The Sword-Princess is called to save the Kingdom, nay, save the world from the menace of the Mamluk Empire. The desperate Queen Olympias and her people have suffered long from the Mamluk predations and now they are ready to strike back, if only they had a leader. Ju-Dan, the Living-Saint of the Steel Blade answers the call of a people in need. Driven by an ambition to do great things, Ju-Dan contorts herself to the political machinations of the environment so that she can gain a position of power, and then lead a war against an enemy that massively outnumbers her army. From beginning to end...

Prisoner, Pirate, soldier, and warlord, the Gentle Stepper, Ju-Dan climbs up from the lowest disgrace in this stunning Eleventh volume of her adventures. From the seas of the far south, to the coastal cities of the far north, Ju-Dan battles her enemies in service to her masters with brutal efficiency. Rivals are cut down with ruthless, surgical efficiency. Terrors are faced, and monsters are defeated. Exploding shells fly, bombs burst in air, and before it is over, you will believe a horse soldier can capture a battleship. Ju-Dan fights for justice, yet she cuts down her enemies like the...