Abducted by his teacher, Kenji, Takeo is condemned to work as an assassin, an enforced occupation that his father sacrificed his life to escape. Still he is determined to carry on the name of the Otori. At the same time, his beloved Shirakawa Kaede, heir to the Maruyama, returns home to a shattered family and an uncertain future, and quickly realizes that she can rely on no one but herself.
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Lian Hearn is a pseudonym. Born in England and currently living in Australia, the author attended Oxford University, has studied Japanese, and has a lifelong interest in Japan.
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Lord Fujiwara, Lord Arai, Lady Otori, Lord Shigeru, Lord Otori, Noguchi Castle, Long Arm, Lady Maruyama, Three Countries, Lord Shirakawa, Enlightened One, Lady Shirakawa, White Goddess, K'ung Fu-Tzu, Lord Takeo New!
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- The Neverending Story by Michael Ende in Front Matter
- The Riddle of the Wren by Charles de Lint in Front Matter
- Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn in Front Matter
- The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley in Front Matter
- Grass for His Pillow (Tales of the Otori, Book 2) by Lian Hearn in Front Matter
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