Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword Germany, Vietnam, Poland, Netherlands and Serbia. The first book, "The Way of the Warrior", was published in the UK in August 2008 and in the USA in early March 2009. The first print run in the UK sold out in less than a month. As of 2017,"The Way of the Warrior" has been reprinted 26 times. Seven further books followed, with a ninth - "The Return of the Warrior" - being published for the series' tenth anniversary in 2018. The series has sold in excess of 1 million copies worldwide. Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword Young Samurai: The
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