As he grows into manhood, he must decide where his loyalties lie: with his noble master and adoptive father with the Hidden, a secret, spiritual sect whose beliefs are forbidden or with the Tribe, the assassins and spies who consider him one of their own.A story of treachery, political intrigue, and the intensity of first love, set in a world ruled by formal ritual and codes of honor, Across the Nightingale Floor crosses genres, generations, and genders to captivate fans of all ages. In addition he has supernatural hearing and skills as an artist, and both Shigeru and the Tribe want to use these skills for their own purposes. Takeo discovers that he has rare powers that are useful to those around him. At the last moment, his life is saved by a nobleman, who claims the boy as his kin and begins his education.But nothing is as it seems. The first volume in the highly anticipated 'Tales of the Otori' trilogy.Sixteen-year-old Takeo's village has been massacred by an evil warlord, and he is about to be slain by the men who murdered his parents and neighbors. Tales of the Otori : Book 1 Paperback (6 reviews) RRP 19.99 17.50 BUY NOW About the Author Lian Hearns well-loved Tales of the Otori series, beginning with ACROSS THE NIGHTINGALE FLOOR, has sold over four million copies internationally. A tour-de-force novel set in ancient Japan filled with passion, fantasy, and feuding warlords.
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