'Quite simply the best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman. Takeo is raised among the Hidden, whose beliefs forbid them to kill. A society of rigid castes and codes subverted by love. An ancient tradition undermined by spies and assassins. The first novel in the epic Tales of the Otori series, Across the Nightingale Floor is followed by Grass For His Pillow and Brilliance of the Moon. Across the Nightingale Floor A land of incomparable beauty torn by civil war. He has love in his heart and death at his fingertips. But sixteen-year-old Otori Takeo, his family murdered by Iida's warriors, has the magical skills of the Tribe – preternatural hearing, invisibility, a second self – that enable him to enter the lair of the Tohan. Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori Book One pdf book was awarded with Wirral Paperback of the Year (2004), Peter Pan Award. Lian Hearns debut fantasy cum period piece Across the Nightingale Floor, the first in the Tales of the Otori trilogy, created not a little stir in the. The book is perfect for those who wants to read fiction, historical books. In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the warlord Iida Sadamu surveys his famous. Its surface sings at the tread of every human foot, and no assassin can cross it. Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori Book One is a beautiful novel written by the famous author Lian Hearn. Dont miss the related series, The Tale of Shikanoko. In his palace at Inuyama, Lord Iida Sadamu, warlord of the Tohan clan, surveys his famous nightingale floor. Its surface sings at the tread of every human foot, and no assassin can cross it. All of our paper waste is recycled within the UK and turned into corrugated cardboard. Lian Hearn's stunningly powerful bestseller, Across the Nightingale Floor, is an epic story for readers young and old. This first book in a new epic trilogy has already become a best-selling sensation in England and Australia, earning comparisons. Lian Hearn's stunningly powerful bestseller, Across the Nightingale Floor, is an epic story for readers young and old. Set in a mythical, feudal, Japanese land, a world both beautiful and cruel, the intense love story of two young people takes place against a background of warring clans, secret alliances, high honour and lightning swordplay.
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