Lian Hearn

lian hearn est le pseudonyme d'un auteur féminin pour la jeunesse, célèbre en australie où elle vit avec son mari et leurs trois enfants. elle est diplômée en littérature de l'université d'oxford et a travaillé comme critique de cinéma et éditeur d'art à londres avant de s'installer en australie. son intérêt de toujours pour la civilisation et la poésie japonaises, pour le japonais qu'elle apprend, a trouvé son apogée dans l'écriture du clan des otori.

Shigeru, heredero del clan de los Otori, se enfrenta a los ataques fronterizos de la ambiciosa familia Iida y a la traición en el seno de su hogar por parte de sus propios tíos. Su educación como noble y su entrenamiento guerrero le han preparado para el liderazgo y el combate, pero el trágico destino y la impulsiva determinación del joven Shigeru lleva a los Tres Países a la guerra. Una guerra con brutales consecuencias. Es el principio de una gran saga.

This epic tale--the first volume of the now-complete "Tales of the Otori"--isthe prequel to "Across the Nightingale Floor," the book that first introducedHearns mythical, medieval Japanese world. Una

This fourth installment in the epic Tales of the Otori signals the conclusion of Hearnss beloved series, described by the "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" as "part "Shogun," part "Lord of the Rings," and

The epic conclusion to the bestselling Tales of the Otori-"one of the most thrilling new series of our time."* The Harsh Cry of the Heron is the rich and stirring finale to a series whose imaginative vision has enthralled millions of readers worldwide, and an extraordinary novel that stands as a thrilling achievement in its own right. A dazzling epic of warfare and sacrifice, passionate revenge, treacherous betrayal, and unconquerable love, The Harsh Cry of the Heron takes the storytelling achievement of Hearn's fantastic medieval Japanese world to startling new heights of drama and action. Fifteen years of peace and prosperity under the rule of Lord Otori Takeo and his wife Kaede is threatened by a rogue network of assassins, the resurgence of old rivalries, the arrival of foreigners bearing new weapons and religion, and an unfulfilled prophecy that Lord Takeo will die at the hand of a member of his own family. The Harsh Cry of the Heron is the ultimate conclusion to the Tales of the Otori series that both completes the characters' lives and brilliantly illuminates unexpected aspects of the entire Otori saga.

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.

Shikanoko, le guerrier au masque de cerf, est désormais le seul susceptible de renverser le pouvoir. Au-dessus de l’Empire des Huit Îles, le ciel est plus menaçant que jamais. Les pièces de l’échiqui

Au cœur du Japon médiéval, la lutte des clans fait rage. Shikanoko, un jeune héritier, a été trahi par son oncle et laissé pour mort dans la montagne. Il trouve refuge chez un sorcier qui lui fait do

Against a background of wild forest, elegant castles, hidden temples and savage battlefields, the adventure that began with Emperor of the Eight Islands draws to its thrilling conclusion, in Lian Hearn's Lord of the Darkwood. The rightful emperor is lost. Shikanoko is condemned to live, half-man and half-deer, an outlaw in the Darkwood. Yet the mighty lords who now rule the Eight Islands are prey to suspicion and illness, and drought and famine choke the realm

El reciente matrimonio de Kaede y Takeo es fruto de una profunda pasión amorosa, pero también supone una importante alianza política entre dos herederos. El relato arranca en el templo de Terayama, en cuyo suelo sagrado la joven pareja se ha refugiado. Alli han logrado reunir un ejercito fiel. La situacion es de maxima tension y todo esta dispuesto para las terribles batallas que tendran lugar. La diplomacia, la habilidad politica y las dotes de mando seran decisivas para aclarar el incierto futuro.

Tome II : Takeo, désormais héritier du puissant Clan des Otori, s''est engagé à rejoindre les rangs criminels de la Tribu, reniant ainsi son éducation pacifique, abandonnant ce qui lui revient de dro

In this sequel to ACROSS THE NIGHTINGALE FLOOR, Takeo repudiates the crown he is heir to and, instead, studies with the Tribe, a clan of assassins--though he hates the idea of killing. The princess Kaede, who loves him, has troubles of her own as she tries to mend the rents in her family that have arisen from the defeat of her father. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.

In this sequel to ACROSS THE NIGHTINGALE FLOOR, Takeo repudiates the crown he is heir to and, instead, studies with the Tribe, a clan of assassins--though he hates the idea of killing. The princess Kaede, who loves him, has troubles of her own as she tries to mend the rents in her family that have arisen from the defeat of her father. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.

Tras despertar de un profundo letargo,Kaede regresa a los dominios Shirakawa guiada por una fuerza interior que la ha transformado. Takeo, unido a la Tribu por lazos de sangre y por un juramento, irá descubriendo a traves del contacto con la muerte la enorme belleza que encierra la vida.

Set in an engaging, alternate Japan, this first book in a new epic trilogy has already become a bestselling sensation in England and Australia, earning comparisons to "Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." It begins with legend of a nightingale floor in a black-walled fortress--a floor that sings in alarm at the step of an assassin.

Ambientada en el Japón feudal, narra la historia de un joven cuya vida se transforma al verse inmerso en una trama política que enfrenta a clanes guerreros.