The Sword that Cut the Burning Grass by Dorothy Hoobler Seikei, fourteen-year-old apprentice and adopted son of Judge Ooka, has garnered the attention of the shogun for his bravery in stopping a ninja assassin. Now the shogun has set him on what a... http://www.blogonbooks.com/2008/04/03/...

A Samurai Never Fears Death by Dorothy Hoobler Blood ties are strong, but that won’t stop Seikei, apprentice and adopted son of the famous Judge Ooka, from doing what is legally and morally right. On a trip back to Osaka with his new father, Sei... http://www.blogonbooks.com/2008/04/03/...