5/21/2023 0 Comments Tales of the otori review![]() ![]() Although it begins with a relatively standard fantasy premise, the series is set in feudal Japan which alone sets it quite apart in the genre. The first book in the series, was full of surprises. ![]() Takeo starts to display some powers that suggest he is not who he thought he was, and he begins training to assist his new adopted father in bringing the Tohan to justice. After narrowly escaping the fate of his family, slaughtered by the Tohan clan, Tomasu is adopted by the Lord Otori and renamed Takeo. “Across the Nightingale Floor” follows a boy called Tomasu who is being raised in a village of people known as The Hidden. ![]() The series is made up of a trilogy (“Across the Nightingale Floor,” “Grass for his Pillow” and “Brilliance of the Moon”, the finale (“The Harsh Cry of the Heron”), and a prequel (“Heaven’s Net is Wide”). The look absolutely stunning on my bookshelf. Although I had collected the entire set of Tales of the Otori, by Lian Hearn, a while ago, I only just recently got around to reading them. ![]() These incredible hardcovers with their beautiful, colourful dust jackets with metallic accents – well, I just had to have them. I had seen these gorgeous books around for a while. ![]()
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