The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U‎.‎S‎.‎ alone‎!‎ When Horace travels to the exotic land of Nihon‎- Ja‎,‎ it isn‎'‎t long before he finds himself pulled into a battle that is not his ‎- but one he knows in his heart he must wage‎.‎ A kingdom teeters on the edge of chaos when the Nihon‎-Ja emperor‎,‎ a defender of the common man‎,‎ is forcibly overthrown‎,‎ and only Horace‎,‎ Will‎,‎ and his Araluen companions can restore the emperor to the throne‎.‎ Victory lies in the hands of an inexperienced group of fighters‎,‎ and it‎'‎s anybody‎'‎s guess who will make the journey home to Araluen‎.‎ Perfect for fans of J‎.‎R‎.‎R‎.‎ Tolkien‎'‎s Lord of the Rings‎,‎ T‎.‎H‎.‎ White‎'‎s The Sword in the Stone‎,‎ Christopher Paolini‎'‎s Eragon series‎,‎ and George R‎.‎ R‎.‎ Martin‎'‎s Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire series‎.‎