Richard Parks

In an ancient Japan where the incursions of gods, ghosts, and demons into the living world is an everyday event, Yamada no Goji makes his living as a demon hunter for hire....

Yamada no Goji is a minor nobleman of ancient Japan who has lost everything - except a single purpose: keep a promise to the woman he loved....

Lord Yamada is called away - one last time - from his newly restored estates in Kamakura to help Prince Kanemore ensure that Princess Teiko's son, Takahito, inherits the Chrysanthemum Throne....

The Abe clan and its allies are in full rebellion. When the Emperor's greatest military leader, Yoshii, is targeted for assassination by magic, it is up to Yamada to save him....