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Here are 5 fantasy books about samurai to read: Nightblade by Ryan Kirk; Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh; Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa; The Disfavored Hero by Jessica Amanda Salmonson; Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
70 books based on 100 votes: Shōgun by James Clavell, Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa, Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa, The 47 Ronin Story by John Allyn, A Book of Fiv...
21 paź 2021 · Bushido, the honor code of the samurai, was the guiding principle of the land, enforcing a strict class structure and the Dutch negotiated exclusive trading agreements, locking in their right to be the exclusive purveyors of Japanese goods for the next 250 years.
People have missed THE obvious samurai series from the 80s - Eric van Lustbader's Nicholas Linnear books - Ninja, Miko, White Ninja being the first three. They are ostensibly about ninja, and told from a Western hero's-journey perspective, but I remember them as being heavily influenced by Japanese culture, mysticism, with a lot of details ...
12 sty 2024 · The best samurai books delve deep into the heart and soul of these formidable warriors, offering readers a chance to explore their unique world through rich, immersive narratives and masterful storytelling.
There's a huge amount of samurai and Japanese-inspired fantasy throughout manga and anime, which is probably part of the reason it's not too represented in prose fantasy. If you're interested in that sort of thing, I highly recommend the Blade of the Immortal manga series as an incredible fantasy-action samurai saga.
I wouldn't personally recommend this for Samurai/Japanese flavoured fantasy. First book with its political intrigue is mostly fine but second book depicts the Asian stand-in culture as a backward civilisation which needs a White hero to revolutionise those backward values.
