ancient Japan

Cold Sake — The first of the Yamabuki books

Cold Saké: Yamabuki vs the Undead

First of the Yamabuki books

Woman samurai on horse in snowstorm, with title COLD TRAIL — Sword of the Taka Samurai, Book Four

Cold Trail: Yamabuki and Tomoe

Sword of the Taka Samurai, Book Four

Woman samurai in orange kimono with naginata — Sword of the Taka Samurai, Book Three

Cold Heart: Yamabuki vs. the Shinobi Priest

Sword of the Taka Samurai, Book Three

A woman in armor riding a black horse galloping through rain looks back as she wields a bladed polearm, with the title COLD RAIN — Sword of the Taka Samurai, Book Two

Cold Rain: Yamabuki and the Warlord Prince

Sword of the Taka Samurai, Book Two

A woman samurai in armor on a horse rearing up, with title COLD BLOOD — Sword of the Taka Samurai, Book One

Cold Blood: Yamabuki vs. the Sword Master

Sword of the Taka Samurai, Book One

full paperback cover of Cold Sake large print edition — Cold Saké, Large-Print Editition, by Katherine M. Lawrence

Cold Saké, first of our large-print editions

We released our first large-print edition with Cold Sake because accessibility matters, and we want everyone to be able to read about Yamabuki.

Heroines of Fantasy review of Cold Blood

“You don’t write an excellent story by accident.”

Who is the woman hero?

Kate blogs here about how Yamabuki is different from other woman warriors, and how 12th-century Japan isn’t quite like what you may have seen in some samurai movies.