YU-GI-OH!: DUELIST
18 primary works
Book 3
The diabolical Player Killer, a collectible-card-gaming assassin, challenges Yugi to a duel! In the shadow of the "Castle of Dark Illusions" card, an army of lurking monsters hungers to steal Yugi's life points...and, if he loses, his actual life! But across the ocean in Japan, an even greater gaming force has been awakened. Kaiba, Yugi's number one rival, is back. Back to reclaim his fortune...back to get revenge on Pegasus...and back to make sure that this time when he fights Yugi, he wins!
Book 5
Can Yugi and Jonouchi escape the subterranean maze of the Labyrinth Brothers, or will they be buried with their cards? Maybe they'd be safer underground, because Kaiba, the world's former greatest gamer, is back! On the towers of Pegasus Castle, Yugi and Kaiba fight their third Duel Monsters battle, with everything at stake. But this time, Kaiba is fighting for more than his own pride; he's fighting to save his brother. And there's nothing more dangerous than a gamer with nothing left to loseā¦
Book 7
It's the final rounds before the fight with Pegasus, and only one of four will survive! Mai Shiranui has always wanted to fight Yugi, and now she's got her chance! Can Yugi beat her harpies' pet dragon? Then, Jonouchi fights "Bandit" Keith Howard, America's most unscrupulous gamer. Jonouchi's deck is loaded with warrior monsters, but Keith's machine deck deals death with six-guns and slot machines...American style!
Book 8
Yugi's beaten the champions of Duel Monsters...but now it's time to meet the maker! In the final battle of the tournament, Yugi faces ultra-rich game designer Maximillion Pegasus with the soul of his grandfather at stake! As cards fly, Yugi and Pegasus turn to the darker side of their decks, unleashing sinister monsters of the netherworld. But Pegasus has the power of the mind-scanning Millennium Eye...and how can Yugi defeat an opponent who knows exactly what he's going to do?
Book 9
There's a new game shop in town, peddling a hot new game, and things look bad for Grandpa Mutou's family business! But the Black Crown game store is more than a business competitor...its owners want to put Yugi and his grandfather out of the picture forever. First a sinister clown-masked figure steals Yugi's Millennium Puzzle! Then Ryuji Otogi, the teenage heir to the store, challenges Yugi to a collectible dice game of dragons and monsters. But without the Millennium Puzzle, Yugi can't call on Yu-Gi-Oh. Can he win without his "other self" to help him out?
Book 11
Mai Kujaku! Dinosaur Ryuzaki! Esper Roba! The world's greatest duelists are in town for the Battle City tournament...but a mysterious group is stalking the tournament to steal the most valuable cards! The Rare Hunters are more than thieves...they're pawns of the mysterious Marik, a deadly duelist from Egypt who already possesses two of three most powerful cards in the world. And to defeat them, Yugi must find a way to beat Exodia, the world's most unbeatable combo!
Book 12
Yugi fights Pandora, a duelist who uses one of Yugi's own favorite cards, the Dark Magician! But can Yugi duel while chained in the path of a roaring buzzsaw? Meanwhile, Jonouchi fights an old enemy, Insector Haga. For the sake of his sister, Jonouchi must fight an army of vicious bugs...and that's not all. His own deck has been infected with Haga's parasitic insects! Is this the end?
Book 13
The second of the Egyptian God Cards is unleashed! Using one of his brainwashed pawns to fight for him, the mysterious Marik traps Yugi in a deadly cage match against one of the most powerful cards in the world...Slifer the Sky Dragon! Even with the dragon-fighting Buster Blader on his side, does Yugi have a chance? Plus the return of Ryota Kajiki, the Duelist of the Sea!
Book 15
The place: the top of a 13-story skyscraper. The duel: Yugi and Kaiba vs. the Rare Hunters in a tag-team match! But even if Yugi escapes a deadly drop to his death, the worst is yet to come. His best friends, Mai and Jonouchi, have been possessed by Marik! Now, Yugi must fight Marik's mind inside Jonouchi's body. But the rules of this duel are...only the winner comes out alive!
Book 16
Book 17
On an airship flying high above Japan, Yugi fights for his life against Bakura's fiendish occult deck! When Bakura's Ouija Board spells out "DEATH," Yugi will be obliterated forever...and nothing can stop it! Then, Jonouchi fights Marik, the evil leader of the Ghouls! Or does he? Unbeknownst to our heroes, Marik has been impersonated by his henchman Rishid, a fanatic duelist with a deck full of Egyptian monsters, and a past as dark as Marik's own...
Book 18
The third and most powerful of the Egyptian God Cards is unleashed...twice! Locked in combat with the Egyptian duelist Rishid, Jonouchi watches in shock as his opponent summons the terrifying Sun Dragon Ra! But the Ra in Rishid's deck is a mere counterfeit...the true Ra lies in the hands of Rishid's master Marik, at the heart of his deck of sadistic torture cards. And Marik's next opponent is Mai Kujaku! Is she in over her head, or does she have a special reason for challenging the ruler of the gods?
Book 19
Kaiba faces the mysterious eighth duelist, Ishizu Ishtar, the woman who gave him The God of the Obelisk...and now she's taking it back! Even though Kaiba has an Egyptian God Card, Ishizu has the Millennium Tauk, which gives her the power to see the future! Kaiba's only hope for victory may lie in the sands of time, in the secrets kept for centuries by the mysterious Egyptian Tomb Guardians. But even Kaiba may not be ready for the horrifying secret origin of the mad heir of the Tomb Guardians, the last of the line. His name is Marik Ishtar...Ishizu's brother!
Book 20
The quarterfinals are over, but not without casualties: Mai and Rishid lie in the infirmary, and if Marik isn't defeated in 24 hours, Mai will never wake up! As the airship speeds toward its mysterious destination, Bakura and Marik end their sinister alliance and fight a vicious duel over the Millennium Rod. But who is Bakura's unexpected ally?! Meanwhile, the four semifinalists get ready for what could be the last duels of their lives. And for Jonouchi, it's his last chance to save Mai from Marik's deadly power...
Book 21
Only four duelists remain in the running! On the Tower of Alcatraz, Jonouchi faces Marik, the evil Egyptian duelist whose grudge has smoldered for three thousand years. But can Jonouchi fight while he's trapped in a steel cage surrounded by molten lava? And can he overcome the power of Marik's Egyptian God Card, the Sun Dragon Ra? If he wins, he'll get his dream of facing Yugi in the finals. But if he loses, he'll get a one-way ticket to the grave!
Book 22
Three thousand years ago, an ancient Egyptian carving predicted the final battle between Yugi and Kaiba...and now that day has finally come! The heavens shake as the archrivals unleash the ultimate gods of collectible card games: Slifer the Sky Dragon and the God of the Obelisk! But will the duel be decided in the present, or will the force of the gods smash through time itself?
Book 23
Yugi and Kaiba fight their final duel! One will lose, and the other will go to meet the greatest Egyptian God, the Sun Dragon Ra! But can anyone defeat the ultimate God Card in the hands of its master, the mad Marik? Or will they fall victim to the terrible prophecy: "In an instant Ra shall become a phoenix...and the enemies of Ra shall return to the earth..."
Book 24
The greatest powers can often fall to the smallest opponents. Yugi used Kuriboh to defeat the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Now, does the tiny Metal Devil hold the secret to defeating the Sun Dragon Ra? As the world's mightiest gamers clash, the very island may not survive the battle. The Battle City tournament is over...but who will walk away from the ruins?