Emperor of the Eight Islands
Books 1 and 2 in The Tale of Shikanoko series
$33.59
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
8 March 2016
Summary
Like George R. R. Martin, Lian Hearn has captivated millions of readers worldwide with her masterpiece of imagination, TALES OF THE OTORI. Now, against a dazzling canvas of wild forest, elegant court and savage battlefield, she brilliantly brings to life the world that existed 300 years earlier.
Hearn weaves an intricate tapestry - seething with intrigue, adventure and love - of two rival clans struggling over who will be crowned Emperor of the Eight Islands, in a medieval Japanese co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733635137 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 073363513X |
| Author: | Lian Hearn |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 8 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 580g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 154mm x 33mm |
| Series: | The Tale of Shikanoko |
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Critics Review
brutally thrilling historical fantasy - Herald Sun
fine storytelling - West Australianhuge imaginative vitality - Sydney Morning Heralda fitting follow-up to the Otori series - The Agea must-read - Aurealis[Hearn’s] new epic seems sure to recruit a fresh legion of fans - The Saturday Papercolourful and fascinating characters - warriors, ghosts, sorcerers and supernatural beings - are everywhere in this epic - Courier-Mailthe reader fully and unquestioningly inhabits the teeming, bloodthirsty but fascinating medieval world Hearn has created - Adelaide AdvertiserAbout The Author
Lian Hearn
One of Australia’s most internationally successful writers, Lian Hearn’s books have been translated into 42 languages and have sold millions of copies. Nine of her books are set in a mythical country based on medieval Japan: these are the five Tales of the Otori books, starting with Across the Nightingale Floor; The Tale of Shikanoko: Emperor of the Eight Islands and Lord of the Darkwood; and Children of the Otori: Orphan Warriors and Sibling Assassins. She has also written two historical novels set in nineteenth-century Japan, Blossoms and Shadows and The Storyteller and His Three Daughters.
Lian’s passionate interest in Japan began when she was a teenager. She received an AsiaLink arts fellowship for travel and research in 1999. She travels frequently to Japan and has studied Japanese for many years. She has always been deeply interested in languages and has a BA and MA in French and Spanish from Oxford University. She worked as an editor and film critic in England and Australia before beginning her career as a novelist in 1986, under the name of Gillian Rubinstein, with the bestselling and award-winning children’s novel Space Demons.
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