Set in feudal Japan, "The Samurai's Assassin" follows a skilled but disillusioned samurai, Kazuki, who grapples with his loyalty to a corrupt shogun. When tasked with eliminating a prominent rebel leader advocating for justice and reform, Kazuki faces a moral dilemma. As he embarks on his mission, he discovers that the rebel's ideals resonate with his own suppressed desire for honor and integrity. Torn between duty and his emerging sense of righteousness, Kazuki must navigate a treacherous landscape of betrayal, honor, and the quest for redemption, ultimately choosing between loyalty and his own beliefs in a world rife with conflict. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Warrior Heroes .

This book is aimed at children at US 6th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Crabtree Publishing Company .

Malachy Doyle is an extremely talented, prize-winning author. He has written several picture books for Simon and Schuster. The Dancing Tiger won the Nestle Children's Book Prize Silver Award, and Cow won the English Association Award for Non-Fiction. Malachy lives in County Donegal, Ireland Angelo Rinaldi is the illustrator of Cow by Malachy Doyle. He grew up in Wales and now lives with his family in London. Benjamin Hulme-Cross has written over thirty books. Prior to full time writing Ben worked as English Literature Publisher for an international publishing company, commissioning and editing novels and plays for secondary schools.