The Betrayal of the Living: Blood Ninja III

Taro is at a crossroads: He has vanquished Lord Oda for good, but with no land and no title, he has no hope of marrying Hana, the daughter of a daimyo. So when Taro receives news of a murderous dragon and the large reward for killing it, he and his friends find themselves on a dangerous quest to slay the beast.



Their mission has the potential to save the people of Japan - but failure will result in the deaths of thousands. And dragons are not the only monsters they will encounter: The dead, led by the odious Kenji Kira, have begun to rise, and they have Taro in their sights.



In this heart-stopping conclusion to the Blood Ninja trilogy, the future of all feudal Japan is in danger, and everything Taro holds dear will be threatened. But it is the betrayal of flesh and blood - his own flesh and blood - that may be his ultimate undoing.



Nick Lake is an editorial director at HarperCollins Children's Books. He received his degree in English from Oxford University. Blood Ninja was inspired by his interest in the Far East, and by the fact that he is secretly a vampire ninja himself. Nick lives with his wife in Oxfordshire.



Afast-paced, gripping book, with ninjas.It's all I ask for, really.



A fierce, stylish, brooding, relentless beast of a book. The night has a new hero.



Vampires in Japan in the 16th century, absolutely thrilling stuff. It is Corvus' launch into the young adult market and my 30-year-old reader said don't give it just to the young, it's definitely cross-over material



Beyond its blatantly brilliant premise, Blood Ninja reveals itself to be an elegantly thrilling and action-packed tale of honour, duty, and destiny.