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Book · 2002
Across the Nightingale Floor
In a mythical feudal Japan, sixteen-year-old Tomasu survives the slaughter of his peaceful Hidden village by the tyrannical warlord Iida Sadamu. Rescued and adopted by the noble Lord Otori Shigeru, he receives the name Takeo and learns of his supernatural inheritance from the Tribe—an elusive lineage of assassins possessing superhuman hearing, stealth, and duplication powers. As Shigeru trains him for political survival and Takeo falls in love with the hostage noblewoman Shirakawa Kaede, he must master his lethal talents to cross a fortress defended by an alarmingly sensitive nightingale floor and avenge his benefactors.
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Great epic/pseudo-historical fantasy with an amazing setting reminiscent of medieval Japan. This first installment of the Tales of thr Otori managed something epic fantasy rarely does for me: it captured me from the very first page.
Janina on Goodreads I had never heard of this book or the author until a new acquaintance suggested it to me, but I was instantly swept off my feet, from the very first paragraph. Right away, I was caught up in an epic saga—and I don’t use that word “epic” lightly. This story, rich in history and traditions, stretches across a vast landscape, peopled with three main warring tribes, plus The Hidden, which is what the young protagonist belongs to before his life is forever changed the day his village is destroyed.
Cynthia Hamilton on Goodreads This book was great, I would love to see it made into a movie. It was like reading the plot of a great Kung Fu movie, with a touch of "Memoirs of a Geisha" and some magic thrown in. I will eagerly read the next book.
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