- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.; New title edition (Jan 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0345466772
- ISBN-13: 978-0345466778
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 2.5 x 21.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,463,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Lustbader has honed the brooding, goose-bumply sensation of sudden, violent death likely to burst out of the darkness at any moment into a unique art form."
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Nicholas Linnear is helpless as he watches his love and his life careen out of control. He has discovered that he is shiro nive , a life of honor and truth amidst greed and corruption. And through it all, stalks a perverse madman through the seamy streets and bureaucratic mazes of Tokyo, destroying anyone who stands in his way, with deadly precision and otherworldly cunning. And the one man who can stop him, Nichaolas Linnear, is shiro ninja.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
Nicholas Linnear is helpless as he watches his love and his life careen out of control. He has discovered that he is shiro nive , a life of honor and truth amidst greed and corruption. And through it all, stalks a perverse madman through the seamy streets and bureaucratic mazes of Tokyo, destroying anyone who stands in his way, with deadly precision and otherworldly cunning. And the one man who can stop him, Nichaolas Linnear, is shiro ninja.
From the Paperback edition.
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Mourning the death of his daughter, tormented by the past, Nicholas Linnear is certain of only one thing: he doesn’t want to kill again. Once the ultimate master of love and death, he is now 'shiro ninja' – white ninja – no longer able to summon the disciples and powers that enabled him to live a life of honour and truth amidst greed and corruption.
As he is stalked by doubts and fears – and by an enemy with unheard of mystical powers – a torrent of death is suddenly unleashed, sweeping Nicholas towards his own nemesis. Only by discovering the secret of a new, higher power – a power he believed to be mythic but now knows to be real – can Nicholas bring peace to the maelstrom that surrounds him.
'White Ninja' is a novel of shattering intensity and passion.
“A man who understands both the Western and Oriental minds”
ROBERT LUDLUM
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I felt like I grew up with the hero of this story, Nicholas Linnear. I've been reading the books since I was a teenager, but after waiting several years to pick this one up again to finish it off, I must say I was disappointed. Though a wonderful writing style (this is the only author who's made me feel for a moment that I've actually seen and smelt the world he describes), I find the storyline lacks imagination, as if he's written without thought. The climax is terrible. It slowly builds, but leaves you deflated. After reading through several inches of book you expect more. I found myself finishing it off then through a sense of duty. For the same reason I'll probably read the remaining books in this series. I just hope they have more to offer than White Ninja.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
While Eric Lustbader has added a fantasy element to the Nicholas Linnear series, he has done so in a way that mixes fiction with the usual compelling historical insights.
White Ninja takes the Nicholas Linnear series into whole new depths as he is faced with a seemingly unstoppable enemy with mystical powers beyond the scope of Nicholas's training.
This takes place against the backdrop of a business plot including a corporate takeover and a new computer virus, that is somehow linked with the century old blood feud threatening to engulf Nicholas. To defeat an enemy beyond the scope of his power he must go back to the roots of his training in a spiritual journey deep into the Japanese mountains.
This is perhaps the most thrilling and shocking of all the Linnear novels, and perhaps the most imaginative. It also presents Nicholas Linnear in his most fallible form and features a startling insight into the human psyche.
A thrilling novel that is an absolute must not only for oriental culture buffs, but also to any lovers of the mystical thriller genre.
White Ninja takes the Nicholas Linnear series into whole new depths as he is faced with a seemingly unstoppable enemy with mystical powers beyond the scope of Nicholas's training.
This takes place against the backdrop of a business plot including a corporate takeover and a new computer virus, that is somehow linked with the century old blood feud threatening to engulf Nicholas. To defeat an enemy beyond the scope of his power he must go back to the roots of his training in a spiritual journey deep into the Japanese mountains.
This is perhaps the most thrilling and shocking of all the Linnear novels, and perhaps the most imaginative. It also presents Nicholas Linnear in his most fallible form and features a startling insight into the human psyche.
A thrilling novel that is an absolute must not only for oriental culture buffs, but also to any lovers of the mystical thriller genre.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a fantastic addition to the Nicholas Linnear series and poses his greatest challenge, to date. I won't spoil the story here but it follows on marvellously from the Miko. The psychological battle of wits between Tanzan Nangi and Kusunda Ikusa is also superb. In fact this is why I have put a review here and not on the others in the series. The character of Nangi, the samurai bureaucrat really does add to the Nicholas Linnear series, but be sure to start witht he Ninja. This is the third in the series following on from the Miko!
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Best of the Ninja series
Nicholas Linnear is back in this, the third book of a series. He and his wife stayed in Japan. The book opens up with them mourning the death of their baby daughter. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2007 by M. A. Ramos
A great combination
I really enjoyed reading this there are lots of plot twist and ties to the previous books with this character. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2003 by Stephen Burstow
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