On April 21, 1701, Yazama Jiutaro, a young Japanese samurai is devastated when he and his fellow warriors are informed of the ritual suicide of their master in punishment for a severe offence. The warriors are now ronin-masterless and on the run-but they vow vengeance on the court official whom they blame, promising to return in force at the New Year, December 31, 1702. They know that their revenge, no matter how justified, will only lead to their own deaths by the same ritual suicide. The band separates and scatters and Jiutaro heads south. As he crosses the sea from the main island of...
On April 21, 1701, Yazama Jiutaro, a young Japanese samurai is devastated when he and his fellow warriors are informed of the ritual suicide of their ...
Tamm DuHan reaches adolescence after a difficult childhood which included boyhood illness and the devastating effects the death of a younger sister and, soon after, his mother. By the time he is fifteen, his father packs him off to the Warrior's Academy in the great city where, through his own perseverance, he is chosen to train as an elite fighter. He is to undergo weapons, survival and alchemy skills practice. A few years of unrelentingly severe training results in him being selected to become an executive agent for the city Magelords. His first mission sees him thrown into a world of...
Tamm DuHan reaches adolescence after a difficult childhood which included boyhood illness and the devastating effects the death of a younger sister an...
