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Published by Tuttle Publishing

ISBN 4805312742 (ISBN13: 9784805312742)

SYNOPSIS:

American teenager David Matthews has more to deal with than the average exchange student living in Japan—a lot more. In Samurai Awakening, David woke one morning to discover that he’d been empowered and possessed by the tiger god Kou. Now a Jitsugen Samurai in Revenge of the Akuma Clan and able to take on Kou’s form, David must use his new abilities to protect Japan from the terrifying evil creeping across the land—and waiting for him to fail.

As his relationships, especially with Rie his host sister, grow uncertain, he must forge deeper connections with Kou, the tiger god that resides with him, and form new alliances if he hopes to hold back the return of Japan’s ancient enemies. It is up to David to stop the powerful and vengeful Akuma Clan—and time is running out.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Benjamin Martin was born in Phoenix, Arizona where he was first introduced to Japanese Culture when his family hosted a children’s choir member from Japan. Later, he studied Japanese Language, Culture, and History at the University of Arizona. He joined the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme in 2008 and has been living and teaching in Okinawa ever since. His experiences working with students on small islands has greatly influenced his writing and strengthened his desire to help promote communication and exchange between East and West.