| Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit | |
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| Title | Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit |
| Romaji Title | Seirei no Moribito |
| Kanji Title | 精霊の守り人 |
| Author | Nahoko Uehashi |
| Illustrator | Makiko Futaki Miho Satake Yuko Shimizu |
| Publication Order | |
| Preceded by n/a |
Followed by Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness |
| Japanese | |
| Publisher | Kaisei-sha (hardcover) Shinchosha (paperback) |
| Publication date |
July 1996 |
| English | |
| Translator | |
| Publisher | Arthur A. Levine Books (Scholastic) |
| Publication date |
June 2008 (hardcover) |
| Novel Information | |
| Volumes |
1 |
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (精霊の守り人, Seirei no Moribito) is the first novel in the Moribito series written by Nahoko Uehashi.
Plot Introduction[]
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.
And she will need every one of her skills in her latest job: guarding the Second Prince, Chagum. For the prince is the Moribito - the Guardian of the Spirit - chosen to deliver the egg of the Water Spirit to its home in the distant sea. If he fails, a drought will devastate the land of New Yogo. But as Balsa and Chagum travel across the country, learning more about the spirit and the secret history of the empire, they find themselves hunted by two deadly enemies: the egg-eating monster, Rarunga... and the prince's own father.
Contents[]
- Part 1: Chrysalis
- Part 2: Rarunga
- Part 3: Midsummer's Day
- I. Winter at the Hunting Cave
- II. In the Secret Archives
- III. The Change Begins
- IV. On the Trail of Shigu Salua
- V. Attacking Claws
- VI. Nanai's Memoirs Revisited
- VII. A Dream of Clouds
- VIII. The Wind of Sahnan and the Wings of the Nahji
- IX. A Different Destiny
- Epilogue: In the Rain
- List of Characters
- List of Places and Terms
- Author's Note
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