description: A tour-de-force novel set in ancient Japan filled with passion, fantasy, and feuding warlords. The first volume in the highly anticipated "Tales of the Otori" trilogy.Sixteen-year-old Takeo's village has been massacred by an evil warlord, and he is about to be slain by the men who murdered his parents and neighbors. At the last moment, his life is saved by a nobleman, who claims the boy as his kin and begins his education.But nothing is as it seems. Takeo discovers that he has rare powers that are useful to those around him. As he grows into manhood, he must decide where his loyalties lie: with his noble master and adoptive father; with the Hidden, a secret, spiritual sect whose beliefs are forbidden; or with the Tribe, the assassins and spies who consider him one of their own.A story of treachery, political intrigue, and the intensity of first love, set in a world ruled by formal ritual and codes of honor, Across the Nightingale Floor crosses genres, generations, and genders to captivate fans of all ages.
language: English
title: Across the Nightingale Floor
titlecomplete: Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1)
characters: Lord Iida, Otori Takeo
genres: Historical, Young Adult, Japan, Adventure, Asia, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Romance
ratings_count: 41019
series: Tales of the Otori
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Wirral Paperback of the Year, name: Peter Pan Award, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Preis der Jugendjury, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Lincoln Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Carnegie Medal, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: La Nuit du Livre
category: Littérature
publisher: HighBridge Audio