イクサガミ (天)
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Summary
Japanese
金か、命か、誇りか。
刀を握る理由は、何だ。
明治11年。深夜の京都、天龍寺。
「武技ニ優レタル者」に「金十万円ヲ得ル機会」を与えるとの怪文書によって、
腕に覚えがある292人が集められた。
告げられたのは、〈こどく〉という名の「遊び」の開始と、七つの奇妙な掟。
点数を集めながら、東海道を辿って東京を目指せという。
各自に配られた木札は、1枚につき1点を意味する。点数を稼ぐ手段は、ただ一つ――。
「奪い合うのです！ その手段は問いません！」
剣客・嵯峨愁二郎は、命懸けの戦いに巻き込まれた12歳の少女・双葉を守りながら道を進むも、
強敵たちが立ちはだかる――。
English (ChatGPT)
Gold, life, or pride.
For what reason do you grip the sword?
Meiji 11 (1878).
Late at night in Kyoto, at Tenryū-ji Temple.
A mysterious notice promised “an opportunity to obtain 100,000 yen” to those “skilled in martial arts.”
In response, 292 warriors confident in their abilities gathered.
They were informed of the start of a “game” called Kudoku, along with seven strange rules.
The objective: collect points and make your way along the Tōkaidō Road toward Tokyo.
Each participant was given wooden tags, each worth one point.
There was only one way to earn points—
“Take them from one another! The method does not matter!”
Swordsman Saga Shūjirō advances through this deadly contest while protecting Futaba, a 12-year-old girl drawn into the life-and-death struggle.
But formidable enemies stand in their path…
Length: 336 pages
Category: fast
Natively link: イクサガミ 天 | L32??
Availability
Amazon.co.jp
Amazon.co.jp eBook
Bookwalker
Audible
Personal Opinion
It’s often described as battle royal game in a historical setting with samurais. It recently popped off and concluded, and I often hear people quite liked the book. I’m intrigued enough that I definitely want to read the first book, at least. Apparently, the first book might work halfway decent as its own, non-concluded story. There are 3 more books in the series, which we can continue in an offshoot if people like the first book.
There’s a Netflix adaptation which apparently has roughly the same setup but is mostly independent of the details of the books.
Pros and Cons for the Book Club
Pros
- Sounds like a lot of fun action with samurais
- Different genre than the typical thrillers
- There’s a drama adaptation people can watch
- Audiobook avialable
Cons
- Series of 4 books which we would only read the first of
- Prose might not be of the highest quality
