samurai

"The samurai and ninja have made a massive mistake. The ghosts of their ancestors have returned, and are now ruling the sparring clans with an iron fist. The only option to reclaim power? A fearsome fight to end them all."--Back cover.

"Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful Scroll of a Thousand Prayers to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the Harbinger of Change, the great Kami Dragon who will grant one wish to whomever holds the scroll. But she has a new enemy now, more dangerous than any she has yet faced. The demon Hakaimono is free at last, and he has possessed the very person Yumeko trusted to protect her from the evil at her heels, Kage Tatsumi of the Shadow Clan. Hakaimono has only one goal: to break the curse of the sword and set himself free to rain chaos and destruction over the land forevermore. To do so, he will need the scroll. And Yumeko is the only one standing in his way"--Provided by publisher.

"A new age is about to dawn. Raised by monks in the isolated Silent Winds temple, Yumeko has trained all her life to hide her yokai nature. Half kitsune, half human, her skill with illusion is matched only by her penchant for mischief. Until the day her home is burned to the ground, her adoptive family is brutally slain and she is forced to flee for her life with the temple's greatest treasure--one part of the ancient scroll. There are many who would claim the dragon's wish for their own. Kage Tatsumi, a mysterious samurai of the Shadow Clan, is one such hunter, under orders to retrieve the scroll . . . at any cost. Fate brings Kage and Yumeko together. With a promise to lead him to the scroll, an uneasy alliance is formed, offering Yumeko her best hope for survival. But he seeks what she has hidden away, and her deception could ultimately tear them both apart"--Publisher.

"Mariko must uncover deception in the imperial court and rescue Okami, while preparing for her nuptials"--Provided by publisher.

Vice-Commander Hijikata loses his collection of haiku, Vice-Commander Yamanami distances himself from the rest of the Shinsengumi, and Suzu plans his next treacherous move.

On the day of her wedding, Heaven, the adopted daughter of a Tokyo business tycoon, discovers that her family can not be trusted and that she is being hunted by a ninja who intends to kill her.

An illustrated introduction to samurai warriors that explains who they were, how they fought, the training they endured, and the rules they upheld, and describes famous samurai warriors and women. Includes instructions for a related activity.

We took the deadliest warriors from two different time periods and matched them in a battle of weaponry, strength, and grit.