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The Miko

by Eric Van Lustbader · 1984

Nicholas Linnear seriesbook 2 of 6Next:White Ninja(1990) →

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"Swiftly paced and fascinating...An intricately designed puzzle."

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

She is a sorceress—indescribably beautiful, overpoweringly sensual—who possesess incomprehensible powers. She is also a murderess who plans to use her power to kill Nicholas Linnear, the hero of THE NINJA.

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This is only the beginning of this exotic thriller, where Lustbader weaves an utterly compelling tale of the CIA, the KGB, the technological world of modern Japan, and the mystical and dangerous realms of Ninja warriors....

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thrillerthrillerMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
martial artsmartial artsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
JapanJapanMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
Mood
intrigueintrigueMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 560 pages

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