"The Guin Saga "is epic heroic fantasy in the smae 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. (see art above). Though
decimating the vaunted Red Kights of the Mongauli Army in a sea of
deadly yidoh, the combined tribes of the Sem remain vastly
outmumbered. Guin decides to leave his friends in search of the
legendary Lagon. He must find the giant warriors before the fragile
Sem alliance unravels and the tribes fall to the Mongauli.
Meanwhile, Istavan the mercenary's deft covert-op helps destroy
the Blue Knights.
