{"id":1210,"date":"2015-06-16T14:12:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T20:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2015-06-16T14:12:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T20:12:55","slug":"spirit-of-the-ronin-pre-order-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/16\/spirit-of-the-ronin-pre-order-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit of the Ronin &#8212; Pre-order now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1211\" src=\"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirit_cover_small-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"Spirit_cover_small\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirit_cover_small-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirit_cover_small-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirit_cover_small.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/>A climax sixteen years in the making&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Coming in e-book formats on June 24th, 2015. (Print versions coming in late July.)<\/p>\n<p>Available for pre-order now on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zc1.maillist-manage.com\/click.zc?od=11287eca425dcd&amp;repDgs=17f1ea142c75d7f&amp;linkDgs=17f1ea142c76117\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zc1.maillist-manage.com\/click.zc?od=11287eca425dcd&amp;repDgs=17f1ea142c75d7f&amp;linkDgs=17f1ea142c76119\">Nook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zc1.maillist-manage.com\/click.zc?od=11287eca425dcd&amp;repDgs=17f1ea142c75d7f&amp;linkDgs=17f1ea142c7611d\">Kobo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zc1.maillist-manage.com\/click.zc?od=11287eca425dcd&amp;repDgs=17f1ea142c75d7f&amp;linkDgs=17f1ea142c7611b\">Apple<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>A CLASH OF HONOR, LOVE, AND AMBITION<\/h4>\n<p>In thirteenth-century Japan, the ronin Ken\u2019ishi\u2019s fondest wish has been granted\u2014he has found service with a powerful samurai lord.<\/p>\n<p>But the underworld crime boss known as Green Tiger lurks in the shadows of Lord Tsunetomo\u2019s retinue, and Ken\u2019ishi\u2019s honor is tested when learns his new master is married to Kazuko, the only woman he has ever loved. His unknown lineage holds dangerous secrets that could destroy him, and only his sword, the magical relic called Silver Crane, holds the key to his past\u2026and his future.<\/p>\n<p>With enemies, temptation, and strife assailing him on all sides, Ken\u2019ishi\u2019s very soul falls into jeopardy\u2014even as Khubilai Khan\u2019s Mongol hordes plot their next attack.<\/p>\n<p>Can Ken\u2019ishi defeat Green Tiger, defend his homeland from the barbarian invaders, and remain true to his heart, his lord, and his honor?<\/p>\n<p>If you love romance, intrigue and action on an epic scale, don\u2019t miss this stunning climax to the Ronin Trilogy.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u201cWhen you actively watch out for new writers with potential, every so often you&#8217;re pleasantly surprised by one who has simply Got It, whose work is ready to push up to the next level. Travis Heermann has simply Got It.\u201d \u2013 James A. Owen, author of <em>Here, There Be Dragons<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u201cLovely details, an honorable character, and great action. Travis Heermann\u2019s <em>Spirit of the Ronin<\/em> is a rich and entertaining story.\u201d \u2013 Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of <em>Blood of the Cosmos<\/em>, the Jedi Academy Trilogy, and <em>The Last Days of Krypton<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Ftravisheermann.com%2Fblog%2F2015%2F06%2F16%2Fspirit-of-the-ronin-pre-order-now%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A climax sixteen years in the making&#8230; Coming in e-book formats on June 24th, 2015. (Print versions coming in late July.) Available for pre-order now on: Kindle Nook Kobo Apple A CLASH OF HONOR, LOVE, AND AMBITION In thirteenth-century Japan, the ronin Ken\u2019ishi\u2019s fondest wish has been granted\u2014he has found service with a powerful samurai lord. But the underworld crime boss known as Green Tiger lurks in the shadows of Lord Tsunetomo\u2019s retinue, and Ken\u2019ishi\u2019s honor is tested when learns his new master is married to Kazuko, the only woman he has ever loved. His unknown lineage holds dangerous secrets<span class=\"more-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/16\/spirit-of-the-ronin-pre-order-now\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Spirit of the Ronin &#8212; Pre-order now!<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-writing"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-11 21:37:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1210"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1213,"href":"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210\/revisions\/1213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}