The Shogun Has Fallen: The Blazing Sword Book 2

?? In the winter of the North, the snows of Japan were stained red by the ambition of empires. In the saga’s explosive beginning, The Blazing Sword: The Last Female Samurai, the world witnessed the rise of Lady Hana Ichi. Breaking the chains of tradition, she took up the Phoenix Blade, standing tall alongside Lord Suzuki and the giant monk Benkei to repel the first wave of the Russian invasion. Their victory was hard-fought, paid for in blood and sacrifice, buying the Shogunate a fragile moment of peace. But peace, like winter, does not last forever. ?? The Shogun Has Fallen picks up where history left off. The "Red Barons" of Russia have returned, led by the ruthless General Igor Petrov, hungrier and more desperate than ever. Yet they are no longer the only predators circling the dying light of the Samurai era. From the West, Admiral Packard brings the industrial might of America, offering gifts of steel and fire at a terrible price. And from within the shadows of the Imperial Court rises Aki Matsushita, a man whose ambition threatens to consume the very soul of Japan. This is not just a story of war; it is a tale of the old world shattering. It is the journey of Lord Hiroshi and Lady Sakura finding love and courage in the ashes, of Lady Yuki Matsushita torn between love, duty, and truth, and of a Shogun driven to the brink of madness. ?? The sword has been drawn. The treaties have been signed. The snow is falling once again. ??? Welcome back to the valley of the Kaito. ??