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The Samurai (Casca (Americana))

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Casca ends up washed ashore in feudal Japan and is taken under the wing of expert swordsman Jinto Muramasa and together the two embark on a bloody spree through Japan to bring a warlord to victory over his deadly rivals.

The passage relating to the manufacture of a sword is brilliantly done and some aspects of Japanese court ritual are interesting but sometimes the plot wears a little thin and some of it feels like its mere filling. But nonetheless its a good story and worth keeping.

For the world of Casca see www.casca.net

This is a 3 1/2 star story and was another Asian adventure that I was hoping could topple the past ones. Though a tad better than his last one, not as good as The Warlord.

Barry seemed to have good ideas, but after Book #14, the series was seriously running out of steam. It saddened me then, and still saddens me now. Barry Sadler was either running out of time or ideas, or I was hoping other writers could refreshen a series that still holds alot of great adventerous potential.

The fact that Casca was playing 2nd fiddle here instead of being the main focus was forgivable, but not having our immortal warrior even practising with the infamous and most feared and best forged sword ever - the katana - was a major let-down for me.

Casca is a warrior. He would master every type of weapon, especially bladed ones! To not have him become adept with the best made sword ever was near blasphemous. But Barry does an outstanding job of writing Asian stories with seemingly strong understanding of the Asian way of things in all, from life to warrior. Excellent.

Great fast-paced action story, with the famous and legendary historical figure of samurai warrior, Muramasa, being written as correctly as the historical data on him is known.