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“Trevanian has both wit and intelligence…Something for everyone.”
New York Times
An Audie Award Finalist
Nicholai Hel, born in the ravages of World War I China to an aristocratic Russian mother and a mysterious German father, and raised in the spiritual gardens of a Japanese Go master, survives the destruction of Hiroshima to emerge as the world’s most artful lover and its most accomplished and highly paid assassin. Genius, mystic, master of language and culture, Hel’s secret is his determination to attain a rare kind of personal excellence, a state of effortless perfection—shibumi.
Now living in an isolated mountain fortress with his magnificent Eurasian mistress, Hel faces his most sinister enemy, a super-monolith of espionage and monopoly. The battle lines are drawn: ruthless power and corruption on one side, and on the other, shibumi.
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I read this book 10+ years ago and to this day it stands out as one of my favorites. I listened to Joe Barrett's narration recently and he did an amazing job. There is a reason this one continues to have a following even though it's a bit dated. I would highly recommend you give it a chance.
I really enjoyed this novel. My son recommend it to me a number of time and I finally gave it a shot. The story and its characters really pull you in right from the start. I found myself listening to the book late into the night and finished it in five days. Nicholaï Hel is an amazing character and I sure wish the author would have written a follow up to this story. Joe Barrett did a great job on the narration I would highly recommend this to others.
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