Emperor of the eight islands
Hearn, Lian2017
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An ambitious warlord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his lands. A stubborn father forces his younger son to surrender his wife to his older brother. A mysterious woman seeks five fathers for her children. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne. These are the threads of an intricate tapestry in which the laws of destiny play out against a backdrop of wild forest, elegant court, and savage battlefield. Set in a mythical medieval Japan inhabited by warriors and assassins, ghosts and guardian spirits, Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn is a brilliantly imagined novel, full of drama and intrigue - the beginning of an enthralling, epic adventure: The Tale of Shikanoko.
Main title:
Emperor of the eight islands / Lian Hearn.
Author:
Hearn, Lian, author
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : Hachette Australia, 2017.©2016
Collation:
xiii, 432 pages : map ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Tale of Shikanoko ; 12.
ISBN:
9780733635267 (pbk)9780733635267 (paperback)
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
BRN:
807640
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | Fiction | HEAR | Available |