The Guin Saga

Book One: The Leopard Mask

Kaoru Kurimoto

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Vertical Inc.
01 February 2008

Science fiction

The Guin Saga is epic heroic fantasy in the same vein as Robert E. Howard's Conan,

the Barbarian. More than a hundred books strong and growing, the saga has sold more than twenty-five million copies in Japan. Vertical will publish the first five installments that comprise ""The Marches Episode"" arc. Each paperback edition will feature artwork taken from the original Japanese editions.

In a single day and night of fierce fighting, the Archduchy of Mongaul has overrun its elegant neighbor, Parros. The lost priest kingdom's surviving royalty, the young twins Rinda and Remus, hide in a forest in the forbidding wild marches. There they are saved by a mysterious creature with a man's body and a leopard's head, who has emerged from a deep sleep and remembers only his name. Guin.

By: Kaoru Kurimoto
Imprint: Vertical Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 256g
ISBN: 9781932234817
ISBN 10: 1932234810
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 February 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Kaoru Kurimoto, winner of the Edogawa Rampo and Yoshikawa Eiji Awards, lives in Tokyo Japan.

Reviews for The Guin Saga: Book One: The Leopard Mask

A rousing tale of intrepid heroes, horrid villains and wicked supernatural creatures. - Publishers Weekly The Guin Saga was the most [inspiration for Berserk ]. I started reading it in junior high and I'm still reading the new volume every month. - Berserk creator Kentaro Miura This is classic fantasy at its best. - Book Sense (Fall 2003 Science Fiction and Fantasy Top Ten) Readers should be warned that once you start this journey, it will be nearly impossible to leave it unfinished. - SFRevu Japan's answer to The Lord of the Rings, - The Globe and Mail Kaoru Kurimoto manages the flurry of situations being set up and resolved like the trick of a putting a hand on a table with fingers spread out, then stabbing a blade between the outstretched digits. The speed and coordination is that amazing. -Scott Green, Ain't It Cool News