Time Machine 3: Sword of the Samurai

Miyamoto Musashi was a well-known samurai during the 17th century. Your mission is to travel back in time to feudal Japan, learn the samurai customs, and find a way to bring back a sword Musashi has made famous. But you have to be careful; danger lurks everywhere, and you never know which samurai is after you!

The Time Machine series challenges young readers to use their imagination and decision-making skills to write their own story. Options in the text allow readers to choose any path they like within the plot. Readers must draw on background information about the period to make the right choices. This makes the series a great educational device for youngsters to learn about history and all the different cultures, events, and periods that shaped it.

STEVE PERRY is the author of The Tularemia Gambit and the forthcoming Hellstar with Michael Reaves. His short fiction has appeared in various magazines and anthologies including Galaxy, Asimov’s Fantasy and Science Fiction and Omni. He lives in Beaverton, Oregon with his family.

MICHAEL REAVES has been a freelance writer for over ten years. Among his novels are Dragonworld, Darkworld Detective, and the forth-coming The Shattered World. He has had over sixty teleplays produced, and his fiction and non-fiction stories have been published in various magazines and anthologies. He is currently living in Los Angeles, California.