• The Emperor of Nihon-Ja

  • Book Ten
  • By: John Flanagan
  • Narrated by: John Keating
  • Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,535 ratings)

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The Emperor of Nihon-Ja

By: John Flanagan
Narrated by: John Keating
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Publisher's summary

The international best-selling series with over five million copies sold in the US 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.

Listen to more in the Ranger's Apprentice series.
©2011 John Flanagan (P)2011 Penguin

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Great book

This is just another great book read by a reader. I love all this books. There were a few cuts in the performance that made it sound like it was skipping parts, that is the only reason I gave the performance a 4. other than that it was a great performance.

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Awesome

I personally love this book I is full of adventure and much more five stars

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Great storytelling start to finish

My kid got me to listen to the first book. I quickly burned thru the entire series. The characters all have great depth and personality and the author does an amazing job of painting each scene. I recommend this series to anyone who loves fantasy fiction.

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one of the best books in the series.

will listen to anything this narrator reads.
Simply amazing examples of true Heroism, courage and leadership. The ending will make your eyes wet for some reason.

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we loved it. this was our companion on a LONG road trip, and had to wait for a pause before anyone was willing to make a stop.

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my favorite one in the series

my favorite one in the series. my favorite one in the series
my favorite one in the series

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Great series!

I listened to this entire series and highly recommend. Great story, excellent reader. You won’t be sorry.

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A good book in The adventure series

The author did a nice job in continuing a story in a totally new setting. it seems like he's almost going into a historical adventure type pathway with his characters. the performance was good as usual.

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10 out of 5

It was amazing 10 out of 5 superb perfect recommended best thing since sliced bread






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Upbeat to the extreme

Everywhere Flanagan’s tales range, there are good people afflicted by rogues. In this book, Flanagan’s Nippon account is similar to Tamora Pierce‘s incorporation of Japan in her female knight sagas. Flanagan gets an “A” for Nihon details, but just a “C” for naivety regarding Gaijin being able to comprehend that opaque land, and a “D” for suggesting ease of entry into a cooperative working arrangement. Totally over-the-top optimistic.

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