| Description |
343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Tales of the Otori ; bk. 1 |
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Hearn, Lian.
Tales of the Otori ; bk. 1
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Tales of the Otori ; bk. 1
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| Summary |
In the acient oriental lands of the Otori, a young boy is one of the Hidden, a reclusive peope who know only the ways of peace. In an instant this boy, Takeo, has all that he has known taken away by the murderous Tohan clan in a massacre only he survives. Rescued by a mysterious lord, Takeo begins a quest for revenge that sees him master supernatual powers he never knew he had. Using these deadly skills he sets out on a journey of treachery, honour and loyalty, beuaty and magic that leads him to his violet destiny within the walls of Inuyama - and to a meeting with a young woman, Kaede, a pawn in the struggles between the clans who has found her own inner strengths to save herself. -- back cover |
| Notes |
Tales of the Otori book 1 |
| Subject |
Teenage boys -- Fiction.
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Orphans -- Fiction.
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| SUBJECT |
Japan http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78089021 -- Young adult fiction
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Japan -- Fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105984
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| Genre/Form |
Paranormal fiction.
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Fantasy fiction.
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Fantasy fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Action and adventure fiction.
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| LC no. |
00002355 |
| ISBN |
0733615627 |
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0733604641 : |
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