About the book: 2009 / The end of the 16th century. The ancient country of Yamato is on the threshold of a new stage in its history: contact with the first Europeans - Dutch merchants. The era of the Warring States in Japan is coming to an end. Oda Nobunaga, a powerful prince and former military leader who enjoyed the trust of the emperor himself, loses allies who become his enemies out of fear of the supreme shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The shogun strives at all costs to destroy the rebellious prince, with whom he recently fought shoulder to shoulder. And the main “bargaining chip” between the warring clans of Oda and Toyotomi becomes young Hitomi, daughter of Nobunaga...