Warring samurai clans battle with swords and magic for the Emperor's favor in these collected Legend of the Five Rings novellas, including a brand new Crane Clan novella.
Ice and Snow by Katrina Ostrander – a surprise attack and courtly machinations challenge the untested heir to the Crane Clan to keep the peace and prove her worth to her family.
The Sword and the Spirits by Robert Denton III - the champion of the Phoenix Clan must save her lost love from the darkness that consumes him, and from the threat of a desecrated shrine.
Whispers of Shadow and Steel by Mari Murdock - in the Scorpion City of Lies, the "only honest Scorpion" magistrate finds himself caught between family and justice in a murder case.
Across the Burning Sands by Daniel Lovat Clark - the future heir to the powerful Unicorn Clan faces duplicity, assassins, betrayal and even sorcery as he seeks peace with the Caliph of al-Zawira.