 12.

Series Overview

Paperback Edition

Volume 37 - September 3, 2012 (304 Pages) - ISBN 9788925727219
Volume 38 - October 31, 2012 (312 Pages) - ISBN 9788925727226
Volume 39 - January 29, 2013 (310 Pages) - ISBN 9788925727233
Volume 40 - June 18, 2013 (320 Pages) - ISBN 9788925727240
Volume 41 - November 13, 2013 (304 Pages) - ISBN 9788925732985
Full list of Volumes

Hard Cover Edition

Volume 1 - July 31, 2013 (863 Pages) - ISBN 9788925733784
Volume 2 - July 31, 2013 (817 Pages)- ISBN 9788925733791
Volume 3 - July 31, 2013 (784 Pages)- ISBN 9788925733807
Volume 4 - July 31, 2013 (799 Pages)- ISBN 9788925733814

English Edition

Volume 1 - April 16, 2008 (286 Pages) - ISBN 13: ISBN 9780979732805, ISBN 10: ISBN 0979732808

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