Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. The quintessential warrior-philosopher, Musashi, author of A Book of Five Rings, a classic essay in the field of world philosophy and strategy. But the path to enlightenment is an endless journey, and achieving this through violent means - through the sword - makes mere survival an even greater challenge. After defeating seventy bloodthirsty men of the Yoshioka clan, Musashi finds himself at the greatest crossroads of his life - will he head towards the light and live among the people, or will he succumb to the lure of darkness? A chance encounter with the deadly master, Ito Ittosai, may make the decision to live by the sword inevitable.

• Pages: 632
• Dimensions: 14.6x14.6cm