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How old are Risuko and the others?
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How old are Risuko and the others?

May 30, 2022 Risuko Leave a comment

I’ve been asked many times how old Risuko and the other girls are in the Seasons of the Sword books.

Since these are young adult novels, it’s a good question. It’s one, however, I specifically chose not to answer in the text of the books. Before I answer, I need you to know that my answer will include some spoilers for Risuko. Just so you’re not surprised. Continue reading How old are Risuko and the others? →

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Risuko has a strong sense of time and place, immersing the reader in a compelling tale of intrigue. Because we enter the fray alongside Risuko herself we meet the characters and learn the political machinations alongside her – allowing her to unravel the mysteries for us. Beautifully paced, we leave wanting more but not feeling cheated (as often happens with a “book 1”)

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David Kudler is an expert provider of publishing services and consultant to independent and self-publishers. An author himself, he lives just north of the Golden Gate Bridge with his wife, actor/teacher/author Maura Vaughn, and their author-to-be daughters. And their (apparently) non-literary cat. He serves as publisher for Stillpoint Digital Press. Since 1999, he has overseen the publications program of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, for which he has edited three posthumous volumes of Campbell's previously unpublished work (Pathways to Bliss, Myths of Light and Sake & Satori) and managed the publication of over fifty print, ebook, print, audio, and video titles, including the third edition of the seminal Hero with a Thousand Faces. A published author, he recently released Risuko and Bright Eyes, the first two books in a young-adult historical adventure series set in sixteenth century Japan. He is hard at work on Kano, the third book.

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