Description
IndieReader: 4.2 out of 5 Stars, "IR Approved." -If you love battles, fighting and sword play, this book will more than satisfy.xa0-and the author's insouciant, often campy sense of humor carries the day as the protags deliver one liners while slicing down enemies and playing practical jokes.xa0-The combination of geeky precision and high energy writing makes for an entertaining read. ~Diane Reynolds for IndieReader The author combines his extensive experience committing cultural faux pas in Japan with his extensive experience committing faux pas in the multicultural mélange of Los Angeles to bring you two of the most iconic warrior classes in history completely misunderstanding each other.The author is a third-degree black belt in judo who studied abroad in Japan in both high school and college. After graduating from Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, the author returned to Japan where he lived for five years and continued to study judo. After returning to America, the author has worked in law enforcement in the City of Angels, including an undercover vice detail in Koreatown and as a gang sergeant in Watts.
Features & Highlights
- “An intelligent and enjoyable cross-cultural adventure.”
- - “Kirkus Reviews”
- “Verdict: THE ROSE AND THE CRANE reads like a medieval Pirates of the Caribbean, featuring non-stop action-adventure” -
- Dianne Reynolds for IndieReaderAudiobook version narrated by 2018 Audie Award winning Matthew Lloyd Davies.
- Simon Lang would rather he didn’t wind up in the digestive tract of the ship’s gargantuan first mate, but it wasn’t outside the realm of possibility. In reflecting back on the decisions that led him to this point, he conceded that perhaps his grandiose plan to get rich by sailing to China could have used some sober advice, or at the very least, could have been decided upon while sober. Lurking nearby Simon and his grim thoughts however, is an odd-looking ship that may contain an unexpected ally.The clans of Hosokawa and Yamana have just leveled the city of Kyoto in a little starter-civil war known as the “Onin War.” Emerging from this feud comes Kojiro Takeda, a samurai of legend. Unfortunately, he emerges as a captive on the ship of his hated enemy, but his enemy is about to encounter an opponent the likes of which they’ve never seen.
