Samurai Girl is a series of six novels by author Carrie Asai. It tells the story of Heaven Kogo, who as a baby was the lone survivor of a plane crash and was adopted by the wealthy Kogo family. At age nineteen, she is arranged to marry Teddy Yukemura, but her wedding is crashed by a ninja that kills her brother. She escapes to find out her lavish life and family isn't what she thought it was and must train under her brother's friend, Hiro, the ways of the samurai to protect herself and loved ones.
On September 5, 2008, ABC Family aired a six-hour mini-series based on the series. It starred Jamie Chung, Brendan Fehr, and Stacy KeiblerABC Family: Samurai Girl TV Event (Official Site)
Besides Heaven's perspective in the story, the books include illustrations, newspaper reports, and other characters' entries. The back covers of the books include the same short description for the series, followed by another description for the specific book.
Characters Heaven Kogo Ohiko Kogo Konishi Kogo Mieko Kogo Takeda "Teddy" Yukemura Hiro Uyemoto Karen Cheryl Jake Otto And many more characters
Novels
Book Number Title Publication Date Pages 01 The Book of the Sword June 1, 2003 224 02 The Book of the Shadow June 1, 2003 215 03 The Book of Pearl September 1, 2003 240 04 The Book of Wind November 1, 2003 224 05 The Book of Flame December 30, 2003 224 06 The Book of Heart March 2, 2004 215
See also Samurai Girl (miniseries)
References
External links Samurai Girl- Publisher's website.