A society of rigid castes and codes subverted by love.
Across the nightingale floor blurb.
The first book in a stunning trilogy of historical fantasy novels following takeo orphaned when a warlord massacres his village.
In his black walled fortress at inuyama the warlord iida sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor.
Tomasu a member of the hidden by birth returns from exploring the mountains to find members of his family slaughtered.
I loved my inner picture of how takeo was view spoiler dancing elegantly over the nightingale floor hide spoiler.
Our own medieval feudal system was a relatively simple affair.
Each stratum of society owed allegiance to the one above it.
Across the nightingale floor is set in a fictional world based on japan during the sengoku period and follows the story of a sixteen year old boy named tomasu and fifteen year old girl named kaede.
An international bestseller across the nightingale floor is the first book in the tales of the otori series by lian hearn don t miss the related series the tale of shikanoko.
Across the nightingale floor by lian hearn 336pp macmillan 12 99.
The first volume in the highly anticipated tales of the otori trilogy.
Across the nightingale floor blurb.
A tour de force novel set in ancient japan filled with passion fantasy and feuding warlords.
Across the nightingale floor is a lyrical and bittersweet tale set in a fantasy medieval feudal japan.
September 12 2003 blurb amazon.
An ancient tradition undermined by spies and assassins.