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Steel, Bamboo, and Rice Paper is a novella by S.M. Stirling. It is a direct sequel to A Monster in the Sky. The main character later appears in Midnight War.
Plot Summary[]
After the disaster at the Battle of Tsushima, Tōgō Heihachirō's family and various others from leading families of Japan are sent to the United States of America to study and to learn as much as they can about these new leviathans. During their time there, they become involved in espionage and intrigue, and Heihachiro's sons Takeshi and Minoru conduct the first flight of the Pigeon, thus bringing both America and Japan into the Great Sky Race.
Takeshi graduates from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, soon to return home along with four leviathans for the Empire of Japan.
Characters[]
Japanese Characters[]
- Furokawa Goro
- Inagaki Iwao
- Inagaki Kinjuro
- Koizumi Chie
- Koizumi Kazuo
- Koizumi Kiyoshi
- Koizumi Minato
- Koizumi Setsuko
- Koizumi Yakumo aka Lafcadiao Hearn
- Kusukabe Sadao aka Kusanagi Sado
- Misubishi Jiro
- Nakajima Haruo
- Mr. Nissan
- Okura Madoka
- Okura Shin
- Oyama Sutematsu (mentioned)
- Sotokichi Uriu
- Tadao
- Tōgō Heihachirō (mentioned)
- Togo Minoru
- Togo Takeshi
- Togo Tetsu
- Togo Yachiyo
- Yamamoto Gonnohyoe
American Characters[]
- George Barbee
- Mr. Collins
- Thomas Edison
- Holly Mansard
- William McKinley (mentioned)
- Theodore Roosevelt (mentioned)
- Nikola Tesla
- Richard Wainwright
- George Westinghouse
- Myrtle Worley