Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume SP

Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume SP (とある魔術の禁書目録SP) is a collection of four short stories and manga, previously only seen limited release. Because it has manga illustrations, the width and height of the light novel is greater than a regular light novel, using B6 paper instead of the usual A6 paper.

The light novel marks for the first time that both Haimura Kiyotaka and Fuyukawa Motoi are credited as illustrators on the same light novel. It was released on the same day as Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 02.

Publisher's Summary
The stories related to Index that had not been Dengeki Bunko have been collected in one book! This short story collection supplements the main story!
 * Stiyl Magnus - A single mission is given to Stiyl by the Anglican Church's Necessarius. When Stiyl arrives in Academy City once more, his way is blocked by Theodosia Electra, a fellow member of Necessarius. The reason she is fighting with Stiyl lies with a girl named Patricia Birdway. A battle between magicians over the techniques of the Dvergr from Norse mythology begins.
 * Mark Space - Mark, a magician from the British magic cabal the Dawn-Colored Sunlight, has been instructed to save his boss' little sister. Mark managed to safely make contact with his boss' sister aboard a survey ship, the Blue Research, but a magician who seems to be from a different cabal attacks. Mark plans to rescue his boss' sister using his personal magic that uses tarot cards.
 * Kamijou Touma - While walking through District 21 of Academy City, Kamijou Touma and Index run into a magician named Fleiss. Due to Kamijou's usual misfortune, he somehow ends up on the run from Academy City along with Fleiss. In the process, Kamijou hears of some ridiculous information from Fleiss about an unknown lifeform on Mars.
 * Uiharu Kazari - A carjacking occurs in Academy City. A member of Judgment, Uiharu Kazari ends up helping resolve the situation. The ultimate goal of the carjacking is a large scale terrorist attack on Academy City. In order to stop a large special vehicle roaring along at 120kph, Uiharu struggles alongside Yomikawa of Anti-Skill.

Contents
The Stiyl Magnus and Mark Space chapters are taken from Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Stiyl when the stories were serialized in Dengeki Bunko Magazine, where the Stiyl Magnus chapter where first published on December 2007 during the magazine's first issue, as part of the Toaru Majutsu no Index SS Special Edition a four part story collection, taking two parts of the collection. On the third part of the Toaru Majutsu no Index SS Special Edition the Mark Space stories was first published in the appendix section of the magazine on August 2008 and ended on October 2008, finally ending the serialization of the sidestory.

The Kamijou Touma chapter is taken from Toaru Majutsu no Index: Mars SS or as it was called as Toradora vs. Index in a special issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine on September 2008.

Finally, the Uiharu Kazari chapter is taken from Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS: Uiharu a short story published in the appending of the October 2008 issue of the Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh, on August 2008.