Lian Hearn
Author
Series
Tales of the Otori volume 1
Language
English
Description
An international bestseller, Across the Nightingale Floor is the first book in the Tales of the Otori series by Lian Hearn. Don't miss the related series, The Tale of Shikanoko.
In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the 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.
In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the 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.
The youth Takeo has
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Series
Tales of the Otori volume 2
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Formats
Description
Grass for His Pillow is the second book in the Tales of the Otori series by Lian Hearn. Don't miss the related series, The Tale of Shikanoko.
Praised for its epic scope and descriptive detail, Across the Nightingale Floor, the first book in the Tales of the Otori series, was an international bestseller and critical success, named by the London Times as "the most compelling...
Praised for its epic scope and descriptive detail, Across the Nightingale Floor, the first book in the Tales of the Otori series, was an international bestseller and critical success, named by the London Times as "the most compelling...
Author
Language
English
Description
A New York Times Notable Book of the YearBook II of the internationally best-selling Tales of the Otori trilogy, a sweeping saga set in a mythical, medieval Japan.In Book I of the Otori trilogy, Across the Nightingale Floor, Lian Hearn created a wholly original, fully-realized fantasy world where great powers clashed and young love dawned against a dazzling and mystical landscape. Nightingale was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, one...
Author
Series
Tales of the Otori volume 2
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
292 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Tales of the Otori volume 4
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
506 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A conclusion to the Tales of the Otori series brings the conflicts of its medieval Japanese characters full circle.
Author
Series
Tales of the Otori volume 3
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
330 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Tales of the Otori volume 5
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
484 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Brilliance of the Moon is the third book in the Tales of the Otori series by Lian Hearn. A beautiful, haunting evocation of the medieval Japan of Lian Hearn's imagination, this thrilling follow-up to Grass for His Pillow and Across the Nightingale Floor delves deeper into the complex loyalties that bind its characters from birth. Filled with adventure and surprising twists of plot and fortune, this third book in the Tales of the Otori series travels...
