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"Horror of the Rising Sun....Tokyo, Japan, the 23rd Century: in a teeming metropolis powered by a blend of technology and magic, something inhuman is stalking the streets at night and slaughtering young women. Inspector Akiro Katayama, sorcerer agent in charge of investigating crimes involving magic, only has only one clue to work with - the scale of a dragon. Desperate to solve the case, Katayama enlists the aid of a streetwise homicide detective and Japan's most famous wizard, but they show more have no idea of the awesome power they're dealing with. The only ones who understand the threat are the four people chosen by an ancient spell to stop it - a bumbling young warlock, a beautiful cat burglar, an English punk possessed by the spirit of Merlin the Magician, and the immortal son of the legendary King Arthur. Only they know the truth about the seductive necromancer who's behind the killings, but can they help Katayama stop her before she casts the most deadly spell of all?"--www.amazon.com. show lessTags
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The continued adventures of the three runestone bearers, Kira the thief, Wydrune the warlock, Mordred, a centuries-old assassin, and young Billy the street punk whose body is shared by the spirit of Merlin (yes, that Merlin) and an ancient Immortal, Gorlois. Oh, and there's an animated Jewish-yenta-esque broom. In this installment a serial killer/necromancer has taken up residence in Japan. If the combined efforts of the Japanese police department, the Yakuza, and the runestone bearers aren't enough to stop it, Tokyo's not going to have to worry about Godzilla any longer.
Occasionally wordy and slightly over-thought, but entertaining.
Occasionally wordy and slightly over-thought, but entertaining.
Fluffy, but still imaginative, and though getting a little thin, I will go ahead and re-read the last four after I take up a few unrelateds I've set aside on my nightstand.
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- Original publication date
- 1991-04
- People/Characters
- Merlin Ambrosius; Archimedes the A.I.; Broom; Kanno; Akiro Katayama; Kira (show all 11); Don Teruyushi Kobayashi (godfather of the Yakuza); Mordred (as Modred, Michael Cornwall, Morpheus); Billy Slade; Wyrdrune (Melvin Karpinsky); Yohaku
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- Japan; USA; New York, USA; New York, New York, USA; Tokyo, Japan
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- (3.50)
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- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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