Name: The Samurai's Tale
ISBN: 9780618615124

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Why This Clicks

Legacy and Resolve

A historical adventure follows a young servant’s perilous new life and claim on family legacy.

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A young servant’s hard-won path toward becoming a samurai
Adventure shaped by loyalty and a stolen family legacy

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A violent upheaval that changes Taro’s direction
A sustained journey from servitude toward samuraihood

Book Details

Authors: Erik C. Haugaard
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: September 12, 2005
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Historical Asia · Wars & Military History
Reading lane: Historical Asia

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Taro will become a samurai and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him. A classic tale of adventure. When the powerful Lord Takeda’s soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy Taro’s life and take him along with them. Taro becomes a servant in the household of the noble Lord Akiyama, where he meets Togan, a cook, who teaches Taro and makes his new life bearable. But when Togan is murdered, Taro’s life takes a new directio...

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Taro will become a samurai and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him. A classic tale of adventure. When the powerful Lord Takeda’s soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy Taro’s life and take him along with them. Taro becomes a servant in the household of the noble Lord Akiyama, where he meets Togan, a cook, who teaches Taro and makes his new life bearable. But when Togan is murdered, Taro’s life takes a new direction: He will become a samurai, and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him. " The Samurai's Tale , poetic yet unflinching, is excellent." — Boston Herald