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The Sword of Kaigen

  • 2019 first published
  • 652 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (3 ratings)
  • 5 editions

M. L. Wang's The Sword of Kaigen (2019) is an epic fantasy novel. Key subjects include magic.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 166 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

It runs to roughly 652 pages — 11–12 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Sword of Kaigen

On a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice. For hundreds of years, the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire’s enemies at bay, earning their frozen spit of land the name ‘The Sword of Kaigen.’ Born into Kusanagi’s legendary Matsuda family, fourteen-year-old Mamoru has always known his purpose: to master his family’s fighting techniques and defend his homeland. But when an outsider arrives and pulls back the curtain on Kaigen’s alleged age of peace, Mamoru realizes that he might not have much time to become the fighter he was bred to be. Worse, the empire he was bred to defend may stand on a foundation of lies. Misaki told herself that she left the passions of her youth behind when she married into the Matsuda house. Determined to be a good housewife and mother, she hid away her sword, along with everything from her days as a fighter in a faraway country. But with her growing son asking questions about the outside world, the threat of an impending invasion looming across the sea, and her frigid husband grating on her nerves, Misaki finds the fighter in her clawing its way back to the surface. When the winds of war reach their peninsula, will the Matsuda family have the strength to defend their empire? Or will they tear each other apart before the true enemies even reach their shores? ([Source][1])
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • High Fantasy
  • Epic fantasy
  • FICTION / Fantasy / Epic
  • Epic Fantasy
  • Magic
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy

Quick answers

Who wrote The Sword of Kaigen?

The Sword of Kaigen was written by M. L. Wang and first published in 2019.

What genre is The Sword of Kaigen?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.

How long is The Sword of Kaigen?

The median edition has 652 pages, about 11–12 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Sword of Kaigen?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Way of Kings, The Poppy War and Oathbringer.

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