#3 Blood Ninja

The Betrayal of the Living

Nick Lake
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The fate of feudal Japan hangs in the balance in this bloody conclusion to the epic Blood Ninja trilogy.Taro is at a He has vanquished Lord Oda for good, but with no land and no title, he has no hope of marrying Hana, the daughter of a daimyo. So when Taro receives news of a murderous dragon and the large reward for killing it, he and his friends find themselves on a dangerous quest to slay the beast. Their mission has the potential to save the people of Japan—but failure will result in the deaths of thousands. And dragons are not the only monsters they will The dead, led by the odious Kenji Kira, have begun to rise, and they have Taro in their sights. In this heart-stopping conclusion to the Blood Ninja trilogy, the future of all feudal Japan is in danger, and everything Taro holds dear will be threatened. But it is the betrayal of flesh and blood—his own flesh and blood—that may be his ultimate undoing.
Genres: FantasyVampiresYoung AdultHistorical FictionAdventureFictionParanormalJapanActionDemons
368 Pages

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