With the subtitle 'Tales of the Otori, Book One', this is the first volume in a trilogy which has the feel of a truly remarkable tale set in a mythical feudal Japanese land. Sixteen-year-old Takeo is named by Lord Otori who saves him from death after his village is wiped out by Lord Iida Sadamu's warriors. He it is who owns the famous Nightingale Floor, which sings at the tread of a human foot so no assassin can cross over it. However, Takeo has some very special skills of his own to use when he enters the stronghold. This is primarily a wonderful love story set against a background of warring clans and sudden death. It has a magical quality and the power of the story is truly awesome.
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. But 16-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. He has love in his heart and death at his fingertips...Across the Nightingale Floor, Book 1 in the Tales of the Otori trilogy, is a stunningly powerful novel. 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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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This 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. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR001534680
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Ruth Howland Ilustrador. London: Macmillan:, 2002. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket, 294 pp. Cover artwork by: Ruth Howland First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket, Nº de ref. del artículo: 65777
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