num_pages: 9
description: A beautiful, haunting evocation of the medieval Japan of Lian Hearn's imagination, this thrilling follow-up to Grass for His Pillow and Across the Nightingale Floor delves deeper into the complex loyalties that bind its characters from birth. Filled with adventure and surprising twists of plot and fortune, this final volume travels beyond the Three Countries, to the outside influences that threaten to intrude upon this isolated realm.
language: English
title: Brilliance of the Moon
titlecomplete: Brilliance of the Moon
characters: Kaede Shirakawa, Lord Arai, Otori Takeo
genres: Historical, Young Adult, Japan, Adventure, Asia, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Romance
ratings_count: 20900
series: Tales of the Otori
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Aurealis Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel
publisher: HighBridge Company