Chronicles of the Maple and the Cherry Tree – The Sword of the Sanada (Volume 2)

The dazzling second volume of a tetralogy set in 17th-century Japan.

Ichiro has fled Edo and is spending the winter in a remote temple with his friend Shin. But his past catches up with him.

Devastated by the disappearance of Hiinahime, the young samurai has only one reason left to live: to avenge his master and fulfill his last wish by returning the mysterious sword to one of the powerful lords of Osaka. Ichiro joins the Sanada clan and prepares for bloody battles.

Will his destiny be decided within the fortress, standing against the shogun's tyranny?