{"product_id":"murasaki-a-kunoichi-tale-9781938808753","title":"Murasaki: A Kunoichi Tale","description":"The thrilling conclusion to Seasons of the Sword!\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan one girl survive?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAn easy mission promises to be Risuko's last\u003cp\u003eKano Murasaki (called Risuko), Emi, and Toumi are on accompanying a spoiled young noblewoman to her wedding. What should be a simple assignment-get the bride to the wedding, make sure she's properly dressed-is anything but.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause someone wants the lady dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd because Risuko and her friends aren't just lady's maids. They are kunoichi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrained spies, assassins... and in this case, bodyguards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wedding-which Risuko herself negotiated at sword-point-has the potential to unite the most powerful clans in Japan under a single banner, ending over a century of bloodshed. And so Risuko must do everything that she can to keep the brat of a princess safe and deliver her to her groom. Failure would mean death not only for the bride and her bodyguards. It might mean another hundred years of destruction for the whole empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Risuko and her friends must confront hidden enemies and uncover who is behind the plot. She must confront the ghosts of her past to become, finally, herself.\u003c\/p\u003eCan Risuko survive?\u003cstrong\u003eCan Risuko kill?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeasons of the Sword: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRisuko (Winter)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBright Eyes (Spring)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKano (Summer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMurasaki (Autumn)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Young adult historical adventure; Japanese Civil War)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stillpoint\/Atalanta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938808753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"David Kudler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51844085743797,"sku":"9781938808753","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1de4ba9b-0ac3-4044-9f0b-e937b3569754.jpg?v=1759849208","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/murasaki-a-kunoichi-tale-9781938808753","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}