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Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1)

Across the Nightingale Floor

Penned By Lian Hearn
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Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1)

Across the Nightingale Floor

Penned By Lian Hearn
4.85 80,329 Ratings
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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...

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Length 305 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Riverhead Books
Released August 26, 2002
Identifier (ISBN) 77160
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Lian Hearn writes contemporary fiction and has always been fascinated by character-driven stories. They hold a degree in English Literature and previously worked as an editor before transitioning to writing their own books. Lian Hearn lives with their spouse and a very vocal rescue cat.

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