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“Stranded Ace and Deuce form the Spade Pirates, seeking treasure and a path to the New World.”
One Piece Novel: Ace's Story
ONE PIECE novel A
7.93
1,004 rank · 5,992 readers · 71 favorites
Shounen
Super Power
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Stranded Ace and Deuce form the Spade Pirates, seeking treasure and a path to the New World.
Washed up on the shores of a deserted island at the edge of the East Blue Sea, two men from different backgrounds unite in their shared thirst for adventure. One of them, Portgaz D. Ace, will follow in his infamous father’s footsteps as the fearless captain of a pirate crew. The other, Masked Deuce, becomes the reluctant first member of Ace’s Spade Pirates. Survival is not enough for these seafaring buccaneers, as together they seek treasure, excitement, and a route to the New World. (Source: Viz Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
5.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 1
σ 3.09
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.09 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 1.0
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Score over time
↑ 4.33
Running avg · Nov 2021 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Ace’s Story makes Ace’s character and arc in One Piece more whole. It offers lots of untold background and detailed life as a pirate. The first couple of chapters are very descriptive and you can...”
- 8 “Given how there is only one (negative) review, I've decided to share my thoughts as well and give it a different (more positive) perspective. So, this light novel series is divided into 2 volumes,...”
- 1 “Completely forgettable. Some guys decided to write a spin off story about Ace's journey/Pirate adventures, or so it seemed. Turns out it's the same brief story Oda tells you in the original...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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A Light novel Publication
- Format 11 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Jul 2017 – Jun 2018
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M53826 catalog