The Legend of Sithalkaan by J.N. de Bedout
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is the first on a series and we get dropped into the middle of a feudal war in ancient Japan. Against this backdrop, we are introduced to a young musketeer, Agedoru who recently converted to Catholicism, and is assigned the role of guide and protector to a group of Jesuit monks who seek to travel into the deep back country of Japan. Their true purpose is not at first known, but eventually Agedoru discerns that the Monks are in pursuit of a rare and fabled artefact. Another is after the artefact, one who will stop at nothing, no deed to evil in order to possess it.
There was plenty of mention of gore scenes throughout the book by other reviewers and I did find this to be true. However, we need to keep in mind that this Feudal time in Japan’s history was a violent time. As such, I would not recommend this to young teenagers, but maybe someone around 18+? The dialogue was a bit stilted in places, but over all the book was a good story and I do not regret reading it.


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