SAMPLE-ADB: https://audiobook-trial.bookwalker.jp/368fc1b7-a60a-4223-89d4-d2bd115d16dd.mp3 https://samples.audible.com/bk/hach/008658/bk_hach_008658_sample.mp3 ----------------------------------------------------------- COVER-ADB: https://i.ibb.co/B3VyXX8/cover-adb.jpg _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ The Samurai and the Prisoner By: Honobu Yonezawa, Giuseppe di Martino - translator Narrated by: Louis Ozawa Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 09-12-23 Language: English Publisher: Yen Audio 5.0 out of 5 stars5.0 (1 rating) Publisher's summary The winter of 1578, four years prior to the Honno-ji Incident. Araki Murashige has betrayed his ally Oda Nobunaga and holed himself up in Arioka Castle—but a string of unsettling incidents within the castle walls has him at his wit’s end. The desperate warlord’s only hope for solving these mysteries is imprisoned in the castle’s dungeon: a man named Kuroda Kanbei, one of Oda’s most gifted strategists. When all the conflict and intrigue come to a close, what will these two men have gained…and lost? Award-winning author Honobu Yonezawa’s English-language debut is a thrilling blend of historical and detective fiction. ©2023 Honobu Yonezawa and Giuseppe di Martino (P)2023 Yen Audio Historical International Mystery & Crime ----------------------------------------------------------- Read By: Louis Ozawa Publisher: Yen Audio Listen Time: 14.25 hours at 1.0x Speed 9.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 7.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2023 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Delivery: Instant Download ISBN: 9781975368203 Quick Stats About this Audiobook Total Audiobook Chapters: 16 Longest Chapter Length: 73:52 minutes Shortest Chapter Length: 47 seconds Average Chapter Length: 53:40 minutes Audiobooks by this Author: 1 ----------------------------------------------------------- Product Details Series Title [AUDIOBOOK] The Samurai and the Prisoner By (author) Honobu Yonezawa Translated by Giuseppe di Martino Read by Louis Ozawa Publisher Yen Audio Genre Audiobook ,Drama ,Historical ,Mystery ,Seinen ,Psychological Available since September 12, 2023 (12:00 AM) PT / September 12, 2023 (04:00 PM) JST Duration 14:18:37 Product Details By (author) Honobu Yonezawa Translated by Giuseppe di Martino Publisher Yen On Genre Light Novels ,Seinen ,Historical ,Mystery ,Psychological ,Drama Available since July 18, 2023 (12:00 AM) PT / July 18, 2023 (04:00 PM) JST Page count 352pages (*note) ----------------------------------------------------------- The Samurai and the Prisoner Author: Honobu Yonezawa Translated by: Giuseppe di Martino The winter of 1578, four years prior to the Honno–ji Incident. Araki Murashige has betrayed his ally Oda Nobunaga and holed himself up in Arioka Castle—but a string of unsettling incidents within the castle walls has him at his wit’s end. The desperate warlord’s only hope for solving these mysteries is imprisoned in the castle’s dungeon: a man named Kuroda Kanbei, one of Oda’s most gifted strategists. When all the conflict and intrigue come to a close, what will these two men have gained…and lost? Award–winning author Honobu Yonezawa’s English–language debut is a page–turning blend of historical and detective fiction. FULL DETAILS Special Interest Crime and Mystery Drama Historical Fiction Literary Series The Samurai and the Prisoner (audio) ISBN 9781975368203 Release Date Sep 12, 2023 Age Rating 16 & Up Imprint Yen Audio _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ The Samurai and the Prisoner Author: Honobu Yonezawa Translated by: Giuseppe di Martino The winter of 1578, four years prior to the Honno–ji Incident. Araki Murashige has betrayed his ally Oda Nobunaga and holed himself up in Arioka Castle—but a string of unsettling incidents within the castle walls has him at his wit’s end. The desperate warlord’s only hope for solving these mysteries is imprisoned in the castle’s dungeon: a man named Kuroda Kanbei, one of Oda’s most gifted strategists. When all the conflict and intrigue come to a close, what will these two men have gained…and lost? Award–winning author Honobu Yonezawa’s English–language debut is a page–turning blend of historical and detective fiction. FULL DETAILS Literary Crime and Mystery Drama Special Interest Historical Fiction Series The Samurai and the Prisoner Trim Size 5.75"x8.25" Page Count 384 pages ISBN 9781975360504 Release Date Jul 18, 2023 Age Rating OT (Older Teen) Imprint Yen On ----------------------------------------------------------- 2023? _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Prologue: What Is Sown Chapter I: Stone Lantern on a Snowy Night Chapter II: Great Feats Under the Petals Chapter III: Chants amid Distant Thunder Chapter IV: Alone Against the Setting Sun Epilogue: What Is Reaped References Yen Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------- Copyright Translation by Giuseppe di Martino This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. KOKUROJO ©Honobu Yonezawa 2021 First published in Japan in 2021 by KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Tokyo. English translation rights arranged with KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Tokyo through TUTTLE-MORI AGENCY, INC., Tokyo. English translation © 2023 by Yen Press, LLC Yen Press, LLC supports the right to free expression and the value of copyright. The purpose of copyright is to encourage writers and artists to produce the creative works that enrich our culture. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book without permission is a theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like permission to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), please contact the publisher. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights. Yen On 150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor New York, NY 10001 Visit us at yenpress.com facebook.com/yenpress twitter.com/yenpress yenpress.tumblr.com instagram.com/yenpress First Yen On Edition: July 2023 Edited by Yen On Editorial: Rachel Mimms Designed by Yen Press Design: Andy Swist Yen On is an imprint of Yen Press, LLC. The Yen On name and logo are trademarks of Yen Press, LLC. The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Yonezawa, Honobu, 1978– author. | Di Martino, Giuseppe, 1989– translator. Title: The samurai and the prisoner / Honobu Yonezawa ; translation by Giuseppe di Martino. Other titles: Kokurojo. English Description: First Yen On edition. | New York : Yen On, 2023. Identifiers: LCCN 2023002881 | ISBN 9781975360504 (hardcover) Subjects: LCSH: Kuroda, Yoshitaka, 1546–1604—Fiction. | Itamijō (Itami-shi, Japan)—Fiction. | Castles—Japan—Fiction. | Samurai—Fiction. | Japan—History—Azuchi Momoyama period, 1568–1603—Fiction. | LCGFT: Detective and mystery fiction. | Historical fiction. | Samurai fiction. | Light novels. Classification: LCC PL878.O54 K6513 2023 | DDC 895.63/6—dc23/eng/20230120 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023002881 ISBNs: 978-1-9753-6050-4 (hardcover) 978-1-9753-6051-1 (ebook) _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ ☕ _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________