The Dragon Scroll, I.J. Parker
The Dragon Scroll, I.J. Parker
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The Dragon Scroll

Author: I.J. Parker

Narrator: Roy Vongtama

Unabridged: 11 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/03/2008

Synopsis

In an adventure filled with highway bandits, unscrupulous politicians, and renegade monks, The Dragon Scroll introduces readers to the lively world of eleventh-century Japan and an irrepressible hero—Sugawara Akitada. On his first official assignment, Akitada—an impoverished nobleman and earnest young government clerk in the Ministry of Justice—is sent from the capital city on a nearly impossible mission to the distant province of Kazusa to discover why tax convoys are disappearing. In the politically murky world of the Japanese court, he has been set up to fail. Against the odds, the ever-resourceful Akitada, his elderly servant Seimei, and his impudent bodyguard Tora are determined to fulfill their mission and discover the truth in a town of dangerous secrets.

About The Author

I.J. Parker was born and educated in Europe and turned to mystery writing after an academic career in the U.S. She has published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, winning the short story Shamus award in 2000. The Akitada series, about an eleventh century Japanese nobleman/detective, now consists of fourteen titles plus a short story collection. The books are available in print, audio format, and on Kindle and are translated into twelve languages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on April 05, 2020

Life in 11th century Japan can be fascinating---at least if it is related by I. J. Parker in The Dragon Scroll. Thank you GR friend, Carol, for suggesting this one. “It is no joking matter,” cried Seimei. “After years of disappointment, you got this chance to make a name for yourself….Remember, the p......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on March 28, 2011

Now after reading that synopsis you would think this is a book full of wonderfully fun characters set in a totally unfamiliar world to most readers, and you would be half right. This is an unfamiliar world to most of us and because of that I find myself not really caring for the characters all that......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on January 04, 2024

I started off enjoying this book a decent amount. The setting was great, if somewhat sparse, and the characters seemed interesting enough. The mystery also seemed like it would turn out to be pretty cool when solved. But around halfway through, I started to get more and more bored. I can't put my fi......more

Goodreads review by Gaby on May 22, 2009

Summary: The third in the series by I.J. Parker, The Dragon Scroll features young Sugawara Akitada, an impoverished samurai of noble birth serving as a government clerk at the Ministry of Justice. Sugawara is assigned to investigate the disappearance of tax convoys in the distant province of Kazusa,......more

Goodreads review by Bogdan Dobrescu on September 10, 2013

As an avid fan of everything that is Japanese,my first thought when i saw this book in the shelves of my local bookstore was "OMG!SAMURAIS!JAPANESE CULTURE!KARATE!".PLus,when you add a mistery that is normally associated with modern PI novels,i just had to have it home. But,you cant judge a book by i......more

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