Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword is a children's historical novel by Chris Bradford, published in 2009. It is the second in a series of action-adventure stories set in 17th century Japan following the exploits of an English boy, Jack Fletcher, as he strives to be the first gaijin samurai. The first book is titled "" (2008) and the third in the series is "" (2010). After a vicious ninja attack left him orphaned and stranded in Japan, Jack Fletcher managed to complete his first year of samurai school. Still, his troubles
Sword Art Online go "back to the real world." The Unital Ring story arc began in volume 21, which was released in Japan on December 7, 2018. Kawahara also writes the "Sword Art Online: Progressive" series, which covers Kirito's adventures on the first few floors of Aincrad. The first volume of "Progressive" was released on October 10, 2012, and four volumes have been released as of December 10, 2015. The first volume of a light novel series based on "Sword Art Online" titled "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online", written by Keiichi Sigsawa with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi, was published by ASCII