Inside Information

Love the Lords of Pain? Find out all kinds of weird and wonderful stuff in this section of the site. Check out the menu to find out about the characters, the author, what the Japanese writing on the book covers means, and much more. And don't forget to check back - we'll be putting up loads more fantastic stuff throughout the year!

The Author

All about James Lovegrove, James's blog, and how to talk to him! Listen to James's podcast!

The Characters and Blogs

Pictures and info about the main people in the series. Plus, some real inside information - we've got blogs from some of your favourite characters coming up! Click here to find out what the Lord of the Mountain has to say about Tom Yamada and the Contest ...

Japanese Words

A list of the Japanese words used in the books, with their meanings and how to say the hardest ones!

Extras

Seriously interesting stuff. Want to know more about the magical places where Tom fights his duels? Or to find out about ‘deleted scenes'? Or to see how the covers go from ideas to sketches to amazing art? Or to know exactly what the Japanese writing on the covers means? This is the place to come!

There's some info now, and loads more cool stuff will be posted here throughout the year, so come back soon!