Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter

By: Richard Parks

Narrated by: Brian Nishii

Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

In an ancient Japan where the incursions of gods, ghosts, and demons into the living world is an everyday event, an impoverished nobleman named Yamada no Goji makes his living as a demon hunter for hire. With the occasional assistance of the reprobate exorcist Kenji, whatever the difficulty - ogres, demons, fox-spirits - for a price Yamada will do what needs to be done, even and especially if the solution to the problem isn’t as simple as the edge of a sword. Yet, no matter how many monsters he has to face, or how powerful and terrible they may be, the demons Yamada fears the most are his own.

©2013 Richard Parks (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Enjoyable

It was like short murder mysteries written in time of the samurai. I wish there were more.

Japanese Folktales - YES, Please!

A collection of Japanese Folk Tales, oddly they seem very familiar like I’ve watched them in an Anime, but regardless, they are very enjoyable and although they each contain the common thread of the main character and his side kick, each of the tales are very unique and enthralling.

When you walk away from the read, what you walk away with is the knowledge that the line between good and evil is not black and white, and it is often just a matter of perspective.

Grab some time, Strap In, and Enjoy traveling back to ancient Japan and a land of Empires, Ghosts, Demons, Orges, Priests, Demon Hunters, and more!

Fun and a welcome take on the genre

This book can easily be described as Sherlock Holmes set in pre-feudal Japan, only the mysteries are supernatural in nature. Also for the most part you will have figured it out yourself before it’s revealed.

Yamada- Sherlock
Kenji- Watson
There’s even an old lady that runs his lodging’s like Ms. Hudson. We have Kanemore feeling like a Lestrade part of the way.
It’s not deep or anything but it is a fun listen.

Perfect for light reading

This is the perfect book for light reading, I.e, for when you’re listening to a book but focusing on other things. It takes place in a series of short stories, and it’s easy to follow.
If you’re like me and have hundreds of books in your various audio libraries, then you will appreciate this as a
good beach book or vacation book.

Outstanding story, Amazing performance

I have read this book in print and loved all the characters and the setting. I must say that Brian Nishii's performance was amazing. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the series!

Great performance and interesting storyline

Easy read about a collection of stories about a demon hunter and his escapades. Narration was great!

Just what I was looking for.

It is hard to find this type of story. It has a nice feel to it outside the European base that is standard to sic/fi books

Demons and ogres and ghosts.....OH MY!

Great story. Kept my interest. It was a great twist on Japanese culture and honor.

Add in demons, ghosts, ogres and one of my absolute favorite narrators.....what's not to like:)

Witcher and Sherlock Holmes with an Asian backdrop

Well written and interesting story of a Demon hunter in ancient Asia. Primarily mystery solving over sword play but interesting and entertaining.

What an entertaining group of fantasy mysteries!

The feudal Japanese setting mixed with Demons, ghosts, court politics, and mystery wasn’t the angle I expected when I picked this book up. I was so pleased, short consumable stories, with a pair of broken heroes to guide us through a little more of the world they inhabit in each story, so well done and satisfying. The narration was excellent, voices consistent across the stories for repeat characters, 5* performance. If you are looking for an enjoyable book that leaves you wishing there was more, pick up this little gem.