Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1682 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-02
• Binding: Paperback

Synopsis
In a remote mountain village high in the lands of the Three Countries lives Takeo, a boy with the exceptional skills of the deadly Tribe - preternatural hearing, the ability to be in two places at once and invisibility. But brought up among the peaceful Hidden, Takeo has yet to discover the dangerous potential of his own abilities. When his life is saved by the mysterious Lord Otori Shigeru, Takeo begins the journey that will lead him to his destiny. As Takeo grows from boy to man he must find a path through the complex loyalties that bind him to warring clans, the ruthless Tribe and the shadowy Hidden. At the same time, Kaede, a young heiress, must also find her way, using her intelligence and exquisite beauty to assert herself in a world of all-powerful men. For both it is a journey of revenge and treachery, honour and loyalty, beauty and magic and the overwhelming passion of love.

Customer Reviews

Sheer Bliss
I've just finished the first three books and was thoroughly spellbound by the story. My one slight regret is that the second and third books don't quite have the emotional depth of "Across the Nightingale Floor" which is one of the best books I've ever read.

I'm currently reading "Heavens Net Is Wide" which again beautifully conveys the spirit of Lord Otori Shigeru whose character is the heart and soul of the books.

Great books for older children AND adults
The first of these books was chosen as one of our book club reads and the other two I bought as soon as they came out in hardback. Truly wonderful storytelling, compelling and spellbinding. My own teenage children devoured them too after I'd finished with them. I now buy the set for god-children and nephews/nieces as presents but as they are quite explicitly gory and violent in parts I do aim to be age-appropriate. I haven't yet read the last two in the series (there are two more after this - the Harsh Cry of the Heron and Heaven's Net is Wide) but they are on my TBR pile for sure. I highly recommend these books just as much for adults as for older children.

SOO AMAZING!
All four books including 'Harsh cry of the heron' are so amazingly written, they are by far the best books I have ever read. I have read other books after this and they seem bland compared to this series. Its soooo goood! I want her to write more lol =]