The way they slowly evolve as 15 and 16 year olds from simple lives to young adulthood is very nicely detailed in lian hearn s first book in the otori series.
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The first book in a stunning trilogy of historical fantasy novels following takeo orphaned when a warlord massacres his village.
Across the nightingale floor is set in a fictional world based on japan during the sengoku period and follows the story of a sixteen year old boy named tomasu and fifteen year old girl named kaede.
Across the nightingale floor is a lyrical and bittersweet tale set in a fantasy medieval feudal japan.
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Across the nightingale floor study guide contains a biography of lian hearn literature essays quiz questions major themes characters and a full summary and analysis.
Tomasu a member of the hidden by birth returns from exploring the mountains to find members of his family slaughtered.
Hardly a sentence was changed in any of its editions.
I very much appreciated the quiet feeling of the narrators the book didn t deserve dramatic and overblown story telling.
It was followed in 2006 by a sequel the harsh cry of the heron and in 2007 by a.
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.
Across the nightingale floor 2002 grass for his pillow 2003 and brilliance of the moon 2004.
Constructed with exquisite skill it sings at the tread of each human foot.
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Tales of the otori is a series of historical fantasy novels by gillian rubinstein writing under the pen name lian hearn set in a fictional world based on feudal japan the series initially consisted of a trilogy.
In his black walled fortress at inuyama the warlord iida sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor.
The youth takeo has been brought up in a remote mountain village among the hidden a reclusive and spiritual people who have taught him only the ways of peace.
It is the first installment of the tales of the otori series which is set in a fictional world based on feudal japan focusing on a young warrior named takeo as he seeks to avenge his adoptive father s murder and escape the legacy of his biological.
I loved my inner picture of how takeo was view spoiler dancing elegantly over the nightingale floor hide spoiler.
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.
Across the nightingale floor.
Across the nightingale floor is a 2002 historical fantasy novel by english author gillian rubinstein writing under the pen name lian hearn.
In the second half of this period across the nightingale floor which i finished in september 2001 was going through the editorial process.
