Ninja: 1,000 Years of the Shadow Warrior - Hardcover

"An intriguing look at the enigmatic world of the deadly Asian assassin. ... Fascinating. ... A thoroughly researched, appealing examination of the original 'men in black.'"--Kirkus Reviews

"As colorful and intriguing as the warriors it so vividly brings to life."--Bookreporter.com

"An immensely entertaining history, packed with splendidly blood-thirsty tales of derring-do, feats of endurance and self-sacrifice."--The Guardian

"Ninja is a racy popular history of a difficult and often mythologised subject and should appeal to the armchair warrior in us all."--Literary Review

"One could ask for no better storyteller than John Man."--Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Jerusalem: The Biography

Blending together mythology and anthropology, this meticulously researched true history of the superbly trained warriors with extraordinary skills in combat, climbing, deception, disguise and camouflage traces their birth in a civil war Japan in the 15th century to the modern-day. 50,000 first printing.