Bodyguard-for-hire Balsa returns in this tale of redemption and political intrigue set in a fantasy world reminiscent of medieval Japan.

• Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2010 (Honor Title)
• Age: Older
• Format: Book
• ISBN: 9780545102957

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Published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an Imprint of Scholastic, Inc. Originally published in Japanese in 1999 as "Yami no Moribito."