Neel faces multiple challenges as many enemies and foes crash into his life terrorizing him, born as a royal with no parents and a journey of his own. The clan of Ashwathamma; the Valayaputras is in decline. The Kaliyuga ends and the world restarts as the medieval ages come again; an era of gods and powerful kings. Enjoy this book by a young twelve-year-old Sriharsh. The first book of the Vardhana series.

“Joyously wild stuff. Highly recommended.” —The New York TimesThe Red Threads of Fortune is one of a pair of unique, standalone introductions to Neon Yang's Tensorate Series, which Kate Elliott calls "effortlessly fascinating." For more of the story you can read its twin novella The Black Tides of Heaven, available simultaneously.Fallen prophet, master of the elements, and daughter of the supreme Protector, Sanao Mokoya ha...

The three daughters of the Bandit Queen of the Oclaresh are young, but already they walk amongst legends. This does not prevent them from occasionally meeting (or perhaps making) friction amongst their own family, and so it is that one day Arzu decides she and her second sister Pali ought perhaps go visit their youngest sister Sardeet, who has married and moved to a city far away from the tents of their clan.They walked into the holy desert to rescue Sardeet from her first husband,...

Lord Itsumi Akiyama is in trouble. He was a conspirator in the murder of Oda Nobunaga, Japan's most powerful warlord in 1582. Worse, he is responsible for the death of a disciple of the Wind, Japan's deadliest ninja clan. Enter Kaida, the Wind's most dangerous agent. She seeks to avenge her fallen protégé, but there is a complication: once she kills Akiyama, the Wind must figure out how to replace him. He occupies a key position in the inner circle of Oda's successor, Hashiba Hideyoshi, wh...

Winner of the 2012 Luminis Prize!"Once I started reading, I could not put it down. The story is thrilling and magical.""Twisty! Turny! Magical! Wonderful!""...I figured I knew exactly how it was going to end. I was completely wrong.""I finished it and immediate starting reading again, looking for the clues."How does one find a shapeshifter who may not even exist?The onmyouji Tsurugu no Kiyomori, a practitioner of the mystic arts, has been engage...

A fateful duel makes him an outlaw...... and a demon turns him into a hero.Thus begins Ken'ishi’s epic journey to discover his past and find service with a worthy master.Amid ruthless crime lords, capricious spirits, and Mongol spies, Ken'ishi is an orphan and a ronin, a samurai without a master, tossed on the waves of fate and fortune.His only link to his past is Silver Crane, his father's sword, a blade that holds its secr...

A collection of five bite-size myths from across the globe, Death and the Underworld by bestselling author Anthony Horowitz includes the tales from Greek, Indian and Norse myth.Part of the Legends series of six books, Death and the Underworld tells the tales of the great unknown. Only the very brave or very foolish will venture down into the realm of the afterlife by choice, and they will seldom live to tell the tale . . .Featuring black and white illustra...

Originally crafted in 1800s Edo period Japan, this precursor to manga is an honored fantasy adventure that has inspired readers for generations. Immerse yourself in this captivating story of bravery, magic, and rivalry—fully translated into English for the first time.Across the feudal lands, Jiraiya is renowned as both a gallant hero and infamous rogue. Follow this lionhearted master of toad magic as he faces cunning bandits, vengeful spirits, monstrous serpents, and other formidab...

'To paraphrase the famous words of the Three Great Shoguns of Japan:"Little Bird - if you do not read this book, you will miss something good in the wind."In these stories and excerpts Alex and Josh show their deep interest in samurai, and approach the subject with the respect and sophistication due to the twofold Way of the pen and the sword.'—Sean Michael Wilson, author of manga versions of The Book of Five Rings and The 47 Ronin"Stories as sharp as a samu...

All that stands in the way of love is a Cold HeartThe young woman samurai. The ambitious warlord who loves her. His beautiful sister who challenges her. And the assassin determined to kill her.Yamabuki, a warlord's daughter trained as a samurai, is shadowed by a lapsed priest turned shinobi who vows to avenge the man whom she killed--his lover and teacher.She is seduced by the handsome and ambitious warlord, Kiso Yoshinaka, whose aim it is to rule all of Japan. And ...

Mastery of the martial arts is a hallmark of the works of Richard La Plante. His heroes have carried readers into the heart of the warrior's craft—but never more so than in Tegne: Soul Warrior. As the boy grows to manhood, he becomes a fighting machine, but though he can defeat his teachers in battle, his greatest tests are yet to come. His father hunts him still; worse, the essence of Evil, in the form of a beautiful temptress, seeks to seduce him from the side of good—or, failin...

For four seasons, Hara has led her mercenary company to profit and glory, but this campaign turns worse by the day. Casualties are mounting. Hara is wounded in battle. Now the selfish general won't pay what he owes while her troops starve. Can she get what she needs from the general, or will she be overthrown by her troops?"The Fourth Rule" is a standalone short story in a sword and sorcery world.