(For readers interested in hearing what a real-life nightingale floor sounds like, listen in at. Constructed with exquisite skill, it sings at the tread of each human foot. Being a female, Kaede is without freedom and is forced into an arranged marriage with no objection. Gender discourses are embedded within the novel and are shown through the domination of males over females. It is in crossing this floor in silence that Taeko has been trained… but at what cost? The beautiful and the tragic have always been intertwined in Japanese culture, and this tale serves as a lovely example. Rating details 39,100 ratings 2,352 reviews In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the warlord Iida Sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor. Across the Nightingale Floor takes on a traditional and contemporary trend, incorporating ideas such as teenage love and arranged marriages. Constructed with exquisite skill, it sings at the tread of each human foot. Read online: In his palace at Inuyama, Lord Iida Sadamu, warlord of the Tohan clan, surveys his famous nightingale floor. However, a nightingale floor serves as Lord Iida’s protection, for it sings if any intruder steps upon it. Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori 1) by Lian Hearn 4.06 Rating details 39,100 ratings 2,352 reviews In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the warlord Iida Sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor. In a land where clan warfare is a way of life, the death of the evil Lord Iida–the killer of Taeko’s people and the future husband of Taeko’s secret love–is the only hope for the Otori. Takeo is instructed by his new mentor in the arts of magical deception and swordfighting, only to discover his true heritage when he excels beyond the Otori’s wildest hopes. After a raid by enemy warriors–his family killed, his village in flames–he finds himself rescued by Shigeru, a Lord of the Otori clan who adopts him and renames him Takeo, after Shigeru’s dead brother. Its a floor that sings when you walk across it: Ive heard Lord Iida has ordered a floor to be made that sings like a nightingale, he said.
In an imaginary country strongly reminiscent of feudal Japan, young Tomasu was raised as a member of a peaceful mountain tribe called the Hidden. Under the tutelage of Shigeru, he learns that he too possesses the skills of the Tribe.This is an entertaining historical fantasy that does nearly everything right. Hearn follows the convention with which some readers might be familiar of taking a boy with an unusual heritage. When Takeo’s village is pillaged, he is rescued and adopted by the mysterious Lord Otori Shigeru. Across the Nightingale Floor, by Lian Hearn. OK, so it was kind of an interesting plot point. In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the warlord Iida Sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor. Don't miss the related series, The Tale of Shikanoko. In a novel set in a land much like feudal Japan, a young boy named Takeo becomes a pawn in the ceaseless battles between rival.
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There were only one or two ninjas who were stealthy enough to cross the floor silently. An international bestseller, Across the Nightingale Floor is the first book in the Tales of the Otori series by Lian Hearn. But unbeknownst to him, his father was a celebrated assassin and a member of the Tribe, an ancient network of families with extraordinary, preternatural skills. They were made in such a way that if anyone was trespassing, the floor would sing like a nightingale. Now released with stunning new cover artwork, ACROSS THE NIGHTINGALE FLOOR is Book 1 in the five-part Tales of the Otori series. The youth Takeo has been brought up in a remote mountain village among the Hidden, a reclusive and spiritual people who have taught him only the ways of peace.
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