Moribito Guardian of the Spirit Author:Nahoko Uehashi Above all, before everything, BALSA IS A FIGHTER. She protects children and adults, the rich and the poor, in a quest to redeem eight lives lost for her sake. She is a master of the short spear and expert in the martial arts, dazzling even her opponents with her fearlessness in combat. — Translated into multiple languages and adapted for a major ... more »animat series, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit introduces readers to a fantasy world like no other, and a fighter they will never forget.« less