![]() ![]() ![]() And, with this knowledge, he embarks on a journey that will lead him across the famed nightingale floor-and to his own unimaginable destiny. Under the tutelage of Shigeru, he learns that he too possesses the skills of the Tribe. When Takeo's village is pillaged, he is rescued and adopted by the mysterious Lord Otori Shigeru. But unbeknownst to him, his father was a celebrated assassin and a member of the Tribe, an ancient network of families with extraordinary, preternatural skills. I was sweating, but the sweat was turning cold in my forehead. The youth Takeo has been brought up in a remote mountain village among the Hidden, a reclusive and spiritual people who have taught him only the ways of peace. Across the Nightingale Floor Quotes 10 of the best book quotes from Across the Nightingale Floor 01 Share In the distance thunder echoed round the mountains. Constructed with exquisite skill, it sings at the tread of each human foot. In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the warlord Iida Sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor. The books are categorized in the Fantasy-genre, and are recommended to young teens as well as mature readers. It is the first volume in the Tales of the Otori trilogy, which later turned into five books. ![]() Don't miss the related series, The Tale of Shikanoko. Across the Nightingale Floor by Australian author Gillian Rubinstein, who uses the pseudonym Lian Hearn, was published in 2002. BlurbAn international bestseller, Across the Nightingale Floor is the first book in the Tales of the Otori series by Lian Hearn. ![]()
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