title: Sword Art Online 8 - light novel
author:  Reki Kawahara 
description: Reki Kawahara is an award winning author best known for his light novel series, <i>Sword Art Online</i> and <i>Accel World</i>.
zlib_text: As the Light Festival draws near, the Něssyrians craft paper lanterns,
  awaiting the most important holiday of the year.
  
  The Lyliňg Fighting House, too, prepares for celebration---by laying fresh
  sand onto the arena and setting up a match against their top pit fighter, the
  unrivalled Yüuzuki Ōren.
  
  His _last_ match. One he can't win.
  
  With the odds more than stacked against him, the gorgeous Barbarian is as good
  as dead. Unless his lover, healer Ĥaiatto Ẽkana, proves himself every bit as
  determined as he is clever and finds a way to protect the man he'd stop at
  nothing to save.
  
  ![](Images/image00054.jpeg)
  
   _A fight for love with a touch of Magic._
  
  " _Don't Fight the Spark_ presents a delightfully fresh exploration for fans
  of _The Order_ series and an intriguing introduction---rife with assassins,
  gladiators, vampires, and magic---for readers new to Kasia Bacon's rich,
  romantic fantasy world."
  
  \-- **GINN HALE** , author of the bestselling _**Rifter**_ and _**Lord of the
  Whitehell**