title: The Guin Saga: Book Two: Warrior in the Wilderness (Bk. 2)
author:  Kaoru Kurimoto 
description: &#8220;A rousing tale of intrepid heroes, horrid villains and wicked supernatural creatures.&#8221; &#8211;<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br>&#8220;<i>The Guin Saga</i> was the most [inspiration for <i>Berserk</i>]. I started reading it in junior high and I&#8217;m still reading the new volume every month.&#8221; &#8211;<i>Berserk</i> creator Kentaro Miura<br> <br>&#8220;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.&#8221; &#8211;Scott Green, <i>Ain&#8217;t It Cool News</i><br><br>&#8220;A swashbuckling fantasy . . . action is always center stage . . . dreamlike . . . intense.&#8221; &#8211;<i>The Seattle Times<br><br></i>&#8220;This is classic fantasy at its best.&#8221; &#8211;<i>Book Sense</i> (Fall 2003 Science Fiction and Fantasy Top Ten)<br><br>&#8220;Readers should be warned that once you start this journey, it will be nearly impossible to leave it unfinished.&#8221; &#8211;<i> SFRevu</i><br><br>&#8220;Japan&#8217;s answer to <i>The Lord of the Rings</i>.&#8221; &#8211;<i>The Globe and Mail</i><br><br>&#8220;This has to be one of the best translations I&#8217;ve yet read. The language is fluid and establishes a strong narrative voice.&#8221; &#8211;James Michael White, <i>SFReader.com</i><br><br><br>&#8220;I get a little breathless just typing all that, and it's nothing compared to the experience of reading the Guin books. They're [The books] like Robert E. Howard crossed with manga and a triple espresso.&#8221; &#8211;<i>Fantasy and Science Fiction<br></i><br><i>&#8220;Guin</i> is epic fantasy as I have come not to know it lately: restless, unapologetic, world-spanning, monster-smashing meat-and-potatoes <i>fun</i>.&#8221; &#8211;<i>Advanced Media Network</i>
zlib_text: _A_ _LSO BY_ _J_ _OHN_ _F_ _LANAGAN:_
  
  BROTHERBAND CHRONICLES
  
  BOOK 1: THE OUTCASTS
  
  BOOK 2: THE INVADERS
  
  BOOK 3: THE HUNTERS
  
  BOOK 4: SLAVES OF SOCORRO
  
  BOOK 5: SCORPION MOUNTAIN
  
  BOOK 6: THE GHOSTFACES
  
  BOOK 7: THE CALDERA
  
  BOOK 8: RETURN OF THE TEMUJAI
  
  THE RANGER’S APPRENTICE EPIC
  
  BOOK 1: THE RUINS OF GORLAN
  
  BOOK 2: THE BURNING BRIDGE
  
  BOOK 3: THE ICEBOUND LAND
  
  BOOK 4: THE BATTLE FOR SKANDIA
  
  BOOK 5: THE SORCERER OF THE NORTH
  
  BOOK 6: THE SIEGE OF MACINDAW
  
  BOOK 7: ERAK’S RANSOM
  
  BOOK 8: THE KINGS OF CLONMEL
  
  BOOK 9: HALT’S PERIL
  
  BOOK 10: THE EMPEROR OF NIHON-JA
  
  BOOK 11: THE LOST STORIES
  
  THE ROYAL RANGER SERIES
  
  BOOK 1: THE ROYAL RANGER: A NEW BEGINNING
  
  BOOK 2: THE ROYAL RANGER: THE RED FOX CLAN
  
  BOOK 3: THE ROYAL RANGER: DUEL AT ARALUEN
  
  BOOK 4: THE ROYAL RANGER: THE MISSING PRINCE
  
  RANGER’S APPRENTICE: THE EARLY YEARS
  
  BOOK 1: THE TOURNAMENT AT GORLAN
  
  BOOK 2: THE BATTLE OF HACKHAM HEATH
  
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