Segun. 2 books set

The beginning of the XVII century. The Dutch vessel crashes off the coast of Japan. Surviving crew members are taken prisoner and accused of piracy. Among the captivity was the Englishman John Black, who knows well geography, military affairs and mathematics and have a strong character. The local ruler should be decided by their fate, the arrival of which the whole village awaits. Rumors about the talented captain reach Prince Toranagi-but Minnara, one of the most powerful people of Japan. Toranaga takes Blackson under his defense, cherishing the insidious plans to use his knowledge in the struggle for power. To survive in a foreign country, the Englishman studies its tongue and customs, becomes samurai, but he does not leave the idea that he will ever manage to return to his homeland