Carlo Zen

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  • Bibliography:
    39 Books
  • First Book:
    December 2017
  • Latest Book:
    February 2025
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Book List in Order: 39 titles

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 1

    At the very edge of the front lines stands a young girl. She has golden hair, blue eyes, and pale, almost translucent skin. This girl soars through the skies, mercilessly cutting down her enemies. She barks crisp orders with the unmistakable voice of...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 1 (manga)

    What would an ultra-rational Japanese salaryman do if he was reborn as a girl in a world where magic was real? Obviously, become the Empire's most feared magic soldier, while climbing the army career ladder at the ripe old age of nine. The only thing...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 2

    "Girl--this, this is war." After being reborn and becoming a magic wielding soldier in the Imperial Army, Tanya Degurechaff bemoans her fate of being placed at the very edge of the front lines instead of a comfy place in the rear. Swearing revenge o...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 2 (manga)

    After being reborn, Tanya has earned the right to be called an Ace and is steadily climbing the ranks. But as much as she wishes to be placed in the safety of the rear, for some reason she keeps winding up at the very edge of the front lines! While s...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 3 (manga)

    At last, the long-awaited days of tranquility are here! Tanya begins attending war college, where she spends her time feasting in leisure. But who would've thought that a conversation with General von Zettour would lead to another turn of events...! ...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 3: The Finest Hour

    Contrary to her dearest wish to find a safe place and stay there, Major Tanya von Degurechaff continues to wade through the fog of war with her troops on land, at sea, and in the air. After many battles with the increasingly numerous enemies of the E...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 4 (manga)

    Having no candidates was Tanya's ultimatescheme to forestall a new project that would send her to the front lines. But her plan backfires after waves of applications from promising young soldiers flood the office. Just when she thinks things couldn't...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 4

    A devil wanders the battlefield in the guise of an adorable young child and her name is Tanya Degurechaff! After returning from the sandy southlands, Tanya receives an incredibly suspicious order from headquarters to embark on a training exercise. In...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 5

    Winter is roughly two months out. The time limit has been set. But the Empire's military leaders are fiercely divided on what to do. Should they conduct aggressive offensives in hopes of a break through, or should they weather the winter and use that...



  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 5 (light novel): Abyssus Abyssum Invocat

    Barely two months remain until winter, and opinion is split over whether the Empire should launch a full-scale offensive or rest until spring. Time is running out, and the General Staff can't make up their minds. While everyone else is frozen with in...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 6

    Extoled for her achievements in Dacia, Tanya makes her grand return to Norden! As the war escalates, so do the General Staff's expectations for the 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion (much to the young major's dismay). From a barrage of enemy formulas to co...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 7

    At last, the silver-tongued Tanya manages to thwart plans for a winter offensive and secures a path to the rear -- not. Instead, an imperial order launches the dumbfounded Degurechaff into the freezing war abyss, where no amount of cursing can absolv...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 6 (light novel): Nil Admirari

    Survival is always a fight. Lieutenant Colonel Tanya von Degurechaff has become keenly aware of this after deploying to the freezing eastern front. The bone-chilling weather makes every move a struggle, grinding even the Empire's proud army to a halt...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 8

    When Zettour tries his best to caution against the reckless plan to strike at theFederation’s vital resource fields, he soon finds himself “promoted” to a fielddeployment on the eastern front. Meanwhile, as the ill-advised Operation Andromedapr...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 9

    The Salamander Kampfgruppe has finally come off the front lines and is headed back west for much-needed R & R. The troops are more than ready to enjoy some peace and quiet after many long days flying missions on the eastern front. What they aren...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 7 (light novel): Ut Sementem Feceris, ita Metes

    The eastern front is a place where soldiers never sleep and artillery guns howl without rest. This quagmire is where the Salamander Kampfgruppe has been hurled once again, just another cog in the grand war machine of their fatherland. Still, there's ...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 10

    Time is not on the Empire’s side. It has become painfully clear that simply winning battles will not be enough to turn the tide of this war. Having no interest in sharing the fate of her country, Tanya immediately decides to do the only thing that ...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 11

    Anyone can tell that continuing the war is ludicrous. The question now is not whether to but how to end the war. Colonel Lergen has been working on brokering a truce in Ildoa for some time now, yet peace seems farther than ever. Bringing the war to a...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 8 (light novel): In Omnia Paratus

    When Zettour tries his best to caution against the reckless plan to strike at theFederation's vital resource fields, he soon finds himself "promoted" to a fielddeployment on the eastern front. Meanwhile, as the ill-advised Operation Andromedapresses ...



