150 YEARS OF STRIFE HAVE LEFT JAPAN A WAR-TORN WASTELAND. OUT OF THE ASHES A NEW HERO IS BORN -- DESTINED TO BE THE GREATEST SWORDSMAN OF ALL TIME... In 1605 the war between eastern and western Japan ended on the bloody battlefield of Sekigahara....
'The Heike Story' is a modern translation of a Japanese classic, possessed of exotic atmosphere, narrative power, pageantry and poetry. The book will enthrall English readers and provide a diverting introduction to an important source of Japanese cul...
Chushingura - The Treasury of Loyal RetainersThe revenge of the forty-seven ronin is the famous story of samurai vengeance from feudal Japan. Briefly, Lord Asano, the daimyo of Ako, tries to kill Lord Kira, the chief master of ceremonies, in the shog...
Kuroda Josui, a brilliant tactician of the Warring States era, is the envoy sent to the enemy's castle. One problem. He does not return.Traitor or Captive?Did this trusted vassal betray his lord or was he seized by the treacherous enemy lord? He know...
Warring States Era, JapanBetrayal Means WarAfter a peace accord is shattered, two great generals clash for the fourth time at Kawanakajima, the island between the rivers. The spiritual but angry Uesugi Kenshin, the Dragon of Echigo, confronts the mor...
Eiji Yoshikawa’s classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. New Edition features a new cover design by the creator of Slam Dunk and Vagabond, Takehiko Inoue!Miyamoto Musashi was the child of an era when Japan wa...
They were the two most feared swordsmen of their age: Miyamoto Musashi, mysterious and introspective, and Sasaki Kojiro, arrogant and ambitious. In war-torn Japan, each was thrust forward as a hero of opposing sides . . . and began their final epic c...
In a moment of swift and silent violence, Miyamoto Musashi spilled the best blood of the powerful House of Yoshioka. Now the Yoshiokas are fighting for their future, and Musashi must face his most difficult contest--in a battle that will change his l...