Lian Hearn, Author . Riverhead $23.95 (288p) ISBN 978-1-57322-225-9
Mystical powers and martial arts rampage through this pseudo-Japanese story, the first of a projected trilogy by newcomer Hearn, with an abandon that's head spinning. From the entrance of the 16-year-old hero, Takeo, as he is about to be swatted
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Lian Hearn, Author . Riverhead $24.95 (288p) ISBN 978-1-57322-251-8
The pseudonymous Hearn's second thrilling installment of her Tales of the Otori trilogy (after 2002's Across the Nightingale Floor) is once again set in a magic-haunted version of medieval Japan where no one wields unchallenged authority and
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Lian Hearn, Author . Riverhead $24.95 (330p) ISBN 978-1-57322-270-9
Set in an imaginary medieval Japan, the pseudonymous Hearn's third elegant installment in her epic fantasy (after 2002's Across the Nightingale Floor
and 2003's Grass for His Pillow
) is a fragrant blend of romance and martial-arts...
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Lian Hearn, Author . Penguin/Firebird $6.50 (276p) ISBN 978-0-14-240433-1
Originally published in one volume, the handsomely designed, pocket-size Firebird editions break Hearn's book into two episodes. "Mystical powers and martial arts rampage through this first of a projected trilogy," according to PW
.
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Lian Hearn, Author . Riverhead $25.95 (506p) ISBN 978-1-59448-923-5
Australian writer Gillian Rubinstein, writing as Hearn, concludes her bestselling Otori fantasy epic (Across the Nightingale Floor
, etc.) with another magical tale of life and death in feudal Japan. Thanks to his enlightened leadership, 15 years of
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Lian Hearn, Author Riverhead $26.95 (484p) ISBN 978-1-59448-953-2
Set in a brutal and breathtaking feudal Japan, this lyrical and moving prequel to Hearn’s Tales of the Otori and also the fifth and final entry in this epic chronicle of ruthless warlords and ill-fated love (after 2006’s The Harsh Cry of
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Lian Hearn. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $14 trade paper (272p) ISBN 978-0-374-53631-2
In this series opener, Hearn (Heaven's Net Is Wide) takes inspiration from Japanese classics to tell a tale of warring clans and unusual magic. There has been friction between the Kakizuki and Miboshi clans for years, and now it is all coming to a...
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Lian Hearn. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $14 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-0-374-53632-9
This second volume of the Tale of Shikanoko quartet by Hearn (following Emperor of the Eight Islands) builds upon the magic and conflict of its predecessor. Hearn takes cultural elements from medieval Japan and uses them to create this wonderful...
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