Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.5
Points
22.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
140187
Points per Word
0.000157
Page Count
405
Points per Page
0.054321
Description
In 1861 Japan, a prophetic nobleman, a Shogun secret police chief, a legendary swordsman, a seductive geisha, and a group of American missionaries find their lives intertwined.