<i>The Guin Saga </i>is epic heroic fantasy in the smae vein as Robert E. Howard's <i>Conan, the Barbarian.</i> 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 &quot;The Marches Episode&quot; arc. Each paperback edition will feature artwork taken from the original Japanese editions. (see art above). <br><br>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.