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Tengu : The Mountain Goblin by John J. Donohue (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Number of Pages: 287. Weight: 0.75 lbs. Publication Date: 2008-10-01. Publisher: YMAA Publication Center.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherYMAA Publication Center
ISBN-101594391238
ISBN-139781594391231
eBay Product ID (ePID)66054307
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Book TitleTengu : the Mountain Goblin
Number of Pages300 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicMystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, Thrillers / General, Action & Adventure
GenreFiction
AuthorJohn J. Donohue
Book SeriesA Connor Burke Martial Arts Thriller Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5 in
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ReviewsDonohue hits poignantly and true on something that most martial artists will never feel: the deep emotional shifts as a studente(tm)s relationship with a sensei changes to something deeper. A well crafted martial arts thriller, which is something of a rarity., Donohue has truly raised the bar with Tengu, the third installment of his Connor Burke series. This action packed thriller depicts a gritty realism. Once you start reading, ite(tm)s hard to put down. Highly recommended!, In his third thriller (after Sensei and Deshi), Donohue kicks out prose that is as fluid as the martial arts moves he so eloquently describes..., Donohue hits poignantly and true on something that most martial artists will never feel: the deep emotional shifts as a student's relationship with a sensei changes to something deeper. A well crafted martial arts thriller, which is something of a rarity., Donohue has truly raised the bar with Tengu, the third installment of his Connor Burke series. This action packed thriller depicts a gritty realism. Once you start reading, it's hard to put down. Highly recommended!
Series Volume Number3
SynopsisEvents spawned by hatreds old and new and personal ties of honor once again reach into the lives of martial arts scholar Connor Burke and the master Warrior Yamashita, snaring them in a struggle of international proportions which ultimately threatens the lives of both master and pupil, setting them upon a path in search of the most deadly of foes., Benjamin Franklin Award FINALIST - 2009ForeWord's Book of the Year Award FINALIST - 2008USA Best Book Award FINALIST - 2008[Japan] An intelligence analyst is murdered on temple grounds.[Manila] Two embassy guards go missing and a bizarre execution video is discovered by a special-forces team. [New York] Martial arts expert Connor Burke is hired as a consultant for an elite US Army training program. [Mindanao Philippines] A young Japanese ethnographer from Harvard University is kidnapped by a terrorist cell of Abu Sayeff.A renegade martial arts Sensei known as the Tengu has been recruited to train a splinter group of Asian terrorists with links to Al Qaeda. The Tengu mourns the vanished prestige and cultural heritage of Imperial Japan. He, like the men he trains, believes the West is responsible for destroying the spiritual essence of a once-great culture.In a series of violent clashes spawned by the bizarre intersection of contemporary fundamentalist terrorist ideology and the personal vendettas of the Tengu, Connor Burke and his martial arts teacher Yamashita are pawns in a game that will ensnare them while they search for the most deadly of foes: the Tengu., Benjamin Franklin Award FINALIST - 2009ForeWord's Book of the Year Award FINALIST - 2008USA Best Book Award FINALIST - 2008 Japan] An intelligence analyst is murdered on temple grounds. Manila] Two embassy guards go missing and a bizarre execution video is discovered by a special-forces team. New York] Martial arts expert Connor Burke is hired as a consultant for an elite US Army training program. Mindanao Philippines] A young Japanese ethnographer from Harvard University is kidnapped by a terrorist cell of Abu Sayeff. A renegade martial arts Sensei known as the Tengu has been recruited to train a splinter group of Asian terrorists with links to Al Qaeda. The Tengu mourns the vanished prestige and cultural heritage of Imperial Japan. He, like the men he trains, believes the West is responsible for destroying the spiritual essence of a once-great culture. In a series of violent clashes spawned by the bizarre intersection of contemporary fundamentalist terrorist ideology and the personal vendettas of the Tengu, Connor Burke and his martial arts teacher Yamashita are pawns in a game that will ensnare them while they search for the most deadly of foes: the Tengu., Japan] An intelligence analyst is murdered on temple grounds. Manila] Two embassy guards go missing and a bizarre execution video is discovered by a special-forces team. New York] Martial arts expert Connor Burke is hired as a consultant for an elite US Army training program. Mindanao Philippines] A young Japanese ethnographer from Harvard University is kidnapped by a terrorist cell of Abu Sayeff. A renegade martial arts Sensei known as the Tengu has been recruited to train a splinter group of Asian terrorists with links to Al Qaeda. The Tengu mourns the vanished prestige and cultural heritage of Imperial Japan. He, like the men he trains, believes the West is responsible for destroying the spiritual essence of a once-great culture. In a series of violent clashes spawned by the bizarre intersection of contemporary fundamentalist terrorist ideology and the personal vendettas of the Tengu, Connor Burke and his martial arts teacher Yamashita are pawns in a game that will ensnare them while they search for the most deadly of foes: the Tengu., [Japan] An intelligence analyst is murdered on temple grounds. [Manila] Two embassy guards go missing and a bizarre execution video is discovered by a special-forces team. [New York] Martial arts expert Connor Burke is hired as a consultant for an elite US Army training program. [Mindanao Philippines] A young Japanese ethnographer from Harvard University is kidnapped by a terrorist cell of Abu Sayeff. A renegade martial arts Sensei known as the Tengu has been recruited to train a splinter group of Asian terrorists with links to Al Qaeda. The Tengu mourns the vanished prestige and cultural heritage of Imperial Japan. He, like the men he trains, believes the West is responsible for destroying the spiritual essence of a once-great culture. In a series of violent clashes spawned by the bizarre intersection of contemporary fundamentalist terrorist ideology and the personal vendettas of the Tengu, Connor Burke and his martial arts teacher Yamashita are pawns in a game that will ensnare them while they search for the most deadly of foes: the Tengu.
LC Classification NumberPS3604.O565T46 2008
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