Lian Hearn
Paperback | Pages: 346 pages Rating: 4.05 | 18361 Users | 455 Reviews
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| ISBN: | 1594480869 (ISBN13: 9781594480867) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Tales of the Otori #3 |
| Characters: | Otori Takeo, Kaede Shirakawa, Lord Arai |
| Literary Awards: | Aurealis Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2004) |
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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 final volume travels beyond the Three Countries, to the outside influences that threaten to intrude upon this isolated realm.
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| Title | : | Brilliance of the Moon (Tales of the Otori #3) |
| Author | : | Lian Hearn |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 346 pages |
| Published | : | June 7th 2005 by Riverhead Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Japan. Young Adult |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 18361 Users | 455 ReviewsComment On Containing Books Brilliance of the Moon (Tales of the Otori #3)
The stories take place in a fantasy world based on ancient Japan. The stories follow a boy, Takeo, as he is thrust into a warrior-based society after his family is slaughtered. It also follows the tale of Kaede, a beautiful, but cursed girl who becomes the love and passion of Takeo's life.The stories are derivative of many boy-hero books, you'll see hints of Lord of the Rings, and even Star Wars if you look carefully enough. While the book relies heavily on this style, it doesn't take away fromThe third book in this cycle of the Otori picks up where the second ended seamlessly, continuing the ongoing romance... and subsequent tragedies (yes, plural) that befall them.Mostly Kaede, I think. She and all women have it the hardest in these books.But that's kinda the point. Feudal Shogunate-ish as this is, with a sprinkling of fantasy clan magic makes it feel more like ninja action than anything else. But unlike Naruto, this doesn't have that many happy moments to balance out the dark and
Ive been reading and skimming sections of this between other books and finally finished it this morning. I dont know why I had such a hard time reading this volume when I loved the first two. The story was cool, and I enjoyed reading it when I did, but I just never had the desire to pick it up. I have the other two books in the series (a sequel and prequel I believe), and I will definitely read them but itll be a while before I do so.Kaede is probably my favorite character, and she had a lot
Quite impressive both in terms of plot and regarding style. Recommended.
This is a trilogy that has been sat on my shelves for years. I read Across the Nightingale Floor when I was a teenager, I cant remember when I read it first but I then bought the sequel Grass For His Pillow straight after and I never finished it. Then, much much later, I found the third and final book in a charity shop and bought Brilliance of the Moon. Again I tried to reread the series but never finished. I made it my mission this year to do it. I was not putting it off again. So I decided to
I wish the series had ended here, because it's amazing how the storyline comes together.
4 1/2 stars - Im really enjoying this series. Great read
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