Across the Nightingale Floor
The first volume in the 'Tales of the Otori' seriesIn 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.Raised in a remote mountain village, Takeo is one of the Hidden, a reclusive and peaceful people who know nothing of war. But the tribe's tranquil existence is shattered by a brutal and bloody massacre, which Takeo alone survives, rescued by the mysterious Lord Otori Shigeru.Takeo's subsequent quest for revenge takes him to places he has never envisioned. His voyage is one of treacher…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-5098-3780-9
- EAN: 9781509837809
- Produktnummer: 20855006
- Verlag: Pan macmillan Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Ausstattung: B-Format Paperback
- Masse: H19.7 cm x B13.1 cm x D2.2 cm 212 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 01
- Gewicht: 212
- Sonstiges: Ab 16 J.
Über den Autor
Lian Hearn studied modern languages at Oxford University and worked as a film critic and arts editor in London before settling in Australia. A lifelong interest in Japan led to the study of the Japanese language, many trips to Japan, and culminated in the writing of the Tales of the Otori series.Hearn is also the author of a two-volume prequel series to the Tales of the Otori, The Tale of Shikanoko, consisting of Emperor of the Eight Islands and Lord of the Darkwood.
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