"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). Guin is
a mighty warrior, who cannot remember his past. His only clue is a
leopard mask mystically attached to his head. Joined by the royal
twins of Parros, Remus and Rinda; Suni, the simian-girl; and
Istavan, the mercernary; our hero must cross the treacherous River
Kes and journey into the badlands of Nospherus, where unthinkable
dangers lurk. In hot pursuit is a Mongauli army of 15,000, led by
the beautiful and dangerous General Amnelis.
