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Across the Nightingale Floor: Book 1 Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn
Category: Fantasy | Series: Tales of the Otori
In his fortress at Inuyama, the murderous warlord Iida Sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor. Constructed with exquisite skill, it sings at the tread of each human foot. No assassin can cross it unheard. Brought up in a remote village among the Hidden, a reclusive and spiritual people, Takeo has l ...Show more
Blossoms and Shadows by Lian Hearn
Category: Fiction | Series: Tales of the Otori
This is the story of the birth of modern Japan, told by Tsuru, a young woman who breaks every stereotype of the Japanese lady. We meet her on the day of her sister's wedding, and soon realise that she will not accept the same domestic role that her sister is about to take on. Instead, Tsuru is ready to ...Show more
Emperor of the Eight Islands (The Tale of Shikanoko #1 & #2) by Lian Hearn
Category: Fantasy | Series: The Tale of Shikanoko
An ambitious warlord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his lands. A stubborn father forces his younger son to surrender his wife to his older brother. A mysterious woman seeks five fathers for her children. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne. These are the threads of an ...Show more
Grass for His Pillow: Book 2 Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn
Category: Fantasy | Series: Tales of the Otori
Grass for His Pillow is Book 2 in the five-part Tales of the Otori series. More than four million copies have been sold in over 36 countries.'The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman' Independent On Sunday (UK) In the ancient lands of the Otori, ...Show more
Heaven s Net Is Wide (#5 Tales of the Otori) by Lian Hearn
Category: Fantasy | Series: Tales of the Otori
Heaven's Net is Wide is the Prologue in the five-part Tales of the Otori series. More than four million copies have been sold in over 36 countries.'The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman' Independent On Sunday (UK) Lord Shigeru, heir to the Ot ...Show more
Lord of the Darkwood (The Tale of Shikanoko #3 & #4) by Lian Hearn
Category: Fantasy | Series: The Tale of Shikanoko
Against a background of wild forest, elegant castles, hidden temples and savage battlefields, the adventure that began with Emperor of the Eight Islands draws to its thrilling conclusion in Lord of the Darkwood, the second instalment of Lian Hearn's the Tale of Shikanoko. The rightful emperor is lost. S ...Show more
Orphan Warriors (#1 Children of the Otori) by Lian Hearn
Category: Fantasy | Series: Tales of the Otori Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
Orphan warriors fight for survival in a brutal medieval world in this fantastically thrilling adventure that continues the multi-million-copy selling TALES OF THE OTORI series 'It was as if they were pieces on a board which had been kicked over, each scattered in the dirt and alone.' Orphaned or left fa ...Show more
Sibling Assassins (#2 Children of the Otori) by Lian Hearn
Category: Fantasy | Series: Tales of the Otori Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
As a boy Arai Sunaomi was known as the Miracle Child and crossed between the worlds to walk among the dead. Now he has put aside his past to follow the way of the warrior. His aunt, Kaede, is considering making him her heir and her General, Miyoshi Kahei, hopes to betroth Sunaomi to his daughter, Kinu. ...Show more
The Harsh Cry of the Heron (Tales of the Otori #4) by Lian Hearn
Category: Fantasy | Series: Tales of the Otori
The world of the Otori has entranced readers since the first book in the Trilogy, Across the Nightingale Floor, was published in 2002. Now Lian Hearn again takes us back to a land that might be feudal Japan or may be another place altogether in the stunning sequel, The Harsh Cry of the Heron. Lord Otori ...Show more
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