Iga Mountains, Japan 1545Koji is doubly unlucky. He is a twin, and in feudal Japan twins are thought to bring great misfortune to all those around them. And though Koji and Taro are identical in appearance, Taro easily outdoes Koji at everything. But then Koji's life changes forever. through an odd twist of fate, he is kidnapped by a secret ninja clan and taken to their hidden camp high in the mountains. He wants desperately to return home, even if it is to live in the sahdow of his brother. But that is forbidden. He must forget his family and become a ninja--or die.In this action-packed story, Koji is forced not only to fulfill a destiny far different from any he could have imagined for himself but also to survive in an unfamiliar and dangerous world, a world infused with the mystery and intrigue of the ninja.