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JET
BLACK
and the
NINJA WIND
Additional praise for Jet Black and the Ninja Wind:
In the first book of their new series, Jet Black and the Ninja Wind, Lowitz and Oketani combine their talents to concoct a fascinating new world for young readers. It’s a world filled with mystery, mysticism, magic, and martial arts action, and it’s also a wild and exciting ride… Kudos to Lowitz and Oketani for providing such a heady and addictive mix of entertainment. Read one book in this series, and you’ll want more.
– Frederik L. Schodt, author of Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan—and Japan to the West
This fast-paced whirlwind story of the teenage Jet, inheritor of ninja skills through her Japanese mother, spins the reader through history, legend, Buddhism, and modern Japan.
With vivid description, Lowitz and Oketani have created a visual experience akin to watching an epic thriller film. Five stars!
– Liza Dalby, author of Geisha, Hidden Buddhas, and The Tale of Murasaki
The Tuttle Story: “Books to Span the East and West”
Many people are surprised to learn that the world’s largest publisher of books on Asia had its humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing.
Immediately after WW II, Tuttle served in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur and was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers.
Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.
With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past—inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Copyright © 2013 Leza Lowitz and Shogo Oketani
Area map created by Yuki Masuko
Owaranai Uta (Endless Song) chords and music: Masatoshi Mashima, Performed by The Blue Hearts. English Translation by Shogo Oketani and Leza Lowitz.
Tokyo is Burning—words: Anarchy (Japanese version), original music: Joe Strummer and Mick Jones. English translation by Shogo Oketani and Leza Lowitz.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data in Progress
ISBN: 978-1-4629-1344-2 (ebook)
16 15 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 1307RP
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Contents
PART ONE
Chapter 1 Yugi The Game
Chapter 2 Monogatari The Story
Chapter 3 Yakusoku The Promise
Chapter
