In a novel set in ancient Japan, the first volume in The Tales of the Otori trilogy, a young boy named Takeo becomes a pawn in the ceaseless wars between rival warlord clans in a culture ruled by codes of honor and formal rituals. Reissue.

Across the Nightingale Floor, Episode 1: The Sword of the Warrior (Tales of the Otori)

Children's Books

Hearn,Lian

Action & Adventure

Firebird

Adopted by an Otori Lord, orphan Takeo rises to become a closely held member of the Tribe while his love, Maruyama heir Shirakawa Kaede, returns home to a shattered family only to realize she can rely on no one but herself. Original.

Grass For His Pillow, Episode 1: Lord Fujiwara's Treasures (Tales of the Otori, Book 2)

Literature & Fiction

Both Takeo and Kaede have visions of their future. Takeo works to escape the Tribe and fulfill the last wishes of his adoptive father, Lord Shigeru Otori. And Kaede, heir to two seats of power, moves forward step by step, aided by her own wits and a precarious alliance with Lord Fujiwara. In their separate worlds, the two long for each other, knowing that they are meant to be together, wondering if they will ever see each other again. . . .

Grass For His Pillow, Episode 2: The Way Through The Snow (Tales of the Otori, Book 2)

Adopted by an Otori Lord, orphan Takeo rises to become a closely held member of the Tribe and finds his love for Maruyama heir Shirakawa Kaede challenged by dissembling clans and fractured allegiances. Reissue.

Across The Nightingale Floor, Episode 2: Journey To Inuyama (Tales of the Otori, Book 2)

When Kaede arrives at Shirakawa, she, along with her sisters, are taken prisoner at Lord Fujiwara's house, while Takeo must battle two armies when the forces of nature conspire to do him harm. Reprint.

Brilliance of the Moon, Episode 2: Scars of Victory (Tales of the Otori, Book 3)

A tale set in an alternate medieval Japan follows the adventures of Takeo and Kaede as they find their destinies shaped by factors outside of their control. Reprint.

Brilliance of the Moon, Episode 1: Battle for Maruyama (Tales of the Otori, Book 3)

The new beginning-and the grand finale-to the beloved Tales of the Otori series. Heaven's Net Is Wide is the new first volume of the now complete Tales of the Otori- prequel to Across the Nightingale Floor, the book that first introduced Hearn's mythical, medieval Japanese world. This is the story of Lord Otori Shigeru-who has presided over the entire series as a sort of spiritual warrior-godfather-the man who saved Takeo and raised him as his own and heir to the Otori clan. This sweeping novel expands on what has been only hinted at before: Shigeru's training in the ways of the warrior and feudal lord, his relationship with the Tribe of mysteriously powerful assassins, the battles that tested his skills and talents, and his fateful meeting with Lady Maruyama. Heaven's Net Is Wide is an epic tale of warfare, loyalty, love, and heartbreak. This book leaves off where Across the Nightingale Floor begins, finally bringing the Otori series full circle. And while it both completes and introduces the Tales of the Otori, it also stands on its own as a satisfying, dramatic novel of feudal Japan.

Heaven's Net is Wide (Otori)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Macmillan

In the third volume of the phenomenal series that began with the best-selling ACROSS THE NIGHTINGALE FLOOR and then GRASS FOR HIS PILLOW, the teenage lovers, Takeo and Kaede, are now married. But their destinies are determined by forces beyond their control. Takeo leads an army into battle, and Kaede, far from his protection, is treacherously betrayed. Their love will survive until death -- which, in the savage, beautiful world of the Otori, is only ever a lightning sword-stroke away. 'Lian Hearn is creating an imaginary world every bit as absorbing as Middle Earth and Hogwarts ...This is the same mysterious oriental landscape that beguiled Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon audiences' Guardian 'Quite simply the best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense since Philip Pullman.' Independent on Sunday

Brilliance of the Moon (Tales of the Otori, Book 3)

Pan Childrens

Grass for His Pillow (Tales of the Otori, Book 2)

Romance

Pan/Macmillan

In the opening pages of the action-packed Book One of Lian Hearn's epic Tale of Shikanoko series, a future lord is dispossessed of his birthright by a scheming uncle, a mountain sorcerer imbues a mask with the spirit of a great stag for a lost young man, a stubborn father forces his son to give up his wife to his older brother, and a powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne, the child who is the rightful heir to the emperor barely escaping the capital in the arms of his sister. And that is just the beginning.
As destiny weaves its rich tapestry, a compelling drama plays out against a background of wild forests, elegant castles, hidden temples, and savage battlefields. This is the medieval Japan of Lian Hearn's imagination, where animal spirits clash with warriors and children navigate a landscape as serene as it is deadly.
The Tale of Shikanoko Book One: Emperor of the Eight Islands Book Two: Autumn Princess, Dragon Child Book Three: Lord of the Darkwood Book Four: The Tengu's Game of Go

Emperor of the Eight Islands (The Tale of Shikanoko series, 1)

Literary

FSG.

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Hearn,Lian. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Hearn,Lian