Cloud Of Sparrows

Dec 21, 2025 2:46 AM

Author:Takashi Matsuoka

Cloud Of Sparrows

Warrior clans nursing ancient grudges. Western missionaries brandishing pistols. Beautiful geishas who are deadly ninjas.

1861 - after two centuries of isolation Japan has been forced to open its doors. Now new influences are tearing apart the old order. Japan is as unprepared for outsiders as missionaries are for samurai assassins, executions and honour killings. Genji's life is at risk. He plans his escape to the Cloud of Sparrows but the road is long and there are many places along the way for brutal samurai to attack -The demons of the past, the treachery of the present, an uncertain future are about to collide in the most terrifying ways.

Reviews

Rousing tale of Shogun Japan.

—— New York Post

Cuts deeper than a samurai sword.

—— San Francisco Chronicle

The adventure-chasing spirit of James Clavell lives in this triumphant debut novel.

—— People

Delightful

—— Birmingham Evening Mail

Glorious, daring and delightful. I adored the Iranian sisters, Marjan, Bahar and Layla who are looking to build a life, start a business and find love in a place so far from home. Ireland has never been more beautiful, the perfect setting for this story filled with humour, hope and possibility

—— Adriana Trigiani

Sequels often disappoint, but here is one that's every bit as sharp, as surprising and as satisfying as the original

—— Guardian

An exciting, fast-moving narrative

—— Times Literary Supplement

An Irish Jackie Collins is born.

—— EVENING HERALD

Laugh-out-loud stuff. The ultimate page-turner.

—— SUNDAY WORLD

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