Sign-In
Cart
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: May 14 2023
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Mongols invaded Japan for the first time in 1274. In the aftermath of the bloody invasion, survivors attempt to overcome their horror and grief to cobble together a strategy to live, to thrive. Wakou is a story of such people. It is also a story about medieval Japan society, religion, and traditions, including the very real presence of demons, both terrifying and protective. Wakou is Japanese for pirate, and pirating is the strategy our protagonists have chosen for their lives.
Rin is one such survivor. She has lived in the woods and combs the beach of her home island, Tsushima, since the Mongols murdered her parents and burnt their home to the ground.
She is not alone...Rin has gained a protective demon: Moritaka. To others' eyes, Moritaka is a young girl much like Rin. Rin calls her Sameko, or Little Shark because of her grey skin and her sharp little teeth. Make Sameko angry, however, or threaten Rin in any way, and Moritaka emerges in his true form: he's huge. He's blue. He is strong, so strong.
And a deadly danger to any who stand in his way.
Rin rediscovers her uncle, Zamakitsune, and is invited to join him and the crew he has assembled: they will be pirates!
Sameko's eyes light up and she licks her narrow lips. This is going to be fun.
Also from
LaHaye, Jude
Also in
Historical Fiction
James Fenimore Cooper: The Leatherstocking Tales Vol. 1 (Loa #26): The Pioneers / The Last of the Mohicans / The Prairie
Cooper, James Fenimore
Hardcover
Anniversaries, Volume 2: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl, April 1968-August 1968
Johnson, Uwe
Paperback
The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Frozen River
Lawhon, Ariel
Hardcover
The Moonlight Runner: A Gripping Historical Novel of Survival, Bravery, and Romance
Robards, Karen
Hardcover
The Amalfi Curse: A Bewitching Tale of Sunken Treasure, Forbidden Love, and Ancient Magic on the Amalfi Coast
Penner, Sarah
Paperback
The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Frozen River (Large Print Edition)
Lawhon, Ariel
Paperback
A Pair of Aces: Reese's Book Club (Large Print Edition)
Murray, Victoria Christopher
Benedict, Marie
Paperback
Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
Christie, Agatha
Paperback