Empire Of Blood Forged by Creativity & Espionage

“Korea is part of the Empire of Japan. It has been so far for the last six decades.” Park told him. The year is 1975. Major Suzuki Wataru is training the empire’s next generation of imperial spies at the Nakano school while also trying to deal with a past that haunts him. When a plucky strong willed Korean recruit Lieutenant Park arrives to work with Suzuki, things get exciting and change forever when the Princess of Japan is assassinated and both are drawn into espionage, spying and secrets that the empire had kept since winning the war. What, Japan won the war? That’s impossible! Allow my review to take you to the world of alternate history where Japan won the second World War…

Story, Writing, & Characters

The story is excellent because it makes us ponder & wonder What if history had happened this way? It’s almost reminiscent of The Man In The High Castle that amazon had as a show over a decade ago where Germany, Italy & Japan had won World War II and it’s a scary reality to consider. The writing flows well. It starts off a little slow at first, but things quickly get exciting when the assassination happens. I also enjoy the twists as to who was involved in the assassination of the princess and why. Suzuki & Park work well together and are likeable characters and both, especially Suzuki, grow throughout the story. The ending leaves me wanting for more. I could read several books about Suzuki & Park’s adventures. Munehito proves he’s very versatile when being creative with new stories. This is different from his book Talking Cure.  If you enjoy books that tell of an alternate history or are a historical fiction fan in general, I suggest ordering a copy of Empire Of Blood by Munehito Moro.