In his black walled fortress at inuyama the warlord iida sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor.
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The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2002 and was written by lian hearn.
Across the nightingale floor by lian hearn 9781565117105 available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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In his black walled fortress at inuyama the warlord iida sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor.
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.
The main characters of this fantasy fiction story are otori takeo lord iida.
The first book in a stunning trilogy of historical fantasy novels following takeo orphaned when a warlord massacres his village.
Hardly a sentence was changed in any of its editions.
These floors were used in the hallways of some temples and palaces the most famous example being nijō castle in kyoto japan dry boards naturally creak under pressure but these floors were built in a way that the flooring nails rub against a jacket or clamp.
Across the nightingale floor begins as sixteen year old tomasu who was brn into a persecuted religious sect called the hidden returns from walking in the mountains to find that his family has been slaughtered.
Across the nightingale floor won the 2004 deutscher jugendliterturpreis award for outstanding children s literature in germany.
Across the nightingale floor is a lyrical and bittersweet tale set in a fantasy medieval feudal japan.
I loved my inner picture of how takeo was view spoiler dancing elegantly over the nightingale floor hide spoiler.
In the second half of this period across the nightingale floor which i finished in september 2001 was going through the editorial process.
The magic of enhanced senses was beautiful and very appropriate to the setting.
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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.
Tomasu a member of the hidden by birth returns from exploring the mountains to find members of his family slaughtered.
