Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori #1)
Lian Hearn
4.04 · 28 ratings · Published: 01 Jan 2002
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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The 'Tales of the Otori' series
185 ratings 4.03 ·- Heaven's Net Is Wide by Lian Hearn Book #0
- Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn Book #1
- Grass for His Pillow by Lian Hearn Book #2
- Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn Book #3
- The Harsh Cry of the Heron by Lian Hearn Book #4
- Orphan Warriors by Lian Hearn Book #5
- Sibling Assassins by Lian Hearn Book #6
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