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Across the Nightingale Floor: Episode 1: The Sword of the Warrior


No. of pages 240

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Great for age 12-18 years

Seventeen-year-old Tomasu lives in a remote mountain village, some of whose residents-including his mother-are members of the Hidden, a clandestine, peaceful religious sect. He has never met his father. One day, while Tomasu is out collecting mushrooms, a band of Tohan warriors descends upon and massacres the village. Tomasu confronts the warriors, but is rescued by the mysterious Lord Otori, who changes the boy's name to Takeo, and wants to adopt him. As Takeo learns to read, and to fight with sword and pole, on and off horseback, he does not realize that he is the center of a bloody intrigue . . . until it is almost too late.

' Quite simply the best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman' - Amanda Craig, Independent on Sunday

 

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Pan Macmillan .

Lian Hearn was born in England and later settled in South Australia with three children who are now all grown-up. She has a lifelong interest in Japan and speaks Japanese.

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