Emily Gibson has come to Japan as a missionary, to start a new life. In America her beauty drove men wild. In Japan she possesses no beauty at all. Matthew Stark speaks like a missionary but wears a pistol like a gunslinger. Emily has come to Japan to bury her past, Stark has come to kill his. It is 1861 and after two centuries of isolation Japan has been forced to open its doors. A whole way of life is about to die. Lord Genji of the Akoaka Clan knows this. Blessed with his family's power of prophecy he has foreseen that ...
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Emily Gibson has come to Japan as a missionary, to start a new life. In America her beauty drove men wild. In Japan she possesses no beauty at all. Matthew Stark speaks like a missionary but wears a pistol like a gunslinger. Emily has come to Japan to bury her past, Stark has come to kill his. It is 1861 and after two centuries of isolation Japan has been forced to open its doors. A whole way of life is about to die. Lord Genji of the Akoaka Clan knows this. Blessed with his family's power of prophecy he has foreseen that his and Japan's fate lie in the hands of outsiders. But this knowledge is dangerous to many powerful men, and deadly for Genji. As intrigue mounts and the city of Edo and the Shogun's palace are smashed by foreign ships, Genji plans his escape to his ancestral home, the Cloud of Sparrows. With him travel Emily and Stark, and Heiko, his beautiful geisha and a deadly spy. However, the road is long and there are many places along the way for a samurai to attack and for Genji to die.
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Good. No dust jacket. About The Book: -Warrior clans nursing ancient grudges. Western missionaries brandishing pistols. Beautiful geishas who are deadly ninjas.1861, after two centuries of isolation Japan has been forced to open its doors. Now new influences are tearing apart the old order. Japan is as unprepared for outsiders as missionaries are for samurai assassins, executions and honour killings. Genji`s life is at risk. He plans his escape to the Cloud of Sparrows but the road is long and there are many places along the way for brutal samurai to attack...The demons of the past, the treachery of the present, an uncertain future are about to collide in the most terrifying ways. -> the publisher of this LARGE PAPERBACK book is Quality Paperbacks Direct London in 2002 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Cloud Sparrows Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK The text is in English.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. Hutchinson/Ted Smart, 2003. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Pictorial hardback with Dj(a couple of scratches, small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w map inside the front and back cover. Nice and clean pages but slightly tainted on the outer edges, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first page of the book. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.408pp including List of characters. Price un-clipped.
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This is a gripping novel that will transport its reader into the world of Japan at a crucial turning point in Japan's history in the 1800's. The book is about Lord Genji, a young lord who comes from a long line of prophets. The country is split on their views- start trade relations with foreigners or continue to expell them from the land. After centuries of closing the country off to outsiders this has set Japan in a state of turmoil. Genji uses his cunning to try and open the country. He has guests from America come and stay with him. From there, the story unfolds...
This book is absolutely gripping. It is nearly impossible to set it down. The words are riviting and draw you into the world of Japan. Do yourself the biggest favor you possibly could do and get this book! You will not regret it!