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Island of Ogres

  • 1989 first published
  • 209 pages
  • 2 editions

Island of Ogres is a 1989 feudal-Japan fiction novel by Lensey Namioka. It takes readers to Japan in 1185–1868. It deals with Samurai and ghouls and ogres.

It runs to roughly 209 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Samurai
  • Japan
  • Children's fiction
  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Ghouls and ogres

Quick answers

Who wrote Island of Ogres?

Island of Ogres was written by Lensey Namioka and first published in 1989.

What genre is Island of Ogres?

It is usually shelved as Samurai & Feudal Japan.

How long is Island of Ogres?

The median edition has 209 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Island of Ogres?

Readers who like it often enjoy The ghost in the Tokaido Inn, The Demon in the Teahouse and A Samurai Never Fears Death.

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