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SteampunkSamurai & Feudal Japan

Kinslayer

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  • 2013 first published
  • 632 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (4 ratings)
  • 16 editions
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Kinslayer is a 2013 steampunk and feudal-Japan fiction novel by Jay Kristoff. The story is set in Japan, in the Genroku period, 1688–1704. Key subjects include young women, shoguns and griffins.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 8 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 16 editions across 5 languages.

At about 632 pages, most readers finish it in 11–12 hours.

About Kinslayer

"The mad Shōgun Yoritomo has been assassinated by the Stormdancer Yukiko, and the threat of civil war looms over the Shima Imperium. The toxic blood lotus flower continues to ravage the land, the deadlands splitting wider by the day. The machine-worshippers of the Lotus Guild conspire to renew the nation's broken dynasty and crush the growing rebellion simultaneously--by endorsing a new Shōgun who desires nothing more than to see Yukiko dead"--Dust jacket flap.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Young women
  • Shoguns
  • Griffins
  • Fantasy
  • Science fiction
  • Japan
  • Steampunk science fiction

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Quick answers

Who wrote Kinslayer?

Kinslayer was written by Jay Kristoff and first published in 2013.

What genre is Kinslayer?

It is usually shelved as Steampunk and Samurai & Feudal Japan.

How long is Kinslayer?

The median edition has 632 pages, about 11–12 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Kinslayer?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Samurai's Wife, Red Chrysanthemum and The Dragon King's Palace.

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