Rokugan: The Art of Legend of the Five Rings

Rokugan: The Art of Legend of the Five Rings
Author:
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2023-10-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1839081945

Stunning art and illustration from the Japanese-inspired fantasy realms of Rokugan, setting for the famed Legend of the Five Rings series of games. For more than a quarter of a century, Rokugan has provided the setting for one of tabletop gaming’s most beloved sagas, the Legend of the Five Rings. Now, the land of Rokugan, its Imperial rulers and the Great Clans who vie for their favor are set center-stage in this lavish full-color artbook. The Emerald Empire is captured in an age of strife and upheaval – war, intrigue, natural calamities and celestial turmoil – through the very finest artwork from the Legend of the Five Rings series of games. Iconic pieces from the L5R roleplaying and collectible card games are presented in their full glory, taking the game’s many fans and lovers of fantasy art on a journey through this extraordinary fantasy world.

Art of the Duel

Art of the Duel
Author: Shawn Carman
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-06
Genre: Fantasy games
ISBN: 9781594720413

"Set... focus... Strike!" A samurai of Rokugan who does not thrill to these words is no samurai at all, and would do well to abandon his swords by the side of the road. Dueling captures many important facets of a samurai's life: skill with a blade, moral and physical courage, personal honor and loyalty to family and clan. It is an experience which compresses his existence to its essence... his entire being summed up in a single instant of perfect action.

Curse of Honor

Curse of Honor
Author: David Annandale
Publisher: Aconyte
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1839080175

The reckless pursuit of honor exposes an empire to demonic invasion, in this epic fantasy novel of duty and warfare, set in the extraordinary world of Legend of the Five Rings. Striking Dawn Castle defends the mountains between the Rokugan empire and the demon-haunted Shadowlands. When a mythical city is discovered in the forbidding peaks, Hida Haru, heir and sore disappointment to his family, seizes the opportunity to prove himself. His rash expedition ends in disaster – just one samurai returns alive, and Haru is lost. Before a power struggle can break out, Striking Dawn’s battle-hardened commander, Ochiba, is dispatched to rescue Haru. She succeeds against supernatural horrors, but Haru is… changed. Now, mysterious deaths and ill fortune plague his family. Something evil is loose and must be stopped, at any cost.

Creatures of Rokugan

Creatures of Rokugan
Author: Brian Bates
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-05
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781594720406

Rokugan has never belonged to humans alone. Ages before the dawn of the Empire, great civilizations built by non-human races, such as the naga and ogres, marked the land. Though their civilizations are gone now, their descendants still dwell upon the earth and in the seas. Since the catastrophic Fall of Fu Leng, oni - spawn of Jigoku - and their terrible offspring have walked the Shadowlands and warred against the Empire without cease. A dazzling variety of creatures great and small have always been a part of this world - some fearsome, some benign, some visitors from Spirit Realms. No understanding of Rokugan would be complete without them.

The Great Clans of Rokugan

The Great Clans of Rokugan
Author: Katrina Ostrander
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 183908121X

Warring samurai clans fight with swords and magic for the Emperor’s favor with these collected Legend of the Five Rings novellas, including a brand-new novella of the Crane Clan. Ice and Snow by Katrina Ostrander – a surprise attack and courtly machinations challenge the untested heir to the Crane Clan to keep the peace and prove her value to her family. The Sword and the Spirits by Robert Denton III – the champion of the Phoenix Clan must save her lost love from the darkness consuming him, and from the menace of a desecrated shrine. Whispers of Shadow and Steel by Mari Murdock – in the Scorpion City of Lies, the “only honest Scorpion” magistrate is caught between family and finding justice in a murder case. Across the Burning Sands by Daniel Lovat Clark – the future heir to the mighty Unicorn Clan faces duplicity, assassins, betrayal, and even sorcery as he seeks peace with the caliph of al-Zawira.

Poison River

Poison River
Author: Josh Reynolds
Publisher: Aconyte
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1839080191

A charming slacker aristocrat discovers a talent for detection and a web of conspiracies in the Emerald Empire, in this snappy novel set in the fantastical world of Legend of the Five Rings. Daidoji Shin, unrepentant wastrel with a taste for scandal and dice, coasts through his role as Crane Clan’s trade envoy in the City of the Rich Frog. But when a case of poisoned rice threatens the brittle peace between the competing clans, the Imperial Governor drags Shin from his indolence and orders him to find the culprit. Despite himself, Shin uncovers an intriguing conspiracy involving more than just dead rats. A murder with no body and a missing actress present a distraction that could finally make Shin put in a full day’s work, and maybe even save the city from tearing itself apart.

To Chart the Clouds

To Chart the Clouds
Author: Evan Dicken
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2022-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1839081228

Border tensions between rival samurai clans escalate into war over a hidden valley, in this fantasy epic from the breathtaking world of Legend of the Five Rings When diligent yet unappreciated clerk, Miya Isami, develops a new triangulation technique for map- making, her traditionalist superiors at the Imperial Cartographic Bureau heap scorn upon her. But when her novel approach exposes a swathe of missing land on the border between Scorpion and Lion Clan territories, Isami stumbles onto something far more significant than a mere mapping error. Her discovery offers the prospect of resolution to the seemingly endless territorial squabbling between the proud, warlike Lion and the secretive Scorpion. In a bid to contain the conflict, an Imperial Treasurer dispatches Isami with her fresh insights to the Spine of the World. Yet she is far from welcome in the mountains. She must negotiate between the clans, uncover the truth, and discover the location of a hidden valley before the fragile peace is shattered by war.

Emerald Empire

Emerald Empire
Author: Shawn Carman
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG)
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2011-04-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781594720567

The Book of Five Rings

The Book of Five Rings
Author: Miyamoto Musashi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2010-09
Genre: Military art and science
ISBN: 9781935785972

Miyamoto Musashi's Go Rin no Sho or the book of five rings, is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, much like Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Chanakya's Arthashastra. The five "books" refer to the idea that there are different elements of battle, just as there are different physical elements in life, as described by Buddhism, Shinto, and other Eastern religions. Through the book Musashi defends his thesis: a man who conquers himself is ready to take it on on the world, should need arise.

Legend of the Five Rings

Legend of the Five Rings
Author: Steve Jackson Games
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005-05
Genre: Fantasy games
ISBN: 9781594720352