Shike is a novel about two characters: Jebu, a fighting monk of the Order of Zinja, and Taniko, the minor noblewoman with whom he falls in love on ...
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Jan 26, 2011
Melissa
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What an amazing tale! Shea does a wonderful job recreating early Japan and China and telling the story of two very intriguing people.
Jebu, a warrior monk of the Zinja sect, has recently been initiated into the temple. As his first task he is given the care of a young girl named Taniko who he escorts to her future husband. At first they somewhat despise each other but when they discover each other's true self, they fall in love. Sadly separated by her marriage to a cruel man, they meet More...
Jebu, a warrior monk of the Zinja sect, has recently been initiated into the temple. As his first task he is given the care of a young girl named Taniko who he escorts to her future husband. At first they somewhat despise each other but when they discover each other's true self, they fall in love. Sadly separated by her marriage to a cruel man, they meet More...
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Mar 28, 2009
Claudia
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Interesante recreación de Japón en el siglo XIII. El argumento trata de un monje guerrero de la orden de los Zinja, Jebu, que escolta a una dama noble, Taniko, hasta su destino: casarse con un influyente señor de otra comerca. Aunque se enamoran, cada uno obedece sus órdenes, y a diferencia de "La dama y el león", Robert Shea describe una realidad medieval más cruda: Taniko escala posiciones, se casa con hombres cada vez más poderosos, y su camino se va cruzando con el de Jebu, pero ja
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Dec 01, 2010
Theophilus
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Excellent! If you like Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Steven Seagal, or any other martial artist, then you will love Jebu. Setting: medevel Japan. Jebu is a novice monk of the Order of Zinja ("the Zinja are devils") whose first mission is to escort a young maiden to her wedding to a minor Japanese bureaucrat. He and she fall in love along the way, but he fulfills his duty and delivers her to her husband-to-be, who turns out to be a cruel and evil schemer. Blah, blah, battle with samurai, blah, fle
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Jun 24, 2011
Rosalie
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I read this years ago and I remember that I really liked when I read it. I have read much more about Japan during this era since and think I should read it again. I think I read it twice then. I know there was a monk that was trained fight and a lot about Kublai Khan who was a war lord. That is really about all that I remember.
Jun 29, 2011
Mike (the Paladin)
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The beginning of the duology (the romance and the adventure). Good read.
These are EXTREMELY LOOSELY based on the historical period Genpei War. It deals with the attempted invasion of Japan and the future birth of a Shogun.
The story revolves around a member of a fictional secret society of warrior munks who resemble the ninja, the Shaolin and several other historical religious/military groups called the Zinja. His name is Jebu.
The book is well written, well tol More...
These are EXTREMELY LOOSELY based on the historical period Genpei War. It deals with the attempted invasion of Japan and the future birth of a Shogun.
The story revolves around a member of a fictional secret society of warrior munks who resemble the ninja, the Shaolin and several other historical religious/military groups called the Zinja. His name is Jebu.
The book is well written, well tol More...
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Nov 12, 2010
Audrygazali
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The story is okay, I expect more than this. But, maybe it's just because the story just get started, it's book 1 of 4 afterall. Like it more than The Otori Clan, but not as good as Samurai.
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May 04, 2008
Jinny
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Good book but out of print so far as I know. Good flipping luck trying to find it. If you do, I'd like a copy.
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