Through painstaking research, Lina Inverse has found the root of all evil in the world... and it all has to do with the mysterious metal known as Orihalcon. Thieves, bandits, and mages from everywhere want to get their hands on this mystical element, and only Lina and her swordsman companion Gourry stand between the powerful substance and the certain destruction of the world. Can our heroes find out all of the secrets of Orihalcon - before they are destroyed by the greedy forces which surround them? And who... or what... is the mysterious blue-skinned sorcerer known only as Zelgadis?

Despite her tender age, 15-year-old LINA INVERSE is already a master sorceress, known throughout the land for her skills and power...and the fact that her heroic deeds are usually more destructive than the foes she battles against! Teamed with GOURRY GABRIEV, a swordsman supreme who is dumb as a stump, Lina travels the land in search of fame, fortune abd free food.

Vengeance from Beyond the Grave! All Lina Inverse wanted to do was take a nice relaxing bath at the local hot springs. The next thing she knew, she's attacked by a talking bear, angry demons are after her hide, and she's separated from her faithful companions Gourry, Amelia and Zelgadis. Worst of all, it seems that the all-powerful Rezo the Red Priest has returned to exact his final revenge on Lina. But Rezo's dead... isn't he?!

More crazy adventures with Lina Inverse and her team of fighters, magicians and swordsmen!

Trouble seems to follow Lina Inverse and her team wherever they go. After being hired to find and capture a troublesome thief, Lina runs into a mysterious figure from her past. What secret power does this stranger hold? And if that wasn't bad enough, Gourry loses Lina's favorite sword and must fight in a series of highly unusual duels to get it back! Includes an exclusive interview with Hajime Kanzaka and Shoko Yoshinaka!

They've always been bitter rivals, but now Lina Inverse and Naga the White Serpent must put aside their differences and join forces for a common goal: to save the world! Part comedy, part fantasy epic, part action/adventure, Slayers is sure to appeal to readers of all ages!

What’s America’s top female action star doing on a tropical island shrouded in secrecy? To Gina Bliss, competing in a survival-type reality show is a nice change from fending off on-screen villains. Until she meets real-life action hero Derek Marks. A survival specialist in a tight black T and sexy stubble, he’s arousing every bad-boy fantasy she’s ever had . . . and testing her survival skills to the max. Martial arts, jungle warfare—Derek’s done it all. But his latest mission is more dangerous than a stick of dynamite. Try telling that to the sexy, adrenaline-pumped actress who’s got his libido racing off the charts. As the heat rises between them and real-life violence erupts, suddenly Derek and Gina are on the run . . . and when they uncover a secret so explosive it could blow the lid off their so-called reality show, these two unlikely heroes are about to discover what surviving’s really about. . . . From the Paperback edition.