Sword of the Ronin

The Ronin Trilogy, Book 2

By: Travis Heermann

Narrated by: David Radtke

In 13th century Japan, a land of ancient spirits, shapeshifting animals, and demons, Ken'ishi is a warrior without a master. Orphaned in infancy, he has only one link to his past - Silver Crane, his father's sword.

When Silver Crane is stolen, Ken'ishi must go on a quest to recover his very identity. The crime lord known as Green Tiger holds the key to Ken'ishi's past. With intrigues stretching to China, where the Mongol emperor Khubiliai Khan builds an invasion fleet, Green Tiger knows of Silver Crane and dreams of the day when he can destroy the shogunate and restore his shattered clan.

With a wooden sword as his only weapon, Ken'ishi descends into the shadowy world of flesh houses, Chinese smugglers, and Mongol spies.

To succeed and unleash Silver Crane's power, he must face the darkness in his own soul.

©2013 Travis Heermann (P)2014 Travis Heermann

Critic reviews

"A rich, engaging, morally complex historical fantasy, deeply embedded in Japanese culture." (E.C. Ambrose, author of Elisha Barber, The Dark Apostle series)

"Travis Heermann takes everything I loved about Heart of the Ronin (adventure, intrigue, sympathetic characters), puts it in a pressure cooker, and serves it with a side of Awesome. Sword of the Ronin is his best novel yet and won't disappoint." (Shaun Farrell, Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing)

"From the first sentence, Travis Heermann weaves a tale that sucked this reader into a rich Japanese tapestry full of ronin, samurai, and magic. It was hard to put this book down to sleep." (Patrick Hester, Hugo-Award-winning SFSignal.com and the Functional Nerds Podcast)

amazing and captivating.

i stumble upon this series as i look for aomething to fill the void as i work. the excitement and depictions, the struggles and woes, and the love and lust crescendo into an amazing story. The familiar yet wnchanting world captivated me and i cannot wait to purchase the final book!

Fantastic story! Questionable narrator.

This story is wonderously creative and well thought out. Just enough magic and myth to keep a smile on your face without overpowering the skill and personality of the characters.
The only drawback on this particular story is the narrator. I was not impressed with David Radtke's voice and accent choices for the characters. Not every villian is supposed sound like a sniveling worm or a big dumb ogre.
My hats off to the author for the great continuation of Kenishi's story, both the ups and the downs. Looking forward to book 3!

What a great ride!!!!!

This is a great series. I reread shogun and was looking for books with a similar storyline. This is a diamond in the rough. Highly recommend

My favorite of the trilogy

I have waited to review till I finshed the series and this part of the story with this narrator is the most engaging of the three. The other two are good too check um out! Book 1 Heart of the Ronin is a free podcast with a different narrator.

A great story

If you love samurai then this story is for you. A story full of greed, loyalty, love & friendship. The saying that says " You don't know what you've got until it's gone." rings true for this story. The author did a great job with the characters. The story sucked me right in from the start. A must read.