Of Blood and Flame
The Swords of Fire Trilogy
Published in 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
324 pages
978-0-310-10132-1 (ISBN)
Description
For the Shogun, there is no middle ground. You challenge his authority, you breath your last. But God forbid you pass through his hands. You'll face the flame of fury, a punishment worse than death.
Father Martinez, a European Samurai, only came to Japan to hide an unforgivable past. But maybe his past has caught up with him? Little did he know he would face the Shogun's fury of hell to save those he loves.
With pressures mounting and his network of kinsmen dying around the country, Martinez is forced out of hiding this time to face the Shogun's regime and a formidable arch nemesis. A new enemy questions why the bodies of the villagers were not found, nor their deaths confirmed. His paranoia grows.
Martinez has learned very quickly that his gift in the martial arts might have greater purposes than he initially thought. He's faced the greatest test of his life and only wants one thing - safety for his people. But safety comes at a price much higher than he can pay.
Of Blood and Flame is the second book in The Swords of Fire Trilogy.
Father Martinez, a European Samurai, only came to Japan to hide an unforgivable past. But maybe his past has caught up with him? Little did he know he would face the Shogun's fury of hell to save those he loves.
With pressures mounting and his network of kinsmen dying around the country, Martinez is forced out of hiding this time to face the Shogun's regime and a formidable arch nemesis. A new enemy questions why the bodies of the villagers were not found, nor their deaths confirmed. His paranoia grows.
Martinez has learned very quickly that his gift in the martial arts might have greater purposes than he initially thought. He's faced the greatest test of his life and only wants one thing - safety for his people. But safety comes at a price much higher than he can pay.
Of Blood and Flame is the second book in The Swords of Fire Trilogy.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Dimensions
Height: 182 mm
Width: 119 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
294 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-310-10132-1 (9780310101321)
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Fascinated by Japan from an early age, Shaun Curry went on to study and work in Tokyo, where he developed a passion for the country, its culture and history.
An avid collector of rare books, maps and artefacts, he has spent more than ten years researching in the Papal Archives in Rome, the British Library in London, and the New York Public library, amassing the wealth of knowledge that enriches his writing in the Swords of Fire trilogy.
His expertise in feudal Japanese history has informed not only his fiction, but also numerous articles, and has led him to be featured as a guest on BBC radio. He is also a prolific speaker on the subject of Christianity in Japan.
A British and Canadian national, he now lives and writes in London.
An avid collector of rare books, maps and artefacts, he has spent more than ten years researching in the Papal Archives in Rome, the British Library in London, and the New York Public library, amassing the wealth of knowledge that enriches his writing in the Swords of Fire trilogy.
His expertise in feudal Japanese history has informed not only his fiction, but also numerous articles, and has led him to be featured as a guest on BBC radio. He is also a prolific speaker on the subject of Christianity in Japan.
A British and Canadian national, he now lives and writes in London.