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It started as a trilogy across the nightingale floor, grass for his pillow and brilliance of the moon but i realised i had more to say about the characters and have written one book heavens net is wide that ends where across the nightingale floor begins. An international best seller, across the nightingale floor is the first book in the tales of the otori series by lian hearn. With grass for his pillow, book two, we return to the medieval japan of lian hearns creationa land of harsh. Set in a fictional version of feudal japan, the tales of the otori series tells the story of a pair of japanese teenagers who become ensnared in a secret war between between two powerful warrior clans, the otori and the tohan. Booktopia has across the nightingale floor, tales of the otori. Dont 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 novel to have been. The tales of the otori book series by lian hearn includes books across the nightingale floor, grass for his pillow, brilliance of the moon, and several more. Epic in scope, brilliant in imaginative vision, the. Buy heavens net is wide book 5 tales of the otori by lian hearn 9780733635212 2016 from. Each has its own identity and plays its individual role in this story of imagination and fantasy. The tales of the otori is a fivebook series, beginning with across the nightingale floor. They have such relationships with each other through the text, that they make the story come to life. Heavens net is wide tales of the otori book 5 lian hearn. All five books in the tales of the otori series across the nightingale floor, grass for his pillow, brilliance of the moon, the harsh cry of the heron, and heavens net is wide are available now from riverhead books.
A new york times notable book of the year book ii of the internationally bestselling tales of the otori trilogy, a sweeping saga set in a mythical, medieval japan. Now released with stunning new cover artwork, across the nightingale floor is book 1 in the fivepart tales of the otori series. An international bestseller, across the nightingale floor is the first book in the tales of the otori series by lian hearn. Tales of the otori audiobooks listen to the full series. Buy a cheap copy of brilliance of the moon book by lian hearn. All five books in the tales of the otori seriesacross the nightingale floor, grass for his pillow, brilliance of the moon, the harsh cry of the heron, and heavens net is wideare available now from riverhead books. Independent on sunday lord shigeru, heir to the otori clan, faces hostility from the ambitious iida family. Nine of her books are set in a mythical country based on medieval japan. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Emperor of the eight islands and lord of the darkwood.
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