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Brilliance Of The Moon
Series: Tales of the Otori
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Now released with stunning new cover artwork, Brilliance Of The Moon is Book 3 in the five-part Tales of the Otori series.
'The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman.' Independent on Sunday
Otori Takeo's future is uncertain. If he is to reclaim his Otori heritage, he must fight for it - but his army is untrained and Takeo, despite his legendary skills as an assassin, knows nothing of warfare. Can he defeat those who seek to destroy him, and so bring peace to the Three Countries?
To take what is rightfully his, Takeo must conquer the warlord Arai Daiichi and the nobleman Lord Fujiwara, but every step is fraught with danger for him and his great love, Shirakawa Kaede. Their destinies are determined by forces beyond their control.
Coming soon - the spellbinding new Tale of Shikanoko, set 300 years before Otori: Emperor of the Eight Islands (Books 1 and 2) and Lord of the Darkwood (Books 3 and 4).
Series: Tales of the Otori
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Brilliance Of The Moon
Now released with stunning new cover artwork, Brilliance Of The Moon is Book 3 in the five-part Tales of the Otori series. 'The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman.' Independent on Sunday Otori Takeo's future is uncertain. If he is to reclaim his Otori heritage, he must fight for...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
Grass for His Pillow: Book 2 Tales of the Otori
Now released with stunning new cover artwork, Grass for His Pillow is Book 2 in the five-part Tales of the Otori series. 'The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman.' Independent on Sunday In the ancient lands of the Otori, in a time of war and famine, the fate of...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Heaven s Net Is Wide
Now released with stunning new cover artwork, Heaven's Net Is Wide is Book 5 in the five-part Tales of the Otori series. 'The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman.' Independent on Sunday Lord Shigeru, heir to the Otori clan, faces hostility from the ambitious Iida family. His training as...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Harsh Cry Of The Heron
Now released with stunning new cover artwork, The Harsh Cry Of The Heron is Book 4 in the five-part Tales of the Otori series. 'The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman.' Independent on Sunday Lord Otori Takeo and his consort Kaede have ruled for over sixteen years. The Three...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Across the Nightingale Floor: Book 1 Tales of the Otori
Now released with stunning new cover artwork, Across the Nightingale Floor is Book 1 in the five-part Tales of the Otori series. 'The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman.' Independent on Sunday In his fortress at Inuyama, the murderous warlord Iida Sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor. Constructed with...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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Brilliance Of The Moon is celebrated for its lyrical prose and imaginative storytelling. Reviewers have praised it as beautifully written and magical, with its enchanting narrative captivating readers.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780733635243
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 January 2016
Country: Australia
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 31.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 380g
Pages: 432
About the Author
Lian Hearn's beloved Tales of the Otori series, set in an imagined feudal Japan, has sold more than four million copies worldwide and has been translated into nearly forty languages. It is comprised of five volumes: ACROSS THE NIGHTINGALE FLOOR, GRASS FOR HIS PILLOW, BRILLIANCE OF THE MOON, THE HARSH CRY OF THE HERON and HEAVEN'S NET IS WIDE. The series was followed by two standalone novels, BLOSSOMS AND SHADOWS and THE STORYTELLER AND HIS THREE DAUGHTERS, also set in Japan. EMPEROR OF THE EIGHT ISLANDS is Books 1 and 2 in The Tale of Shikanoko and is followed by LORD OF THE DARKWOOD (Books 3 and 4). Lian has made many trips to Japan and has studied Japanese. She read Modern Languages at Oxford and worked as an editor and film critic in England before emigrating to Australia. For the latest news from Lian, visit lianhearn.com, follow Lian on Twitter @LianHearn, or join the readers who have become Lian's friend on Facebook.
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Heaven s Net Is Wide
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Emperor of the Eight Islands
Like George R. R. Martin, Lian Hearn has captivated millions of readers worldwide with her masterpiece of imagination, Tales of the Otori. Now, against a dazzling canvas of wild forest, elegant court and savage battlefield, she brilliantly brings to life the world that existed 300 years earlier. Hearn weaves an intricate tapestry—seething with intrigue, adventure and love—of two rival clans...Paperback$3799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Emperor of the Eight Islands
An ambitious warlord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his lands. A stubborn father forces his younger son to surrender his wife to his older brother. A mysterious woman seeks five fathers for her children. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne. These are the threads of an intricate tapestry in which the laws of...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Harsh Cry Of The Heron
Now released with stunning new cover artwork, The Harsh Cry Of The Heron is Book 4 in the five-part Tales of the Otori series. 'The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman.' Independent on Sunday Lord Otori Takeo and his consort Kaede have ruled for over sixteen years. The Three...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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