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From Del Rey: Avenging his father s murder is a matter of honor for the young samurai Jintetsu. But it turns out that the killer is a corrupt government official-and now the powers that be are determined to hunt Jintetsu down like an animal. There s only one problem: Jintetsu is already dead. Torn to pieces by a pack of dogs, Jintetsu s ravaged body has been found by Genkichi, outcast and master inventor. Genkichi gives the dead boy a new, indestructible steel body and a talking sword-just what he ll need to face down the gang that s terrorizing his hometown and the mobster who ordered his father s hit. But what about Otsuki, the beautiful girl he left behind? Steel armor is
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