Brilliance of the Moon

#3 Otori

Lian Hearn

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Hachette Australia
27 January 2016

Fantasy; Oriental

Series: Otori

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BRILLIANCE OF THE MOON is Book 3 in the five-part Tales of the Otori series.

'The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Otori Takeo's future is uncertain. If he is to reclaim his Otori heritage, he must fight for it - but his army is untrained and Takeo, despite his legendary skills as an assassin, knows nothing of warfare. Can he defeat those who seek to destroy him, and so bring peace to the Three Countries?

To take what is rightfully his, Takeo must conquer the warlord Arai Daiichi and the nobleman Lord Fujiwara, but every step is fraught with danger for him and his great love, Shirakawa Kaede. Their destinies are determined by forces beyond their control.

COMING SOON - the spellbinding new Tale of Shikanoko, set 300 years before Otori: EMPEROR OF THE EIGHT ISLANDS (Books 1 and 2) and LORD OF THE DARKWOOD (Books 3 and 4).

By: Lian Hearn
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: 1
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9780733635243
ISBN 10: 0733635245
Series: Otori
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 27 January 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lian Hearn's beloved Tales of the Otori series, set in an imagined feudal Japan, has sold more than four million copies worldwide and has been translated into nearly forty languages. It is comprised of five volumes: ACROSS THE NIGHTINGALE FLOOR, GRASS FOR HIS PILLOW, BRILLIANCE OF THE MOON, THE HARSH CRY OF THE HERON and HEAVEN'S NET IS WIDE. The series was followed by two standalone novels, BLOSSOMS AND SHADOWS and THE STORYTELLER AND HIS THREE DAUGHTERS, also set in Japan. EMPEROR OF THE EIGHT ISLANDS is Books 1 and 2 in The Tale of Shikanoko and is followed by LORD OF THE DARKWOOD (Books 3 and 4). Lian has made many trips to Japan and has studied Japanese. She read Modern Languages at Oxford and worked as an editor and film critic in England before emigrating to Australia. For the latest news from Lian, visit lianhearn.com, follow Lian on Twitter @LianHearn, or join the readers who have become Lian's friend on Facebook.

Reviews for Brilliance of the Moon (#3 Otori)

BRILLIANCE OF THE MOON seduces through its simple, lyrical prose - The Age Beautifully written and brilliantly imagined ... Magical. - Sun Herald One of the most thrilling series of our time - The Times