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The Sword of the Rising Sun is fiction, but it's set in the real world of events taking place in and around Honolulu in the spring of 1942.  At its core, the novel is an exciting spy thriller, but its background features real people, real events...real history.  While Hawaii is the main setting, the book traces timelines from Ancient Japan to Old Hawaii, from the Spanish Civil War to Washington, DC, and highlights the codebreaking efforts of "The Dungeon" at Pearl Harbor -- officially, the "Fleet Radio Unit Pacific", or FRUPAC.  Some of the books used to set the time and place in historical context include:


  • Hawaii Goes to War: The Aftermath of Pearl Harbor
  • Joe Rochefort's War
  • Miracle at Midway
  • Seven at Santa Cruz: The Life of Ace Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa
  • Shattered Sword
  • Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands
  • And many others


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Born in Iowa but raised in Honolulu, in high school Navy ROTC, Mark Hoffmeier spent many weekends narrating the official Pearl Harbor tour and sailed to Midway Atoll aborad the USCGC Mallow.  As a television and gaming writer, he’s worked on staff at many major Hollywood studios and gaming companies including Marvel, Universal, Disney, Dreamworks, Sony, Warner Brothers, THQ Games, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, LEGO, 2K Games, and others.  His writing has included live-action, animation, theme park attractions, books, and films.  Mark has extensive international experience working on shows in France, the UK, Canada, Denmark, Hungary, and with Australian companies.  He’s also taught writing and IP development at St. Joost School of Art and Design in The Netherlands and lectured at UCLA Extension, California Lutheran University, and online.  He’s performed around his hometown of Los Angeles as a comedian and improv artist at Flappers Comedy Club, The Ice House, The Comedy Chateau, and others. 

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