num_pages: 44
description: A Gunpowder Chronicles steampunk short story. Hanzo the karakuri puppet maker is summoned to Koriya Castle to build a mysterious device for a fearsome warlord. Within the walls he encounters a beautiful courtesan who must sing from dusk until dawn to chase away nightmares. Caught in a madmans domain will Hanzo find his escape or sacrifice himself for the sake of love? A classic fairy-tale retold with a steampunk twist in feudal Japan. The first novel of the series Gunpowder Alchemy is set in China and the second Clockwork Samurai ventures into 19th century Japan. For more information go to: www.jeannielin.com.
language: English
title: The Warlord and the Nightingale
publisher: Jeannie Lin