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Can I read The dragon scroll : a mystery of ancient Japan featuring Sugawara Akitada on EtoBox?
The dragon scroll : a mystery of ancient Japan featuring Sugawara Akitada by I. J. Parker is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The dragon scroll : a mystery of ancient Japan featuring Sugawara Akitada about?
Introducing Sugawara Akitada—the hero of a riveting mystery series that captures the rich and exotic culture of ancient JapanIn an adventure filled with highway bandits, unscrupulous politicians, and renegade monks, The Dragon Scroll introduces readers to the lively world of eleventh-century Japan and an irrepressible hero—Sugawara Akitada. On his first official assignment, Akitada—an impoverished nobleman and earnest young government clerk in the Ministry of Justice—is sent from the capital city on a nearly impossible mission to the distant province of Kazusa to discover why tax convoys are disappearing. In the politically murky world of the Japanese court, he has been set up to fail. Against the odds, the ever-resourceful Akitada, his elderly servant Seimei, and his impudent bodyguard Tora are determined to fulfill their mission and discover the truth in a town of dangerous secrets.
Who reads The dragon scroll : a mystery of ancient Japan featuring Sugawara Akitada?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- I. J. Parker
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781440649196
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.71 / 5 (647 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14