Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword hope Jack has of protecting his father's rutter—the invaluable navigation guide of the world's uncharted oceans—from Dragon Eye. Forced into a deadly battle, Jack's going to have to master the Way of the Sword. And his time is running out. Publishing rights to the first three books in the "Young Samurai" series were acquired by Puffin Books in a three-way auction in 2007. Disney then bought the US publishing rights in the same year in a pre-emptive deal prior to the Frankfurt Book Fair. The translation rights to the series have since been sold to over 20 different territories, including
Sword Art Online on August 2, 2016, that they had acquired the global rights to produce a live-action television adaptation of Reki Kawahara's "Sword Art Online" light novel series. Laeta Kalogridis has been attached to write a script for the pilot, and will also serve as executive producer for the series alongside Skydance CEO David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Marcy Ross. Skydance has stated their intent to "fast-track" the launch of the series, along with plans to follow the TV series with the release of a "Sword Art Online" virtual reality experience. In February 2018, it was reported that the live-action series had