The trilogy of Across the Nightingale Floor, Grass for His Pillow and Brilliance of the Moon tells you the story of Takeo Otori. 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.
In the prequel Heaven's Net is Wide you learn more about the mysteries behind Takeo's Tribe and Hidden heritage and the bitter disappointments which lead Shigeru to find Takeo.
The sequel to the trilogy Harsh Cry of the Heron completes the story that entwines two cultures and the lives of many.
`One of the most thrilling series of our time' The Times
`The best story of magic, love, revenge and suspense . . . since Philip Pullman' Independent on Sunday
- ISBN10 023070431X
- ISBN13 9780230704312
- Publish Date 13 November 2009
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Macmillan
- Duration 21 hours
- Language English