柳生十兵衛死す（下）[Yagyū Jūbei Shisu Part 2]

Yagyū Jūbei Trilogy #3 Part 2

by Fūtarō Yamada

250年の時空を超えて飛び交う二人の柳生十兵衛！

十兵衛のそばで金春竹阿弥の声がした。「十兵衛さま、あなたさまはご先祖の満厳さまに変身されたのです！」「冗談ではない、前の帝・月ノ輪の宮とお前の伜・金春七郎に御水尾天皇が刺客を放たれたので、助っ人に乗り出したとこだぞ！」そして竹阿弥も世阿弥に変身していた！　天皇の地位、幕府転覆をねらう大陰謀に、足利義満、一休、後水尾天皇、由比正雪、紀伊大納言頼宣がからむ。柳生十兵衛の剣と人間臭さを描く時代小説！解説・小沢章友

353 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 1999

About the author

Futaro Yamada (山田 風太郎 Yamada Fūtarō?, January 4, 1922 – July 28, 2001) was the pen name of Seiya Yamada (山田 誠也 Yamada Seiya?), a Japanese novel writer, famous for his ninja stories and mystery fiction based on japanese legends. He worked in genre of historical fiction, popularizing legendary characters, ninjas and supernatural abilities in his works. Thanks to him many historical characters weren't forgotten in our days.

In 1947, he wrote a mystery novel Daruma-tōge no Jiken (達磨峠の事件?, lit. "The Incident on Dharma Pass") and was awarded a prize by a novel magazine Houseki (宝石?). He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist. He wrote many ninja (忍法帖 Ninpōchō series) and mystery stories. Many of his works have been adapted for film, TV, manga, and anime.