{"product_id":"steel-of-the-celestial-shadows-daruma-matsuura-9781974742745","title":"Steel of the Celestial Shadows, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eA down-and-out samurai named Ryudo Konosuke struggles through his hardscrabble life in early 19th-century Japan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn early 19th-century Japan, a down-and-out samurai named Ryudo Konosuke struggles through his hardscrabble life. His dear departed mother's last hope was for him to live his life as a splendid warrior, but a cruel curse repels and distorts any metal that gets near him. Will he ever be able to wield a sword, much less live the life of an honorable samurai? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is said that a samurai's spirit rests in their sword--and Konosuke can't even pick one up thanks to a cruel curse that repels anything made of metal that gets near him. Destitute and hopeless, he decides to end it all. But when a beautiful and mysterious woman saves his life and his soul, it is the beginning of Ryudo's journey into a strange world of magic that exists a step away from his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daruma Matsuura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1974742741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974742745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.87w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2024 pg. 56","brand":"Daruma Matsuura","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44364969640191,"sku":"9781974742745","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_270d8c6d-b46b-44bc-8fdf-6243f0cd003b.jpg?v=1697055885","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/steel-of-the-celestial-shadows-daruma-matsuura-9781974742745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}