Thanks to the lovely people at Corvus, we have ten copies of Blood Ninja by Nick Lake to give away. Here’s the lowdown:

A fisherman’s son is snatched from home to fulfil his true destiny in this thrilling novel of ancient curses, warring emperors, forbidden love…and blood-sucking ninjas. Taro is a boy from a coastal village in rural Japan, fated to become a fisherman like his father. But in just one night, Taro’s world is turned upside down – and his destiny is changed forever. Skilled in the art of silent and deadly combat, ninjas are the agents of powerful nobles who rule sixteenth-century Japan. So why did a group of these highly trained assassins creep into a peasant’s hut and kill Taro’s father? And why did one ninja rescue Taro from their clutches, saving his life at enormous cost? Now on the run with this mysterious saviour and his best friend Hiro, Taro is determined to learn the way of the ninja to avenge his father’s death. But if they are to complete their perilous journey, Taro must first evade the wrath of the warring Lords, decipher an ancient curse, resist forbidden love – and come to terms with the blood-soaked secrets of a life lived in moonlight.

To be honest, they had us at blood-sucking ninjas! Our own Simon Appleby is reading this book now, so expect a review very soon, but in the meantime, if you want to win one of these rather spiffing paperbacks, with black-edged pages and a cover designed by the same clever people who have done album art for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, answer the following question correctly.

Which of these is an alternative name for Japan, where Blood Ninja is set?

• Tokyo
• Nippon
• Kyoto

Terms and conditions

1. Closing date for entries: 12th April 2010.
2. Open to residents of the United Kingdom only.
3. Entry to the competition is by completion of the above form only. Anyone submitting multiple entries will be disqualified.
4. The winners will be selected at random from those correct entries received before the closing date.
5. Only the winning entrants will be contacted by Bookgeeks. The webmaster’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. The winners names may be published on the Bookgeeks website after the closing date of the competition.
7. The competition is not open to Bookgeeks contributors and their families, or to Grove Atlantic employees and their families.

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