{"product_id":"risuko-a-kunoichi-tale-9781938808760","title":"Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan One Girl Win A War? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTenth Anniversary Edition - with new author essays on the history behind the series \u003cp\u003eIn the chaos of Japan's century-long civil war, young Risuko is sold to the legendary Lady Chiyome and taken to a remote mountain school. There she's trained alongside other girls in skills no one will explain - cooking, dancing, spying - for a purpose she's not meant to understand. But Risuko is a climber. She goes where she's not supposed to go. And what she discovers will thrust her into the heart of a conflict that could reshape a nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBook 1 of Seasons of the Sword - a complete four-book series: \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\u003c\/p\u003eSamurai, assassins, warlords - and a girl who likes to climb\u003cp\u003eIt's 1570. Kano Murasaki - called Risuko (\"Squirrel\") - is a fatherless girl living in a ruined village, more comfortable in the treetops than on the ground. When the enigmatic Lady Chiyome purchases her from her desperate mother, Risuko is carried across a war-ravaged landscape to a mountain compound called the Full Moon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere, she and two other recruits are trained by kunoichi - spies, bodyguards, assassins - in an education disguised as domestic service. Kitchen work becomes blade training. Dance becomes combat. And the women around her are far more dangerous than they appear. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut someone at the Full Moon is hiding a secret. When betrayal strikes at the heart of the compound, Risuko must decide what she's willing to become - and what she's willing to do - to protect the people she's come to love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRisuko is the first book in Seasons of the Sword, a complete, award-winning, four-book series set during Japan's turbulent Sengoku period. Rich in historical detail, sharp with political intrigue, and driven by a heroine who keeps climbing higher than anyone expects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat the Critics Say: \u003cp\u003e\"Tight, exciting, and thoughtful... The characters are nicely varied and all the pieces fit into place deftly.\" - Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful and relentless coming-of-age adventure... Risuko's development and evolution are fascinating to watch.\" - Foreword Reviews (spotlight review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Vividly portrayed, flush with cultural detail, and smoothly written.\" - BookLife\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBAIPA Book Award Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e \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 06\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938808760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"David Kudler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53195282579637,"sku":"9781938808760","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781938808760.jpg?v=1788273664","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/risuko-a-kunoichi-tale-9781938808760","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}