Death Note: L, Change the WorLd
L: Change the WorLd (stylized as L: change the WorLd) is a novel written by M. It is a spin-off story focusing on L after the events of the first two films in the Death Note live-action film series.
Although the novel is marketed as an adaption of the live-action film of the same name, it has a number of major differences and explicitly exists in a separate continuity. One of the changes to the novel is that Near is no longer a Thai boy and is more similar to the manga character, and he is already training under L as his successor. The novel also reveals more information about L, his past, and his thoughts about Light Yagami and the case.
In an alternative continuity in the Death Note setting, ace detective L's name has been written in a Death Note. He has twenty-three days to bring a terrorist group to justice, or they will use a deadly new virus to change the world—by killing off most of humanity.
This was really good. would recommend if you like Death note. Everything the characters do makes sense like the canon versions . This is very different from the movie. I think a lot of parts of this novel were better like L and Maki's friendship was written well, more so than the movie.
Absolutely loved this book and the movie! It is quite an emotonal story; L is still L, but in this version he is a bit more human than in manga/anime (he is shown as someone who cares for others, which was lovely and somehow cute). New characters are also interesting. If you love Death Note and L, I recommend this!
this book was great! it gets more in-depth of L's struggles and personality, presenting him as more than a detective but a person. the portrayal of characters and the dialouge seem not only in-character, but canon-typical to the original manga's writing style. the translation is a bit, for a lack of better words, odd, with L being replaced with Us every now and then for whatever reason. the emotional parts did not fail to make me tear up, even as someone who doesn't react much to any material consumed. overall, its amazing writing still shines through despite translation problems and i'd recommend it to any death note fan who has went through the entire series.