Description

Though Japan has been devastated by a century of civil war, Risuko just wants to climb trees. Growing up far from the battlefields and court intrigues, the fatherless girl finds herself pulled into a plot that may reunite Japan — or may destroy it. She is torn from her home and what is left of her family, but finds new friends at a school that may not be what it seems.

Magical but historical, Seasons of the Sword follows Risuko along the dangerous path to discovering who she truly is.

This award-winning series includes four books — one for each of the seasons:
1) Risuko (Winter)
2) Bright Eyes (Spring)
3) Kano (Summer)
4) Murasaki (Autumn)

Listen to the first chapter of Risuko, “The Left-hand Path”:

Teen historical adventure fiction

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