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Heaven's Net Is Wide: The First Tale of the Otori
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Heaven's Net Is Wide: The First Tale of the Otori Paperback - 2008

by Lian Hearn

This epic tale--the first volume of the now-complete "Tales of the Otori"--isthe prequel to "Across the Nightingale Floor," the book that first introducedHearn's mythical, medieval Japanese world.


Summary

The new beginning and the grand finale of Lian Hearn's celebrated Tales of the Otori is "rivetingly elegant" (Washington Post).

Heaven's Net Is Wide is the prequel that reveals the full story of Lord Otori Shigeru—the figure who has presided in both life and death over the entire series, the man who represents the true spirit of the Otori Clan. The first and the last tale, it introduces readers to the strange and beautiful world of the Otori and closes the circle where it opened in Across the Nightingale Floor. Set in a mythical, medieval Japan, this epic historical fantasy of revenge and betrayal, honor and loyalty, beauty, passion, and the overwhelming power of love, has enthralled millions of readers the world over—and now, with the cycle complete, its audience will only continue to grow.
 

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The new beginning and the grand finale of Lian Hearn's celebrated Tales of the Otori is "rivetingly elegant" (Washington Post). Don't miss the related series, The Tale of Shikanoko.
Heaven's Net Is Wide is the prequel that reveals the full story of Lord Otori Shigeru--the figure who has presided in both life and death over the entire series, the man who represents the true spirit of the Otori Clan. The first and the last tale, it introduces readers to the strange and beautiful world of the Otori and closes the circle where it opened in Across the Nightingale Floor. Set in a mythical, medieval Japan, this epic historical fantasy of revenge and betrayal, honor and loyalty, beauty, passion, and the overwhelming power of love, has enthralled millions of readers the world over--and now, with the cycle complete, its audience will only continue to grow.

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  • Title Heaven's Net Is Wide: The First Tale of the Otori
  • Author Lian Hearn
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 576
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Riverhead Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2008-09-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9781594483325 / 1594483329
  • Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.11 x 4.98 x 1.27 in (20.60 x 12.65 x 3.23 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Reading level 940
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Japan
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

'Nobody should need to ask who the Otori are bynow. Scions of an imaginary, quasi-Japanese feudalclan, they've made a big splash.'
Washington Post

Citations

  • New York Times Book Review, 10/19/2008, Page 28

About the author

Lian Hearn is the pseudonym for the writer Gillian Rubinstein, currently living in Australia, who has a lifelong interest in Japan, has lived there, and speaks Japanese. All five books in the Tales of the Otori series--Across the Nightingale Floor, Grass for His Pillow, Brilliance of the Moon, The Harsh Cry of the Heron, and Heaven's Net is Wide--are available now from Riverhead Books. Don't miss the related series, The Tale of Shikanoko.
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