Steve Bein

1 series 3 books in order

Steve Bein teaches philosophy at Texas State University. He has a PhD in philosophy, and his graduate work took him to Nanzan University and Obirin University in Japan, where he translated a seminal work in the study of Zen Buddhism. He holds black belts in two American forms of combative martial arts and has trained in about two-dozen other martial arts over the past twenty-odd years.His short fiction has been published in Asimov's, Interzone, Writers of the Future, and has been anthologized for use in college courses alongside the works of such figures as Orson Scott Card, Larry Niven, Isaac Asimov, and H.G. Wells. His Novels of the Fated Blades include Daughter of the Sword, Year of the Demon, and Disciple of the Wind.

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A Novel of the Fated Blades

Series by Steve Bein

A Novel of the Fated Blades

3 books in order · 2012–2017

  1. Cover of Daughter of the Sword

    Daughter of the Sword

    2012 · Steve Bein

    ANCIENT POWER As the only female detective in Tokyo’s most elite police unit, Mariko Oshiro has to fight for every ounce of respect, especially from…

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  2. Cover of Year of the Demon

    Year of the Demon

    2013 · Steve Bein

    Detective Sergeant Mariko Oshiro has been promoted to Japan’s elite Narcotics unit—and with this promotion comes a new partner, a new case, and new…

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  3. Cover of Disciple of the Wind

    Disciple of the Wind

    2017 · Steve Bein

    LETHAL JUSTICE When Tokyo falls victim to a deadly terrorist attack, Detective Sergeant Mariko Oshiro knows who is responsible, even if she doesn’t…

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