Teisatsusha

by Lawrence Caldwell

Tesatsusha—an elite mercenary group tasked with infiltrating the capital of Urukawa and assassinating General Yoshinaka—begins failing when internal loyalties clash, forcing its leader, Ardamius into a difficult decision that may alter the future course of the company, as well as his own path in life.

Edited with a new title, Tesatsusha was a Silver Honorable Mention award in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future in 2020, the original title being The Reconnoiters.

46 pages, ebook

First published October 23, 2020

About the author

Lawrence Caldwell is believed by some to be a wandering samurai, or a vagrant, or possibly a ninja—though perhaps in his infinite mystery, he is none of these things. Whichever the case, he wanders home as Odysseus did after the great Trojan War in some realm unbeknownst to our world (or was that Elric of Melniboné?) It matters not. Finally, and—by direct theft of a quote from a certain dwarf named Varric Tethras—he “occasionally writes books.”

Reviews

[Lawrence Caldwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well I wrote it, so of course it's awesome! But really, if you like short fiction, fast paced sword and sorcery-style fantasy with a far-eastern backdrop, then you might really like this one! Check it out.