Sign in with Facebook
David Kudler’s Followers (187)
704 books
|
74 friends
238 books
|
819 friends
1,043 books
|
377 friends
1,155 books
|
3,105 friends
1,030 books
|
647 friends
123 books
|
3,552 friends
1,017 books
|
12 friends
2,463 books
|
143 friends
More friends…
David Kudler
Goodreads Author
Born
in Sausalito, California, The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Member Since
April 2009
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/dkudler
More books by David Kudler…
Loved MURASAKI? 📚⚔
If you’ve finished Murasaki, the final book in the Seasons of the Sword series, I’d be incredibly grateful if you could leave a review!
Reviews help readers discover the series and mean the world to authors like me. The book has been out six weeks and the response has been fantastic, but I’d love to hear what you think.
Choose your favorite platform:
Amazon: risuko.net/amazon-murasaki Goodreads: ri Read more of this blog post »
David’s Recent Updates
|
David Kudler
wrote a new blog post
|
|
|
David
answered
Richard Ferguson's
question:
I do not, alas.
I have had to research every word and phrase and have it checked by a copyeditor. One of the things I learned an editor is always to look it up--even when you are sure you know it's correct. Japanese is a wonderful language, very diffe See Full Answer |
|
"This is the 4th book in a quartet and I've not read the previous ones. There are a lot of characters introduced in these pages and I did struggle to remember who's who (did we need all of them for the story to work?). The basic premise is that our he"
Read more of this review »
|
|
|
"
Hikari, thank you so much for reading and reviewing Murasaki!
As it happens, the third book in the series (Kano) plays around with the origins of the n ...more " |
|
"Risuko offers a captivating glimpse into Japanese history through the eyes of its young protagonist, Risuko. I found the narrative both engaging and educational, providing a fresh perspective on a culture and time period that I was not familiar with."
Read more of this review »
|
|
"An excellent addition to the series. So many lovely twists, turns, revelations I really enjoyed it. I can't wait for the next one!"
|
|
|
David
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
|
David
has read
|
|
|
David
has read
|
|
|
David
marked as wrote
|
|
“The blossoms fall just once each winter, yet in our memories, they fall every day.”
― Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale
― Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 & 2026 Readi...: February Challenge: Times Gone By | 155 | 415 | Mar 04, 2016 03:58PM | |
| Fiction Fanatics: May POINTS Challenge 2016 | 19 | 39 | May 31, 2016 10:20PM | |
YA Buddy Readers'...:
Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword #1) ARC by David Kudler - Starting May 8th 2016
|
94 | 155 | Jun 02, 2016 09:06AM | |
| 2025 & 2026 Readi...: Janine - 100 Books in 2016 | 45 | 174 | Dec 05, 2016 09:35AM | |
| Nothing But Readi...: New 2 U Authors: 2016 | 94 | 554 | Jan 08, 2017 05:47AM | |
|
Ultimate Popsugar...:
Week 27: 6/30 - 7/6
|
72 | 131 | Jul 19, 2017 12:36AM | |
|
Ultimate Popsugar...:
Week 26: 6/23 - 6/29
|
102 | 153 | Jul 21, 2017 04:09AM | |
| Nothing But Readi...: Caron's Challenges | 19 | 213 | Jan 29, 2018 08:37AM |
“But there are times — my favorite climbs — when it doesn’t feel as if I’m climbing. Instead, the cliff or tree or wall seems to be lifting me, higher and higher.”
― Bright Eyes: A Kunoichi Tale
― Bright Eyes: A Kunoichi Tale
“The blossoms fall just once each winter, yet in our memories, they fall every day.”
― Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale
― Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale
“No harm," he said as he danced on, cutting the air. Only now, the snowflakes began to bleed as he cut them. Battle of white and scarlet...
"Oto-san, what can I do?" I wept in the dream, my tears freezing to my cheeks.
"Dance," he said, his face still and calm, his blade whistling through the air. Blood flew from the tip of the sword, painting characters of death and disaster across the white ground.
Dancing.”
― Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale
"Oto-san, what can I do?" I wept in the dream, my tears freezing to my cheeks.
"Dance," he said, his face still and calm, his blade whistling through the air. Blood flew from the tip of the sword, painting characters of death and disaster across the white ground.
Dancing.”
― Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale
“Be swift as the wind,
silent as the forest,
fierce as fire,
steady as a mountain.”
― Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale
silent as the forest,
fierce as fire,
steady as a mountain.”
― Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale
YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥
— 17994 members
— last activity 42 minutes ago
“We read to know that we are not alone.” ― C.S. Lewis ----------------------- WHAT DO WE DO HERE? This group encourages people to interact with f ...more
Addicted to YA
— 66059 members
— last activity 6 hours, 36 min ago
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put bac ...more
Indie and Self-Published Author Support
— 1104 members
— last activity Nov 22, 2025 06:44AM
Breaking into the world of writing through the self-publishing gateway can be daunting and overwhelming. This is a support group where indie and aspir ...more
Steampunk Reads
— 1870 members
— last activity Nov 14, 2023 03:55PM
What is steampunk? Steampunk is Victorian science fiction or "Steampunk" is the science-fiction of the Steam Age; the Industrial Revolution re-i ...more
Crazy for Young Adult Books
— 12930 members
— last activity Oct 20, 2025 11:44AM
Buddy Reads: Requests - In Progress - Upcoming A-Z: 2024 Grp Page Count Challenge: 2024 Jan - March Qrtly Challenge: 2023 Series Challenge: 2024 Ge ...more
Austen Lovers TBR Challenge 2021
— 227 members
— last activity Aug 12, 2022 12:33PM
Do you have a pile of Austenesque books that are just begging to be read? Need a motivation or plan to read them before they bury you alive? Whether i ...more
Time Travel
— 2855 members
— last activity Nov 20, 2025 03:26PM
This is a group for people who enjoy books that transport them to a different time and place through time travel. We have a monthly book club, offer m ...more
The History Book Club
— 25644 members
— last activity 3 hours, 33 min ago
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more
Rated YA-MA
— 3113 members
— last activity Nov 16, 2025 01:48PM
A group for adult lovers of Young Adult fiction. We feature a different YA book genres and topics with our group reads, in order to cater to a varie ...more
All About YA
— 1947 members
— last activity Nov 08, 2025 01:17PM
If you're looking for the perfect YA group on Goodreads, look no further! In All About YA, we cover pretty much everything that deals with the wonder ...more
