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Child of Vengeance
by David Kirk
"what kind of person couldn't attack the man who killed his mother?"
I am a fan of historical fiction, especially if it has to do with samurai, so when I saw this book I was pretty sure I was going to enjoy it, and luckily for me I was not disappointed. David Kirk takes us on a fictional tour of the childhood and adolescence of the famous Musahi Miyamoto. Allow me to say that I was not familiar with Miyamoto's life, I just knew the name, but not much else, so it is impossible for me to judge how much the author remained true to fact and how much is fabrication. What I can say though, is that the novel is thoroughly entertaining and once you start, it is hard to stop until you reach the last page.
The author successfully provides the main character with depth, and thus, the book is not only an action packed swashbuckling narration. Instead, he delivers a complex main character, that has to deal with contradictory emotions while he is trying to figure out his way. This balance between action and introspection works extremely well, since we have enough pace to keep us engaged, and enough substance so as not to make this a mind-numbing action flick.
There is a pretty clear indication that there will be more books to come in this same topic, and I for one am looking forward to them. I am very happy to have found this work and I recommend it to all of those that enjoy historical fiction in the vein of Shogun.
I am a fan of historical fiction, especially if it has to do with samurai, so when I saw this book I was pretty sure I was going to enjoy it, and luckily for me I was not disappointed. David Kirk takes us on a fictional tour of the childhood and adolescence of the famous Musahi Miyamoto. Allow me to say that I was not familiar with Miyamoto's life, I just knew the name, but not much else, so it is impossible for me to judge how much the author remained true to fact and how much is fabrication. What I can say though, is that the novel is thoroughly entertaining and once you start, it is hard to stop until you reach the last page.
The author successfully provides the main character with depth, and thus, the book is not only an action packed swashbuckling narration. Instead, he delivers a complex main character, that has to deal with contradictory emotions while he is trying to figure out his way. This balance between action and introspection works extremely well, since we have enough pace to keep us engaged, and enough substance so as not to make this a mind-numbing action flick.
There is a pretty clear indication that there will be more books to come in this same topic, and I for one am looking forward to them. I am very happy to have found this work and I recommend it to all of those that enjoy historical fiction in the vein of Shogun.