The Samurai’s Tale
- Author Erik Christian Haugaard
- Narrator David Shih
- Publisher Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date 7 October 2025
- Run Time 6 hours and 21 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces.
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What to expect
When the powerful Lord Takeda's soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy Taro's life and take him along with them.
Taro becomes a servant in the household of the noble Lord Akiyama, where he meets Togan, a cook, who teaches Taro and makes his new life bearable.
But when Togan is murdered, Taro's life takes a new direction: He will become a samurai, and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him.
"The Samurai's Tale, poetic yet unflinching, is excellent." —Boston Herald
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