Magical but historical, Risuko follows her along the first dangerous steps to discovering who she truly is. 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. 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. Though Japan has been devastated by a century of civil war, Risuko just wants to climb trees. Disappoint me, and you will be very, very sorry. Make yourself worth my trouble, and you will be glad of it. I have it in my power to give you a gift that you don't even realize you desire. Kirkus Reviews Kano Murasaki, you may not realize it, but I have done you a great favor. The characters are nicely varied and all the pieces fit into place deftly. Samurai, assassins, warlords - and a girl who likes to climb Tight, exciting, and thoughtful.
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