Emperor of the Eight Islands

The Tale of Shikanoko 01

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Autor:

Lian Hearn

Beschreibung:

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.

Kategorie:

Fremdsprachige eBooks

Verlag:

Pan Macmillan

Sprache:

Englisch

Anzahl Seiten:

336

Erscheinungstag:

2016-06-16

EAN:

9781509812806

ISBN:

978-1-5098-1280-6