精霊の守り人 is a children's fantasy by 上橋 菜穂子. It focuses on 女用心棒バルサが、精霊の卵を宿した皇子チャグムを守るため追手と運命に立ち向かう。

精霊の守り人 uses the world suggested by its title to bring people and their times into quiet focus.