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Roninko
An epic tale set in Japan’s Samurai era.
In the days of the sword, a girl disguised as a boy turns killer to avenge her Samurai master, murdered by a brotherhood of ruthless and powerful men. Following the trail of blood, a brilliant detective – an Emperor’s Watcher – searches for answers only to come face-to-face with an old enemy, a man honour dictates he must protect.
As the death toll rises, and the hunter closes in on the hunted, truth-seeker and ninja assassin find themselves at odds, not only with each other, but also with their fundamental beliefs:-
Honour or truth? Instinct or intellect? Justice or revenge?
Roninko is a bloody, action-packed revenge thriller steeped in ancient wisdom. A philosophical and breathtaking story of Bushido, ‘the Way of the Warriors’.
“To be Ronin, you must be Samurai first.”
In the days of the sword, a girl disguised as a boy turns killer to avenge her Samurai master, murdered by a brotherhood of ruthless and powerful men. Following the trail of blood, a brilliant detective – an Emperor’s Watcher – searches for answers only to come face-to-face with an old enemy, a man honour dictates he must protect.
As the death toll rises, and the hunter closes in on the hunted, truth-seeker and ninja assassin find themselves at odds, not only with each other, but also with their fundamental beliefs:-
Honour or truth? Instinct or intellect? Justice or revenge?
Roninko is a bloody, action-packed revenge thriller steeped in ancient wisdom. A philosophical and breathtaking story of Bushido, ‘the Way of the Warriors’.
“To be Ronin, you must be Samurai first.”
468 pages, Paperback
Published October 15, 2019
About the author
David Wake
26 books15 followersDavid Wake started as a playwright, taking shows to London and the Edinburgh Fringe, and winning awards (and drinking lager out of one piece of silverware at the celebratory curry).
He completed an MA in Writing at Birmingham City University, co-edited the anthology and received that year's screenwriting award.
His novels cover SF, steampunk and more. He has two series, the Derring-Do Club adventures, the Thinkersphere near-future police procedurals and stand-alone ranging from samurai revenge thriller, political satire pub crawl and a cosy mystery.
He co-founded and co-runs New Street Authors, an indie publishing collective based in Birmingham, UK. He's the inventor of the drabble, which are stories of exactly 100 words.
If you'd like to know more, please get in touch.
He completed an MA in Writing at Birmingham City University, co-edited the anthology and received that year's screenwriting award.
His novels cover SF, steampunk and more. He has two series, the Derring-Do Club adventures, the Thinkersphere near-future police procedurals and stand-alone ranging from samurai revenge thriller, political satire pub crawl and a cosy mystery.
He co-founded and co-runs New Street Authors, an indie publishing collective based in Birmingham, UK. He's the inventor of the drabble, which are stories of exactly 100 words.
If you'd like to know more, please get in touch.
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April 26, 2020
Atmospheric, fun and filled with wonderful details that made ancient Japan come alive. I can't travel to Japan right now, obviously, but this was a brilliant read that gave me a real sense of place, in addition to being an excellent adventure with great characters.
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