Across the Nightingale Floor - Tales of the Otori Book 1 (Unabridged)
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4.2 • 12 Ratings
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- $18.99
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
An international bestseller, Across the Nightingale Floor is the first book in the Tales of the Otori series by Lian Hearn.
In 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.
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. But unbeknownst to him, his father was a celebrated assassin and a member of the Tribe, an ancient network of families with extraordinary, preternatural skills. When Takeo's village is pillaged, he is rescued and adopted by the mysterious Lord Otori Shigeru. Under the tutelage of Shigeru, he learns that he too possesses the skills of the Tribe. And, with this knowledge, he embarks on a journey that will lead him across the famed nightingale floor – and to his own unimaginable destiny ...
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Across the Nightingale Floor is steeped in enough history to feel real, and and enough fantasy to feel truly magical. In a land inspired by feudal Japan, 15-year-old Takeo’s parents are killed when their village is burned by a warlord. Adopted by royalty and embroiled in politics and war, he falls in love with Kaede, the daughter of another powerful family, and learns he is part of a secret order of spies and assassins. Narrators Kevin Gray and Aiko Nakasone give Taeko and Kaede's alternating chapters a feeling of honesty—even as the intrigue deepens and the stakes grow higher. We loved diving into the political machinations of this fascinating world, but were just as captivated by Takeo's discovery of who he is and what he stands for. This first heart-pounding adventure in Lian Hearn's Tales of the Otori series utterly transported us to Takeo and Kaede's world—and we can't wait to return.
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