Ninja and samurai lore come together with action and adventure to create an explosive new book perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Brandon Mull!
"Wonderful characters, unbelievable adventure . . . I loved this book." -- Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl seriesGhost, Cormac, and Kate are not like other kids. Ghost can turn invisible, Cormac can run up walls, and Kate can talk to animals--all abilities that make them perfect recruits for the Black Lotus, a training school for ninjas who are sworn to protect the world from the evil samurai-run Empire. But when the Moon Sword--a source of unimaginable power--is stolen, the three are forced to put their new skills to the test and go back in time to sixteenth-century Japan and retrieve it. Advance praise for The Black Lotus"Wonderful characters, unbelievable adventure . . . I loved this book." -- Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series Kieran Fanning is an elementary school teacher who enjoys helping his pupils write, illustrate, and publish their own books. The Black Lotus is his debut novel. He lives with his wife and two children in Ireland. You can visit him online at www.kieranfanning.com and follow him on Twitter at @KieranJFanning. The man with one eye sat in Ghost's wicker chair. He smiled. "My name is Makoto," he said.Ghost glanced behind, ready to run again. "How did you get here so fast?""I've been here ever since you left."Ghost pulled the door closed. "You have to leave. If I'm seen with an Empire man in my house. . . ""I hate Goda and his Empire as much as you do," said the man, standing.Ghost crossed his arms. "What do you want?"The man stepped closer. His black hair was streaked with gray and tied in a tight ponytail. From his long, angular face, the single eye shone like a beacon. "I want the same thing as you: to see the Empire burn."Ghost laughed. "Impossible!" But the thought of the Empire going up in flames piqued his interest enough to keep him listening.The man shook his head. "Nothing is impossible."He held out his hand. In his palm was a small black flower. Advance praise for The Black Lotus"Wonderful characters, unbelievable adventure . . . I loved this book." -- Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series
