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Mariko has always known that being a woman means shes not in control of her own fate.
But Mariko is the daughter of a prominent samurai & a cunning alchemist in her own right, & she refuses to be ignored.
When she is ambushed by a group of bandits known as the Black Clan enroute to a political marriage to Minamoto Raiden
- the emperors son
- Mariko realises she has two choices: she can wait to be rescued... or she can take matters into her own hands, hunt down the clan & find the person who wants her dead.
Disguising herself as a peasant boy, Mariko infiltrates the Black Clans hideout & befriends their leader, the rebel ronin Ranmaru, & his second-in-comm&, Okami. Ranmaru & Okami warm to Mariko, impressed by her intellect & ingenuity.
But as Mariko gets closer to the Black Clan, she uncovers a dark history of secrets that will force her to question everything shes ever known.
Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781473684942
• Author: Renée Ahdieh
• Publisher: Hodder
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 392
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm