The Name of the Blade

by Zoë Marriott

Book Overview

Ancient Japanese gods and monsters are unleashed on modern-day London in this first book of an epic trilogy from acclaimed fantasy writer Zo Marriott. When Mio sneaks the family's katana -- a priceless ancestral sword --from her parents' attic, she just wants to spice up a costume. But the katana is much more than a dusty antique. Awakening the power within the sword unleashes a terrible, ancient evil onto the streets of unsuspecting London. But it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763669571
• ISBN13: 9780763669577
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher