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A MASK OF DESTRUCTIONDetective Sergeant Mariko Oshiro has been promoted to Japans elite Narcotics unitand with this promotion comes a new partner, a new case, and new danger. The underboss of a powerful yakuza crime syndicate has put a price on her head, and hell lift the bounty only if she retrieves an ancient iron demon mask that was stolen from him in a daring raid. However, Mariko has no idea of the tumultuous past carried within the maskor of its deadly link with the famed Inazuma blade she wields.The secret of this mask originated hundreds of years before Mariko was born, and over time the masks power has evolved to bend its owner toward destruction, stopping at nothing to obtain Inazuma steel. Marikos fallen sensei knew much of the masks hypnotic power and of its mysterious link to a murderous cult.
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As a philosopher, Steve Bein is an ethicist and a specialist in Asian philosophy. You can read more about his philosophical work at www.stevebein.com.
As a fiction writer, Steve Bein is an award-winning author of science fiction and fantasy. His debut novel, Daughter of the Sword, has been met with widespread critical acclaim. His short stories and novellas run the gamut from hard SF to fantasy. You can read more about his fiction at www.philosofiction.com.
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