Books with author Masami Kurumada

The road to Hades is long, dark…and treacherous. Lost in the underworld, Seiya and Shun agree to save Orpheus, the long-lost Silver Knight, from eternal imprisonment. To help free himself and his new comrades, Orpheus must square off against the nefarious Pharaoh in a hellish musical duel!But the Bronze Knights have more on their minds than a little night music. At last, the time has come for them to face Hades himself! What strange history connects the lord of the underworld to Shun, the peaceful Andromeda Knight?

The Bronze Knights have defeated the Master of Sanctuary and restored Athena to the helm of Knighthood. Now their adventure truly begins! Gods now walk the earth in human form, and not all of them are benevolent. Princess Sienna discovers this when she meets Julian Solo, who claims to be Poseidon, god of the seas. Julian believes that Sienna, the incarnation of the goddess Athena, is destined to be his bride. And his plans for their future together include a world cleansed of the human race...To save the world from Poseidon's wrath, Athena makes a grim bargain, sacrificing herself for the good of humanity. Now only the purest of heroes can save her life and stop Poseidon from flooding the world. Seiya, Hyôga, Shiryû, Ikki and Shun must once again don their Cloths and fight in Athena's name!

When the god Poseidon unleashed the wrath of the seas, cloaking the world in flood, one woman stood against him: Princess Sienna, the incarnation of the goddess Athena. But now Princess Sienna has been captured, and the hope of the world rests on the Bronze Knights.As the Knights fight Poseidon's forces for control of the pillars of the seven seas, their closest friends and loved ones rush to their sides. Hyôga is reunited with his mentor, Camus, whom he thought dead. Shun is joined in battle by his beloved older brother, Ikki. And Seiya's masked mentor, Marin, finally answers the question he's never dared ask: is she really his long-lost sister? But Shun senses something wrong. Are these happy reunions all that they seem…or have the Knights been lured into the most insidious trap yet?

After centuries of peace, the legendary Battle of the Gods rages across the earth once more. Julian Solo, the human incarnation of the god Poseidon, has declared war on all humanity, planning to cleanse the planet with a worldwide flood. To stop him, Princess Sienna, the incarnation of Athena, has offered herself as a sacrifice, only to find herself imprisoned by Solo. In this clash of deities, mere mortals are powerless--except, of course, for the Knights of Athena!To save Princess Sienna and stop Solo, the Bronze Knights must defeat the guardians of the seven seas and destroy the seven pillars they defend. For Shun, this means facing Skylla, master of illusions--and six deadly attacks, each more powerful than Shun's Andromeda Chains. For Shiryû, it means taking on Krishna, the incarnation of Poseidon's son, whose golden spear can slice through Shiryû's Dragon Shield with ease. The war for which the Bronze Knights have trained has finally arrived. But can even the bravest Knights challenge the gods and live?

In Greek mythology, Athena, the daughter of Zeus, was born in full armor. By birthright the goddess of battle, she did not believe in conquest, and only fought defensive wars. Her battles with bloodthirsty gods and giants shook the very earth and seemed to last forever. On the battlefield, there were a group of youths that always surrounded and protected the goddess: the Knights of Athena! Flash forward to modern-day Greece: two Japanese tourists are shocked to see a mansized meteorite crash to the earth before them. It turns out to be young Seiya. Seiya must train harder than ever if he is to survive his match with the brutal Cassios! Whoever wins will receive the greatest prize known to man: the incredibly powerful Pegasus Cloth!

The battle for Sanctuary reaches its climax! Seiya penetrates to the heart of the Master's chamber, only to be paralyzed by the Master's deadly Phantom Demon Emperor Attack. With Seiya stricken, the Bronze Knights seem to have reached the end of their quest to save Princess Sienna's life...but all is not yet lost, as a figure from the past returns to face the Master in a final showdown! The true identity of the Master is revealed, and all Knights are tested to their limit, in the thrilling conclusion to the Sanctuary saga!Plus, a bonus story! Alone in Siberia, Hyôga is ambushed by the ruthless Blue Warriors, who demand that he join them or die. Do the Blue Warriors truly possess power equal to that of the Knights? And what plans do they have for the peace-loving Hyôga?

The Bronze Knights have penetrated to the innermost palace of Sanctuary, where the last and most dangerous Gold Knight awaits their challenge. To avenge his master, Shun volunteers to face Aphrodite, the Pisces Knight, alone. But both Seiya and Shun fall victim to Aphrodite's treacherous Demon Rose attacks, which, like Aphrodite himself, are as deadly as they are beautiful. Aphrodite is named after the goddess of love, and only the power of love can save Seiya from the roses' poison...Beyond the final palace waits the elusive Master of Sanctuary, the only man who can remove the fatal silver arrow from Princess Sienna's heart. But who is the mysterious, masked Master? What are his true plans for the Knights? And does he really have the power to save Princess Sienna's life?

Who is the Master of Sanctuary? As the Bronze Knights enter the 12 palaces of the legendary Gold Knights, they're attacked by forces against which mere armor is powerless. The Master wields uncanny power over space, time, and dimensions, and the wrong step can send a hapless Knight spiraling into infinity...But the far ends of space and time are nothing compared to what the Knights must face to penetrate to the heart of Sanctuary. One by one, figures from the past return to haunt them. Hyôga is forced to battle a beloved former teacher. Shiryû descends into the land of the dead, where only prayers can save him. And Seiya learns, to his horror, that one of his most powerful friends has been transformed into a deadly enemy!

At the Arctic Ocean Pillar, Hyôga faces Isaac, an old friend turned fearsome enemy. At the North Atlantic Pillar, Ikki is attacked by Sea Dragon, Poseidon's right-hand man, who seems strangely familiar. Could the evil Master of Sanctuary, whom the Knights defeated in their first epic battle, have returned to life? Seiya's beloved partner, Marin, confronts Poseidon and is overwhelmed by his godlike power. But Poseidon has yet to fully awaken, and another man controls him...a man the Knights may already know. What happened 13 years ago to set the Battle of the Gods in motion?

As the Bronze Knights fight their way through the 12 Palaces of the Gold Knights, their strength ebbs...and their enemies' strength increases. Now Hyôga must defeat the relentless Scorpio Knight while his own senses diminish to nothing. Shiryû is left alone against the Capricorn Knight, whose strength can split even Shiryû's invincible Dragon Shield. And shy Shun demands to take on the Pisces Knight, against whom he has a personal vendetta. With the full force of Sanctuary bent on destroying the four exhausted Bronze Knights, Princess Sienna's mission seems impossible. But, as Seiya is about to discover, the Princess brought a secret weapon to the 12 Palaces...something that will upset the balance of power in Sanctuary and reveal a message of hope in the Bronze Knights' darkest hour!

Blinded in his devastating battle against Argol,Bronze Knight Shiryû has retired from fighting to live in peaceful obscurity. But his brief taste of the simple life is snatched away when the vicious Gold Knight Mephisto attacks, forcing Shiryû to once again don the Dragon Cloth. In Siberia, Bronze Knight Hyôga is also trying to forget his life as a Knight--until a mysterious message in the ice forces him out of retirement. The Bronze Knights have been summoned to a war more terrible than anything they have yet encountered: a war against Knighthood itself!Seiya, too, is called to action. Now he and his fellow Bronze Knights must decide, once and for all, whether to join Princess Sienna in her rebellion against Sanctuary, the headquarters of Knighthood. But the Master of Sanctuary is waiting for them. If Seiya and his friends ever want to find peace again, they must pass through the 12 palaces of the legendary Gold Knights...and defeat them all!