{"product_id":"9780385536660","title":"Sword of Honor","description":"\u003cb\u003eIN THE EPIC HISTORICAL NOVEL \u003ci\u003eSWORD OF HONOR\u003c\/i\u003e, DAVID KIRK CONTINUES THE SAGA OF MUSASHI MIYAMOTO, THE GREATEST SWORDSMAN IN JAPANESE HISTORY, AS HE JOURNEYS TO THE ANCIENT CITY OF KYOTO TO FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE AND HIS IDEALS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving survived the cataclysmic battle of Sekigahara, which established the mighty Tokugawa Shogunate, young Musashi Miyamoto travels through Japan determined to proclaim his revolutionary epiphany that the “way of the samurai,” the ancient code that binds warriors to their masters, needs to be abolished.\u003cbr\u003e     But during the battle Musashi insulted an adept of the powerful Yoshioka school, and a price has been put on his head. Musashi is drawn to Kyoto, domain of the Yoshioka, driven by anger and certain that he will deal a crushing blow to the traditional samurai dogma by destroying the school. Musashi will learn, however, that the capital of the nation is rife with intrigue and potential rebellion against the newly established government, a struggle into which he unwittingly enters.\u003cbr\u003e     Among other outcasts, Musashi will find the worth of his spectacular skill with the sword weighed against the deep cunning of manipulative Lords, and must make his reckoning with the Yoshioka, the way of the samurai, and ultimately his own nature. Only then will he be able to take one step closer to becoming the wise old sage who wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e     Sword of Honor \u003c\/i\u003eseamlessly blends meticulous research, mesmerizing action sequences, and a driving narrative to bring this extraordinary figure to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121465671920,"sku":"9780385536660","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385536660_p0.jpg?v=1763695058","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385536660","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}