White Ninja [Hardcover]

Eric V. Lustbader (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 1990

"Lustbader has honed the brooding, goose-bumply sensation of sudden, violent death likely to burst out of the darkness at any moment into a unique art form."
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Nicholas Linnear is helpless as he watches his love and his life careen out of control. He has discovered that he is shiro nive , a life of honor and truth amidst greed and corruption. And through it all, stalks a perverse madman through the seamy streets and bureaucratic mazes of Tokyo, destroying anyone who stands in his way, with deadly precision and otherworldly cunning. And the one man who can stop him, Nichaolas Linnear, is shiro ninja.


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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Nicholas Linnear, hero of The Ninja and The Miko , is back in another epic melodrama set in present-day Japan, this time concerning primal Japanese tanjian sorcery, troubled family histories, sex crimes, magic jewels, marital problems, the opium trade, brain tumors, an apocalyptic computer virus and sadistic blood murder; and featuring high-powered Washington politicians, a female detective for the Tokyo police, Red operatives, the Japanese mafia, and a brother-sister tag team of evil incarnate. Improbable as it may sound, the story (which begins with the endless complications bequeathed upon it by its two equally elaborate predecessors) is compelling, highly charged with action, adventure, and Lustbader's particularly anguished brand of sexual realism. The densely plotted story leads through the labyrinthine mysteries of the Orient, with sexual and spiritual mysteries unfolding enticingly (if predictably) at every turn. A distinctly good time for the unabashed thriller-reader, particularly those with a taste for the mystical, exotic and sexually kinky.
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"Lustbader has honed the brooding, goose-bumply sensation of sudden, violent death likely to burst out of the darkness at any moment into a unique art form."
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Nicholas Linnear is helpless as he watches his love and his life careen out of control. He has discovered that he is shiro nive , a life of honor and truth amidst greed and corruption. And through it all, stalks a perverse madman through the seamy streets and bureaucratic mazes of Tokyo, destroying anyone who stands in his way, with deadly precision and otherworldly cunning. And the one man who can stop him, Nichaolas Linnear, is shiro ninja. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 518 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett; 1st edition (January 3, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449904946
• ISBN-13: 978-0449904947
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,002,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Eric Van Lustbader is the author of more than twenty-five best-selling novels, including The Ninja, a New York Times bestseller for 24 weeks, in which he introduced Nicholas Linnear, one of modern fictions most beloved and enduring heroes. His New York Times bestselling novel, "The Testament," was published in September, 2006 and in paperback in August, 2007.
His novels have been translated into over twenty languages; his books are best-sellers worldwide and are so popular whole sections of bookstores from Bangkok to Dublin are devoted to them. The Ninja was sold to 20th Century-Fox. It is now in pre-production.
Mr. Lustbader is a graduate of Columbia College, with a degree in Sociology. Before turning to writing full time, he enjoyed highly successful careers in the New York City public school system, where he holds licenses in both elementary and early childhood education, and in the music business. He is a second-level Reiki master.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another awesome instalment in the world of Nicholas Linnear!, January 8, 2000

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Mr N Forbes-warren "author of RESURGENCE and ... (Newport, South Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Ninja (Mass Market Paperback)

The ninja is back! Although in this one, Nicholas Linnear is mourning the death of his baby daughter, and the desperation in his life causes him to lose his martial arts abilities. Then a murder spree breaks out in Tokyo - it seems a corrupt cop is butchering young women for sexual kicks. A political scandal is about to rock Washington. A new strategic defence computer is about to be hacked into in Washington. How does this tie up with Linnear's life, and the links between his father and the Yakuza? In order to regain his powers and seek revenge for the death of a friend, he journeys to China to learn a martial art he thought was legendary and regain his powers. This superb book follows along the Lustbader format nicely - political intrigue, awesome technology, Oriental mysticism and those sex scenes he seems to love. Well worth a read, but be advised - read THE NINJA first to understand the Nicholas Linnear timeline better.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Jackory, June 14, 2009

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TechnoViking "TV" (Helsinki, Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Ninja (Paperback)

The White Ninja just wasn't as good as it was supposed to be. It had all the elements to become a great third volume, but the focus and the structure simply drifted away. Although writing is superb, the story line was often directed into mundane and non-central characters. In my estimation, the book had 5-6 parallel story tracks, out which Nicholas's track got about 20% of "air time". To me that was way too little for the main character to have, especially since his story line was the most interesting to me (and that of Nangi's, but that became also incredulous after the midpoint of the book). It seems that Lustbader has become more concerned with length of a book than tightly written story, a sort of Tom Clancy syndrome (with his latest books). Less is more is a good way of putting it, after reading some 650 pages of the White Ninja.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Review of audio book version..., November 11, 2002

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This review is from: White Ninja (Audio Cassette)

1) Tim Matheson isn't necessarily boring to listen too, but nowhere near the acting and voice over abilities of Roddy McDowall as a reader on the L. Ron Hubbard works. Different voices and more "acting" on the voice inflections of the characters (fearful, excited, nearvous, etc) would have made this a more enjoyable story.

2) A "popular" story that includes Ninjas? Yeah, right! Well, this is the case here...this is a very popular work but it is more of a crime-drama with a heavy emphasis on romance/pornography. Thought I'd mention this in case you have different expectations of what the story is about.

3) The ninja portion heightened the action and suspense as these "unstoppable" forces of good and evil work towards a face off. Anyone experienced (really experienced) in martial arts will get an appreciation of the power of the ninja characters and their art.

4) Can anyone say, "SEX!!" Wow! There was a lot here even in the abridged audio book version. Obviously not for everyone regardless if it is "more realistic" or not or however else it can be justified.

5) Some interesting characters...more is spent on the psyche of the "bad guys" and thus you can't wait to see what they do next.