Today's Free Friday selection at Barnes and Noble is Ninja ($1.99 Kindle), by Jon F. Merz, an author I've mentioned a few times previously on this blog. This one is a short story, at just under 10,000 words, and is the start of a new series. Jon also has an upcoming book, published by St. Martins, The Kensei ($9.99 Kindle), in his Lawson Vampire series, the earlier titles of which are, unfortunately, only available in used book stores. He does have an author newsletter (I checked my archive and it only comes out every few months); if you sign up for it this week, you'll get the next issue, which will include a new short story, "Rudolf the Red Nosed Rogue".Book Description
In the style of Robert E. Howard, NINJA tells the story of a mythical warrior hero named Ran as he graduates from the ninja school he has been attending for twenty years and begins undertaking all sorts of missions across an alternate Earth. Ran will travel far and wide gathering intelligence, acquiring priceless artifacts, and battling evil wherever he finds it...
Written by bestselling author Jon F. Merz, himself a 20-year+ practitioner and master instructor of Togakure-ryu Ninjutsu, NINJA is destined to thrill readers with its authentic ninja action combined with the adrenaline of the best fantasy fiction. This is the first in a planned series of adventure surrounding Ran.
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