The Sword of Kaigen
by M. L. Wang
The Sword of Kaigen is a fantasy novel by M. L. Wang, first self-published in February 2019. Set on a frozen peninsula at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire, it follows a young warrior and his mother as invasion threatens. It won the 2019 Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO 5).
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- Wraithmarked Creative, 2019
The first edition of The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang was published by Wraithmarked Creative in 2019. We track 1 edition.
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- 5 on Open Library, 4 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Sword of Kaigen?
The first edition of The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang was published by Wraithmarked Creative in 2019.
How many editions of The Sword of Kaigen are there?
We track 1 edition of The Sword of Kaigen, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- SPFBO 2019 has a winner, Mark Lawrence, 2020 (marklawrence.buzz)
- SPFBO Champion Named, File 770, 2025 (file770.com)
- The Sword of Kaigen, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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