In 1880, Kiko Maru was a fifteen year old Japanese girl forced to live in the strange and dangerous land of America as a refugee, as Japan struggled through its own violent political upheavals in an effort to join the world at large.  To the people of Japan, America was a barbaric nation without honor or purpose, but Kiko soon learns that all she had been taught may not have been true. Because of a deep friendship, her Bushido code of honor will be tested to the limits as she navigates the culture and country to grant the wishes of a dying woman. Though this is not a purely traditional western read, it is nonetheless an adventure of immense proportions testing the limits of human endurance, sacrifice, and of course, honor.  All the hallmarks of a good western are here, plus the undeniable flavor of national and international intrigue. Kiko’s Honor is a true blockbuster story meant for the entire family of readers across every age and genre.  Get on board lest you miss the train to another great adventure! 

I was born and raised in the rural countryside of East Texas by poor working class parents like so many of my era, and I still live there. I grew up listening to the telling and retelling of old stories around the hunters campfire. Some of these old storytellers were by far the biggest liars and fabricators the world has ever known outside the likes of Mark Twain.
At the present, I’m merely a retired contractor who married well above his pay grade. My family used to grow impatient with me when I took too much time talking and listening to strangers, but I think everyone’s story is important. I guess that’s why I came to writing later than most. I’ve spent a lot of years listening, and now it’s time to spin some of those tales into unadulterated whoppers. I just hope I can do the folks proud!

Arlon Davis

Page Count: 238

Size: 6"x9"

Year Published: 2017

ISBN: 978-1-934060-64-4