As he grows into manhood, he must decide where his loyalties lie: with his noble master and adoptive father with the Hidden, a secret, spiritual sect whose beliefs are forbidden or with the Tribe, the assassins and spies who consider him one of their own.Ī story of treachery, political intrigue, and the intensity of first love, set in a world ruled by formal ritual and codes of honor, Across the Nightingale Floor crosses genres, generations, and genders to captivate fans of all ages.
Pseudonymous Australian author Lian Hearn has chosen to loosely construct her debut around a. Takeo discovers that he has rare powers that are useful to those around him. is saved from death by the noble Lord Otori Shigeru, rightful heir to the Clan of the Otori. Across the Nightingale Floor: Book 1 Tales of the Otori by Hearn Lian is available from your local Harry Hartog book shop. Across the Nightingale Floor: Book One: Tales of the Otori. At the last moment, his life is saved by a nobleman, who claims the boy as his kin and begins his education.īut nothing is as it seems. Sixteen-year-old Takeo's village has been massacred by an evil warlord, and he is about to be slain by the men who murdered his parents and neighbors. The novel explores themes such as family legacies, family pressure and revenge. The novel follows the protagonist, a young warrior named Tomasu who later becomes Takeo.
The first volume in the highly anticipated "Tales of the Otori" trilogy. Across the Nightingale Flooris set in three imaginary countries in a feudal period. Across the Nightingale Floor is a historical fantasy novel and the first book in the Tales of Otori series. A tour-de-force novel set in ancient Japan filled with passion, fantasy, and feuding warlords.
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