When horace travels to the exotic land of nihon- ja, it isn't long before he finds himself pulled into a battle that is not his - but one he knows in his heart he must wage. A kingdom teeters on the edge of chaos when th...When horace travels to the exotic land of nihon- ja, it isn't long before he finds himself pulled into a battle that is not his - but one he knows in his heart he must wage. A kingdom teeters on the edge of chaos when the nihon-ja emperor, a defender of the common man, is forcibly overthrown, and only horace, will, and his araluen companions can restore the emperor to the throne.