Crying Freeman Volume 3 (Crying Freeman (Dark Horse))
by Kazuo Koike
from Dark Horse
A failed assassination attempt brings into Freeman's possession Muramasa, the Devil's Sword, an ancient samurai blade that brings misfortune and death to any who possess it. Wishing to spare Freeman and tame the sword's malevolent spirit, Tiger Orchid, Freeman's wife, takes the blade to Kowloon to train with a legendary swordmaster. But she'll need to find him in Kowloon Castle, a slum so riddled with crime and destitution that it does not officially exist. But its dangers are all too real, and even a possessed sword may not be enough to stop a gun-toting criminal army bent on selling Tiger Orchid into slavery! Written by the legendary Kazuo Koike, creator of Lone Wolf and Cub, and illustrated by the incomparable Ryoichi Ikegami, Crying Freeman is adult manga at its most challenging: dark, violent, morally complex, erotically charged and regarded worldwide as one of the classics of adult graphic fiction.
The Sand Wars, Volume 2: Alien Salute/Return Fire/Challenge Met (Sand Wars omnibus)
by Charles Ingrid
from DAW
Long out of print, The Sand Wars is Charles Ingrid's classic saga of military science fiction. This special omnibus edition includes the first three books of the series-Solar Kill, Lasertown Blues, and Celestial Hit List-together for the first time.
Jack Storm was one of the last Knights-a soldier abandoned by his own people to fight a battle he couldn't possibly win. His only defense: a suit of armor that has been altered by his alien enemies...armor that could, if worn too long, transform him into an inhuman killing machine....
But Jack Storm is not a machine. He is a man-on a one-man crusade of vengeance....
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