  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 12

    When a great assassin is reborn in another world, he finds himself the heir to a long line of killers from the shadows. With both his modern-day knowledge and experience and the special magic and techniques of this new world, he could very well becom...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 13

    When the Republican Army, led by Lieutenant Colonel Vianto, attacks the imperial supply base of Arene, the Empire’s top brass orders the 203rd to carry out an operation that Tanya herself proposed back in war college-the “Devil’s Protocol.” B...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 14

    No one but “enemy combatants” in need of extermination remain in Arene, and the members of the 203rd are finally forced to carry out their merciless orders. As the Devil’s Protocol comes to fruition, resulting in mountains of corpses and a batt...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 15

    After surviving the hellish urban warfare in Arene, the members of the 203rd Battalion are ordered to move on to their next assignment-defending a tactical withdrawal of the entire army from the rear guard! They’ll be up against the brunt of the Re...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 9 (light novel): Omnes una Manet Nox

    The Salamander Kampfgruppe has finally come off the front lines and is headed back west for much-needed R & R. The troops are more than ready to enjoy some peace and quiet after many long days flying missions on the eastern front. What they aren...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 10 (light novel): Viribus Unitis

    Time is not on the Empire’s side. It has become painfully clear that simply winning battles will not be enough to turn the tide of this war. Having no interest in sharing the fate of her country, Tanya immediately decides to do the only thing that ...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 16

    After somehow managing to live through the most grueling battle of their entire careers, Tanya and the 203rd receive a letter from the General Staff. Its contents are, essentially, “Hop on these rockets and go smash up the Republican Army’s HQ. O...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 17

    The 203rd Battalion’s manned V-1 rocket assault, a mission that will determine the fate of the Empire, has thrown the François Republic’s headquarters into chaos -- and Tanya, along with a company of her toughest elites, is right on its doorstep...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 17 (manga)

    The 203rd Battalion’s manned V-1 rocket assault, a mission that will determine the fate of the Empire, has thrown the François Republic’s headquarters into chaos—and Tanya, along with a company of her toughest elites, is right ...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 11 (light novel): Alea Iacta Est

    With the foolishness of continuing the campaign obvious to everyone, Lieutenant Colonel Lergen heads to the Kingdom of Iloda to initiate peace negotiations. As the possibility of failure still looms overhead, Deputy Chief Rudersdorf prepares his cont...



  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 18 (manga)

    As the second and third phases of Operation Shock and Awe move forward, Tanya and the designated company of the 203rd Battalion prepare for a leisurely flight home. The Empire’s victory seems close at hand -- which only makes it more of a surprise ...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 19 (manga)

    After surviving the Commonwealth’s assault, the 203rd Battalion advances toward Parisii, the capital of the François Republic. Mocking the Republican Army’s feeble attempts at resistance, Tanya assures herself that there’s no way the Empire co...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 20 (manga)

    The Imperial Army has allowed the Republicans to pull off their own version of Dunkirk right under its nose -- and worse still, the General Staff doesn’t even seem to recognize the significance of what is happening. Tanya, determined to get to the ...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 12 (light novel)

    Tanya has won victory after victory on the battlefield, and still the Empire hurtles toward its destruction. Zettour stands at the helm, a warped sense of patriotism guiding his actions as he prepares the stage. His only goal now is to secure the bes...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 21 (manga)

    The Empire has long watered its fields with conflict, but now they are in for a flood -- Tanya’s predicted World War has come at last. The Imperial pursuit follows Republican forces-in-exile to the deserts of the Southern Continent…Another front ...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 22 (manga)

    It’s all storm and stress for the Free François Republic, as the Imperial Southern Continent Expeditionary Army Corps advances lightning-quick across the Republic’s colonial holdouts. General Romel sends forth wave after wave of unconventional m...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 23 (manga)

    To give oneself over to the desire for victory, as all must do in war, is a sickness unto death. General Romel’s heroic exploits resulted in the replenishment of the Imperial Southern Continent Expeditionary Army Corps. Yet the Empire, intoxicated...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 24 (manga)

    The Imperial Southern Continent Expeditionary Army Corps finally faces reality -- their manpower and supplies won’t sustain their rapid advances much longer. And when the Imperial Army’s weak spot is exposed, an experienced commander like de Lugo...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 13 (light novel)

    The Federation’s Offensive—Rising Dawn. The Federation has been steadily preparing itself for the decisive battle. As the moment of truth rapidly approaches, the Empire which has long been on the offensive remains unaware of the threat. I...

  • The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 25 (manga)

    The 203rd Battalion, led by Tanya, returns to the Imperial Capital after its fierce campaign against the remnants of Francois in the desert. Given their astounding achievements in the South, a vacation is certain! Or so Tanya thought. Instead, what a...



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Carlo Zen has published 39 books.

The next book by Carlo Zen, The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 25 (manga), will be published in February 2025.

The first book by Carlo Zen, The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 1, was published in December 2017.

No. Carlo Zen does not write books in series.
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