Ergebnis für "Kodo Der Fluch des Samurai" in Historische Romane

Getrieben von den Dämonen seiner eigenen Vergangenheit begibt sich der junge Okita Soji in die Kaiserstadt Kyoto, um dort Teil einer der berüchtigtsten Samurai-Truppen der Geschichte zu werden: der Shinsengumi. Schon bald gerät er in einen bedrohlichen Strudel aus Machtkämpfen und politischen Intrigen, der alles infrage stellt, woran er bisher geglaubt hat. Doch es sind seine eigenen Gefühle, die ihn endgültig in einen tiefen Gewissenskonflikt stürzen.

The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi becomes a reluctant hero to a host of people whose lives he has touched and by whom he has been touched. Inevitably, he has to pit his skill against the naked blade of his greatest rival.

17th Century Europe, the first Japanese ever to set foot in Europe, travel to Rome on a diplomatic mission. All are baptised, but upon returning to Japan they discover that the Shoguns no longer wish to forge links with the West, nor will they tolerate the Christian religion. The Samurai who have until now reviled their adoptive religion, begin to find it may be all that is left for them. The events in the story actually took place.

Brought to you by Penguin. Shogun meets Sherlock Holmes! Over 24 million copies have been sold of this beloved samurai adventure It has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai; half a year since he left his father Kohei – once the most skilled swordsman in the land – to set...

Japan, 1745, is a land under the iron grip of the Tokugawa shoguns. Roads are monitored, dissent stifled, and order maintained through blackmail and an extensive network of informers. Amid rumors of rebellion, Kurosawa Kinko—samurai and monk—is expelled in disgrace as the head music instructor of his Zen temple in Nagasaki. He begins an odyssey across Japan, dogged by agents and assassins from an unknown foe. Along his journey, Kinko encounters a compelling cast of merchants, ronin, courtesans, spies, warriors, hermits, and spirits, on a quest to redeem his honor.