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.
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- Authors:
- Hearn, Lian
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9781509812790
- Number of Pages:
- 448
- Publication Date:
- 26/01/2017
- Publisher:
- Pan Macmillan
- Series:
- The Tale of Shikanoko
- Year Published:
- 2017
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Language:
- English
- Imprint:
- Picador
- SKU:
- 9781509812790