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Sie verbindet eine einzigartige Liebe. Doch das Schicksal und ihre Feinde stehen zwischen ihnen....

Takeo, rechtmäßiger Erbe des Otori-Clans, wird vom geheimnisvollen Stamm gezwungen, seinem Recht auf Reichtum, Land und Macht abzuschwören. Ebenso wird er von seiner großen Liebe Kaede getrennt. Doch Takeo kann sich den Regeln des Stamms nicht beugen; zu stark ist seine Verbindung zu den Otori und zu Kaede. Er flieht und begibt sich mitten im Winter auf eine gefährliche Reise durch die Berge. Kaede, nunmehr ein wertvolles Pfand in den Händen ruchloser Kriegsherrn, braucht...

An epic four-volume adventure in mythical medieval Japan: a world of warriors and assassins, demons and spirits

In The Tengu's Game of Go, the final book of Lian Hearn's epic Tale of Shikanoko--all of which will be published in 2016--the rightful emperor is lost; illness and murder give rise to suspicions and make enemies of allies. Unrest rules the country. Only Shika can end the madness by returning the Lotus Throne to its rightful ruler.

As destiny weaves its rich tapestry, a compelling drama plays out against a background of wild forests, elegant castles,...

Sein Vater war ein Assassine. Sein Schicksal ist vorherbestimmt. Seine Liebe ist unerreichbar.

Als Takeos Familie ermordet wird, rettet ihm Otori Shigeru selbst das Leben - der Anführer des Clans der Otori. Von ihm lernt Takeo Schwertkampf und Etikette. Doch Takeo wendet sich noch dunkleren Künsten zu, wie seine Fähigkeit, sich unsichtbar zu machen. Ohne diese Künste würde Takeo nicht überleben - mit ihnen aber gerät er in eine Welt der Lügen und Intrigen. Als er sich in Kaede verliebt, deren Schönheit die Menschen verstummen lässt, gerät er in höchste...

In the opening pages of the action-packed Book One of Lian Hearn's epic Tale of Shikanoko series--all of which will be published in 2016--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...

Shikanoko has been humbled by failure, and his once clear destiny has become clouded . . .

The Autumn Princess and the boy who is the true emperor are fugitives in the forest, alone and unprotected . . .

In the mountain sorcerer's hut a new generation of the Old People is born--the Spider Tribe, not quite human, not quite demons, and quickly coming of age . . .

One clan is in retreat, the other holds the capital, and natural disasters follow one upon another. Will Heaven ever be placated?

In Autumn Princess, Dragon Child, the old order has come unsettled...

A beautiful, haunting evocation of the medieval Japan of Lian Hearn's imagination, this thrilling follow-up to Grass for His Pillow and Across the Nightingale Floor delves deeper into the complex loyalties that bind its characters from birth. Filled with adventure and surprising twists of plot and fortune, this third book in the Tales of the Otori series travels beyond the Three Countries, to the...

Praised for its epic scope and descriptive detail, Across the Nightingale Floor, the first book in the Tales of the Otori series, was an international bestseller and critical success, named by the London Times as "the most compelling novel to have been published this year." With Grass for His Pillow, Book Two, we return to the medieval Japan of Lian Hearn's creation--a land of harsh beauty and...