Loyalty. Vengeance. The vow that shook Japan. When Lord Asano is forced to take his own life, forty-seven of his loyal samurai are cast adrift-masterless, disgraced, and forbidden by law to seek revenge. Yet in the shadows of Genroku-era Edo, they plot the impossible: to strike back against the powerful lord who destroyed their master. 47 Ronin is a tale of courage and betrayal, of secret oaths and relentless resolve. Eiji Yoshikawa's epic brings you inside a world where the line between justice and vengeance vanishes-and where honor is worth more than life itself. Discover the legend. Live the vow. Enter the world of 47 Ronin. Included in this definitive edition of Eiji Yoshikawa's 47 Ronin-Detailed Maps Cast of Characters Comprehensive Glossaries And Over 300 Endnotes! -offering readers a deeper understanding of the world, history, and culture behind the legend. Eiji Yoshikawa (1892-1962) was one of modern Japan's most influential historical novelists. Rising from poverty, he became a master of serialized storytelling who brought Japanese and East Asian history to a wide popular audience and earned Japan's Cultural Order of Merit.