Their success has attracted the attention of the distant Emperor and his general, the warlord Saga Hideki, who covet the wealth of the Countries. Takeo and his beloved consort Kaede have three daughters and a happy family life.

The surprise fourth installment (and real conclusion), The Harsh Cry of the Heron achieves new heights of drama and action.Sixteen years of peace and prosperity have passed since Lord Otori Takeo united the Three Countries. Grand and complex in its themes, elegantly written, each book in the original trilogy has become a worldwide bestseller.

makes reading these books a moment of pure bliss.Print The Harsh Cry of the Heron: Book 4 Tales of the OtoriĪn epic fantasy set in a mythical, medieval Japan, Lian Hearn's Tales of the Otori series has crossed genres, generations, and genders. PRAISE FOR THE TALES OF THE OTORI 'One of the most thrilling series of our time' The Times 'An engrossing fantasy saga of literary quality.' The Age 'Lian Hearn's marvellous storytelling talent. 'rich with character and detail, yet effortless to read.' Sydney Morning HeraldComing soon - the spellbinding new TALE OF SHIKANOKO, set 300 years before Otori: THE EMPEROR OF THE EIGHT ISLANDS (Books 1 & 2 in the TALE OF SHIKANOKO) and THE LORD OF THE DARKWOOD (Books 3 & 4). A boy who is of the sect known as the Hidden, who might prove to be 'the unexpected move that opens up the whole game'. He has friends among the assassins of the Tribe who will not only protect him but will reveal the existence of a boy in a remote mountain village. Shigeru waits for the moment when he can win back the Middle Country and be with the woman he loves, the Lady Maruyama. His training as a warrior has prepared him for leadership, but fate and Shigeru's youthful determination bring the Three Countries to war, and he must endure defeat at the battle of Yaegahara and its brutal consequences. 'The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman' Independent On Sunday (UK) Lord Shigeru, heir to the Otori clan, faces hostility from the ambitious Iida family.

More than four million copies have been sold in over 36 countries. Heaven's Net is Wide is the Prologue in the five-part Tales of the Otori series.

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