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The harsh cry of the heron / by Lian Hearn.

by Hearn, Lian.

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Riverhead Books, c2006.

Warlordism -- Fiction.

Japan -- Fiction.

Hearn, Lian. Tales of the Otori ; bk. 4.

1594489238 (alk. paper)

506 p. ; 24 cm.

"The Otori saga concludes in this gripping novel, set in the years after the previous book in the series, Brilliance of the Moon (2004). Otori Takeo has brought peace to the Three Countries and rules them with a benevolent but firm hand; however, his old enemies still bear him malice and continue to plot against him. Lord Arai joins forces with Takeo's bitter brother-in-law, Zenko, hoping to bring down Takeo, while the emperor of the region has dispatched a deadly warlord to attack Takeo, who knows there is only one person who can kill him: a prophecy has decreed that only his son can end his life. While Takeo and his wife, Kaede, only have daughters, Takeo does have a child that Kaede doesn't know about, 16-year-old Hisao, who has been raised by Lord Arai to hate Takeo. To ensure his daughter Shigeko's reign, Takeo decides to try to make peace with the emperor and even offers Shigeko's hand in marriage to the warlord Saga. The Otori saga gets better with each book, and this is the most absorbing entry in the series, complete with intrigue, magic, romance, and action. A perfect final chapter to the story that began in Across the Nightingale Floor (2002)."--Booklist.

Historical fiction.

Adventure fiction.

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