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| Original Title | 源頼朝 |
|---|---|
| Author | 吉川 英治 |
| Genre | Historical Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Thirteen-year-old Minamoto no Yoritomo is thrust from aristocratic comfort into the brutal white darkness of a raging blizzard. His powerful clan shattered, his father and brothers dead, he is a lone survivor, exiled and marked by fate. For two decades, he cultivates a quiet resolve in the shadows of Izu, his spirit hardened by solitude and the memory of his family’s demise. But the tyrannical Taira clan's iron grip on Kyoto, and the shifting tides of an era yearning for change, will not allow him to remain a forgotten exile. As whispers of rebellion stir the eastern provinces, Yoritomo must shed his contemplative guise and rise, not merely to avenge his kin, but to forge a new order from the ashes of a war-torn land. He'll gather loyal, fierce warriors, navigate treacherous alliances, and perhaps even confront the stark reality that family bonds can be as sharp as any blade. Can this once-lost boy, burdened by destiny and haunted by the past, lead a revolution against an empire, or will his ambition consume everything he holds dear? |
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