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The Ronin Trilogy
Set in 13th-century Japan, The Ronin Trilogy tells of
the rise and fall of a young warrior named Ken'ishi. With only
his father's mysterious blade to guide him, he walks dangerous
lands in search of honor--and the truth about his parents' murder.
Heart
of the Ronin - $20.95, 386 pages, 5½
x 8½", Softcover, December 16, 2010, ISBN: 1617560758,
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Heart of the Ronin - $25.95,
442 pages, 5 x 8½", Hardcover, February 18, 2009,
ISBN: 978-1-59414-779-1,
Five Star Publishing, a division of Gale-Cengage
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Thirteenth-century Japan is a dangerous place, even in a time
of peace. Capricious gods, shape-changing animals, and bloodthirsty
demons are as real and unpleasant as a gang of vicious bandits.
From the wilderness emerges a young, idealistic warrior with his
father’s mysterious sword on his hip, a wise, sarcastic
dog at his side, and a yearning in his heart to find a worthy
master. He dreams only of being samurai. Little does he suspect
the agony and glory that await him when his dreams come true.
Finding a master should be easy for a warrior as skilled as Ken’ishi,
but the generations-long wars for the Imperial throne have ended.
The land has settled into an uneasy peace and cast multitudes
of proud, powerful warriors to the four winds. The new peace means
that these masterless warriors, ronin, often must stoop to crime
and banditry to feed themselves. Ken’ishi finds himself
plagued by the hatred and mistrust of peasants and samurai alike.
When he saves a noble maiden from a pack of bandits, he and his
faithful dog become enmeshed in the intrigues of samurai lords,
vengeful constables, Mongol spies, and a shadowy underworld crime
boss known as Green Tiger. But Ken’ishi has a few secret
weapons of his own, granted to him by his mysterious past and
his magical upbringing. If only he knew more about his mysterious
past, his parents’ murder, and the sword that seems to want
to talk to him. . . .
Heart of the Ronin is an action-packed historical fantasy, set
against the backdrop of ancient intrigue and impending war, the
first of a sweeping three-part epic filled with deadly duels and
climactic battles. Creatures of folklore and myth are as real
as the katana in one’s hand. And just as deadly.
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