CHAPTER 3 : Part 2 – Shogun
CHAPTER 3 : Part 2 – Shogun He could see the jagged scar on the man’s right temple and the deep cleft in the skull below it. That’s a sword cut, he told himself. Did that cause his blindness? Was…
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CHAPTER 3 : Part 1 – Shogun
CHAPTER 3 : Part 1 – Shogun Yabu lay in the hot bath, more content, more confident than he had ever been in his life. The ship had revealed its wealth and this wealth gave him a power that he…
CHAPTER 2 : Part 2 – Shogun
CHAPTER 2 : Part 2 – Shogun By now there were a number of very important Christian daimyos and many hundreds of thousands of converts, most of whom were in Kyushu, the southern island that was nearest to China…
CHAPTER 2 : Part 1 – Shogun
CHAPTER 2 : Part 1 – Shogun “The daimyo, Kasigi Yabu, Lord of Izu, wants to know who you are, where you come from, how you got here, and what acts of piracy you have committed,” Father Sebastio said.…
CHAPTER 1 : Part 3 – Shogun
CHAPTER 1 : Part 3 – Shogun “I’ve thought of that. But we’re not fit enough yet. It’ll take a week for the scurvy to go,” Blackthorne replied, disquieted. “There are too many of them aboard ship. I wouldn’t like…
CHAPTER 1 : Part 2 – Shogun
CHAPTER 1 : Part 2 – Shogun Another spate of words from the samurai. “Omi-san says, because you are the leader you are allowed to walk around the village freely, wherever you want, until his master comes. His master,…
CHAPTER 1 : Part 1 – Shogun
CHAPTER 1 : Part 1 – Shogun Blackthorne was suddenly awake. For a moment he thought he was dreaming because he was ashore and the room unbelievable. It was small and very clean and covered with soft mats. He…
PROLOGUE : Shogun
PROLOGUE : Shogun The gale tore at him and he felt its bite deep within and he knew that if they did not make landfall in three days they would all be dead. Too many deaths on this voyage, he…
Chapter 37 – A Court of Thorns and Roses
Chapter 37 No one, not even Lucien, came to fix my arm in the days following my victory. The pain overwhelmed me to the point of screaming whenever I prodded the embedded bit of bone, and I had no other…
Chapter 36 – A Court of Thorns and Roses
Chapter 36 The sounds of a teeming crowd reverberated against the passageway. My armed escort didn’t bother with drawn weapons as they tugged me forward. I wasn’t even shackled. Someone or something would catch me before I moved three feet…
Chapter 35 – A Court of Thorns and Roses
Chapter 35 My senses slowly returned to me, each one more painful than the last. The sound of dripping water first, then the fading echo of heavy footsteps. A lingering coppery taste coated my mouth—blood. Above the wheezing of what…
Chapter 34 – A Court of Thorns and Roses
Chapter 34 The Attor kept its icy grip on my upper arm as it half dragged me to the throne room. It didn’t bother to strip me of my weapons. We both knew they were of little use. Tamlin. Alis…
Chapter 33 – A Court of Thorns and Roses
Chapter 33 I might have been going to my death, but I wouldn’t arrive unarmed. I tightened the strap of the quiver across my chest and then grazed my fingers over the arrow feathers peeking over my shoulder. Of course,…
Chapter 32 – A Court of Thorns and Roses
Chapter 32 I gave myself a minute—just one minute—to kneel in the remnants of the entry hall. Then I eased to my feet, careful not to disturb any of the shattered glass or wood or— blood. There were splatters of…
Chapter 31 – A Court of Thorns and Roses
Chapter 31 The ball was a blur of waltzing and preening, of bejeweled aristos, of wine and toasts in my honor. I lingered at Nesta’s side, because she seemed to do a good job of scaring off the too-curious suitors…
Chapter 30 – A Court of Thorns and Roses
Chapter 30 I had one task left to do before I returned to my father’s manor. The villagers who had once sneered at or ignored me instead gaped now, and a few stepped into my path to ask about my…
Chapter 29 – A Court of Thorns and Roses
Chapter 29 Inventing stories about my time with Aunt Ripleigh required minimal effort: I read to her daily, she instructed me on deportment from her bedside, and I nursed her until she died in her sleep two weeks ago, leaving…
Chapter 28 – A Court of Thorns and Roses
Chapter 28 There wasn’t much to my packing and farewells. I was somewhat surprised when Alis clothed me in an outfit very unlike my usual garb—frilly and confining and binding in all the wrong places. Some mortal fashion among the…
Chapter 27 – A Court of Thorns and Roses
Chapter 27 I lay in bed, watching the pools of moonlight shift on the floor. It was an effort not to dwell on Tamlin’s face as he ordered me and Lucien to leave and shut the door to the dining…
Chapter 26 – A Court of Thorns and Roses
Chapter 26 The next day, Lucien joined us for lunch—which was breakfast for all of us. Ever since I’d complained about the unnecessary size of the table, we’d taken to dining at a much- reduced version. Lucien kept rubbing at…