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Hi Mike, it's due out in June 2010 - if you want a sneak preview you can see it here: http://www.goranpowell.com/a-sudden-dawn...
I just found a book called The 47th Samurai by Stephen Hunter on the discount table at my local bookstore. I never heard of it. Has anyone else read it?
Just posted a review of Rain Fall by Barry Eisler on my website Liondogbooks.com - yes, it's a very cool martial arts fiction novel. Love it!
Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy...it's more children's fiction but there's a lot of martial arts involved. Derek Landy is black belt at this martial art that I can never remember the name :P
Just read Sanchin and enjoyed it - I've posted a review on this site.Someone else recommended John Rain, i will give it a try.
Goran wrote: "Let me know when it arrives and I'll order a copy! "Thanks Goran,
Stock has arrived now and it's available on my site at http://www.karenvanwyk.com/sanchin.html
Sorry, it's not available on co.uk yet. I'm still working on it. It is available in the UK through my website at http://www.karenvanwyk.com/sanchin.html but I'm still waiting for stock to arrive.
Hi Goran,Just to let you know, Sanchin went live on Amazon today. http://www.amazon.com/Sanchin-Karen-Van/...
Thanks Goran,It should be available on Amazon from mid June all being well, but I'll let you know. Yes, Kyokushinkai :)
Congrats on the first novel karen! I wish you well with it. Let us know when it is available. Good title too - from Kyokushinkai I take it? :)
Well, they say you should never miss an opportunity for a bit of shameless self-promotion. My novel, Sanchin, is due out later this month. It's in the YA genre so probably not everyone's thing but it is martial arts related.Karen
http://www.karenvanwyk.com
Across the Nightingale Floor was very good...the whole series was pretty solid.
My challenge with a fiction list is that I always find the non-fiction books about the martial arts experience to be better than the fiction. American Shaolin by Matthew Polly, Sword and Brush by Dave Lowry and Waking Dragons are among my favorites.
One fiction title that is among my all time favorite books is Ronin: A Novel Based on a Zen Myth by William Dale Jennings
OK, here's a tricky question. What are your top 5 books of martial-arts-related fiction?
Here's mine, but be warned, some of them are pretty corny:
1. Shogun
2. Tai Pan (yeah, I love James Clavell!!)
3. The Ninja
4. Black Heart
5. Across the Nightingale Floor
I guess I'm looking for some new suggestions!
