Emperor of the Eight Islands - The Tale of Shikanoko

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.

ISBN:	9781509812790
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan
Imprint:	Picador
Published date:	26 Jan 2017
DEWEY:	823.92
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xiii, 430
Weight:	320g
Height:	200mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	29mm

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