Historical Fiction 1

"Mine ear is available, and my heart ready: The worst is wordly loss thou canst unfold:-Say, is my kingdom lost?" --Shakespeare It in fact was a function strange towards the colonial wars of the uni……続きを見る

After escaping the battle with Lieutenant Tsurumi’s forces at Goryokaku, Sugimoto, Asirpa, Hijikata, and their comrades board a train headed for Hakodateーbut the train is loaded with Tsurumi’s 7th ……続きを見る

Lieutenant Tsurumi’s men begin their all-out assault on the Goryokaku Fortress under the cover of naval bombardment. Hijikata still has some tricks up his sleeve and an old cannon provides needed su……続きを見る

When the queen herself hires Sherlock Holmes to arrest the Lord of Crime, Sherlock sets out to save William instead. Unfortunately, William fully intends to complete his purification of the British ……続きを見る

The coded tattooed skins have at last led everyone to the old fortress of Goryokaku, on the outskirts of Hakodate. Sugimoto’s and Hijikata’s groups have gotten there first, and are racing against ti……続きを見る

After the chaos at the Sapporo Brewery, all of the rival factions have come away with the knowledge they need to finally solve the coded tattooed skins. As the pieces fall into place, Sugimoto drift……続きを見る

Asirpa and Sugimoto are back in Hokkaido at last and determined to find the Ainu gold for themselves. Lieutenant Tsurumi and Hijikata are also hot on their trail. While Sugimoto and Shiraishi work o……続きを見る

Only three of the tattooed skins that will lead to the hidden Ainu gold remain to be found. One of them belongs to an infamous serial killer stalking Sapporo’s back alleys, and Sugimoto means to fin……続きを見る

The search for the tattooed convicts leads Sugimoto, Asirpa, and Shiraishi to the infamous Botaro the Pirate, a man with nearly superhuman swimming abilities. Tracking him down will test Sugimoto’s ……続きを見る

At long last, all of the tattooed skins are accounted for. Asirpa, the key to solving the code and the location of the Ainu gold, is in the hands of Lieutenant Tsurumi and the 7th Division. Sugimoto……続きを見る

Asirpa’s adventure in Karafuto changed her feelings about not only her father, but also the Ainu struggle for independence. Sugimoto has come to realize something about his own feelings about Asirpa……続きを見る

The serial killings in Sapporo turn out to be the work of the infamous Jack the Ripper, who fled to Japan after his murderous spree in London. After tracking him to the Sapporo Brewery, Sugimoto’s a……続きを見る

While Sugimoto races north by dogsled, Asirpa crosses the border with Kiroranke into Russian territory. Kirorankeーwho was once involved in the assassination of the Russian Czar Alexander IIーand th……続きを見る

Hiver 1952... Depuis plus de deux années, la Guerre de Corée confronte l'Amérique au péril communiste ; le monde est au seuil d'un conflit nucléaire... Dans le ciel Coréen, l'armée de l'air chinoise……続きを見る

After breaking a “curse” on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly……続きを見る

Sugimoto and his friends head for Kushiro in order to escape Lieutenant Tsurumi’s pursuit. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Tsurumi himself leads members of the 7th Division to Otaru following rumors of the ta……続きを見る

Sugimoto and Asirpa reach Lake Kussharo near Abashiri prison at last! The time has come to put all their plans to break into the prison and meet Noppera-bo into action. Their nemesis, Lieutenant Tsu……続きを見る

After their run-in with the mad taxidermist Edogai, Asirpa, Sugimoto and Shiraishi still have unfinished business in Yubari. But if their goal is to meet Noppera-bo face-to-face, they will need to h……続きを見る

Sugimoto and Asirpa (and Shiraishi too) have been reunited and head south across Karafuto with the goal of returning to Hokkaido. But after so much time apart and all that has happened, Asirpa’s fee……続きを見る

Sugimoto and company have gone after some twisted individuals in their search for the tattooed skins, but none as perverse as the deranged animal lover Dr. Anehata. Collecting Anehata’s tattoo will ……続きを見る

Sugimoto and Asirpa finally come face to face with Noppera-bo inside Abashiri prison, but as Asirpa looks into his eyes she realizes he is not her father! In the rush to escape, Anji Toni makes off ……続きを見る

Shiraishi is a master escape artist, but he’s not very good at evading capture! After the 7th Division captures Shiraishi, Sugimoto and Hijikata join forces in an uneasy alliance to rescue him. With……続きを見る

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles ac……続きを見る

Asirpa’s quest to find out about her father has led her to a Russian prison on the frozen coast of Karafuto in hopes of breaking out Sofia, a former revolutionary. Sofia was also the leader of the g……続きを見る

With Asirpa unaware that Sugimoto is still alive, she heads farther north into Karafuto with Kiroranke, Ogata and Shiraishi. Back in Hokkaido, Hijikata follows up on information he discovered inside……続きを見る

The pursuit of the hidden Ainu gold takes Toshizo Hijikata closer to the truth about Asirpa’s father…or does it? Sugimoto and Asirpa arrive in the town of Yubari just as Hokkaido glides into spring,……続きを見る

After the chaos at Abashiri prison, Asirpa, Shiraishi and Kiroranke head for Karafuto, unaware that Kiroranke has betrayed them for his own goals. The untamed island of Karafuto is even further nort……続きを見る

If the hidden Ainu gold can ever be found, will it be worth the price paid for it in lives lost and ruined? Who really murdered the Ainu for their treasure? With Kiroranke dead, Ogata may have some ……続きを見る

Battles, betrayal, voyages and elephants. As one great city rises, another falls. This story follows the Portuguese conquest of 1511 of Melaka, which sparked off a chain of events leading to Singapo……続きを見る

On the trail of a hoard of hidden gold, Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto and the Ainu girl Asirpa have already tracked down some of the escaped prisoners whose tattoos form a map to the lost treasure. But……続きを見る