Heaven's Net Is Wide (the Tales Of The Otori)

SUMMARY: Lord Shigeru, heir to the Otori clan, faces hostility from the shrewdly ambitious Iida family in the East and base treachery at home from his uncles. His noble education and training as a warrior have prepared him for leadership and combat, but fate and Shigeru's youthful determination bring the Three Countries to war, and he must endure terrible and tragic defeat at thebattle of Yaegahara... and its brutal consequences. Heaven's Net is Wide is the first and last Tale, which both closes the circle and introduces new readers to the strange and beautiful world of the Otori. It is an epic historical fantasy of revenge and betrayal, honour and loyalty, beauty and passion and the overwhelming power of love. Fiction,General,Fantasy,Epic Denne boka handler om opprinnelsen til triologien, "Otorienes tid", dvs. alt det som førte til at Lord Shigeru fant Takeo i den lille fjellandsbyen. Her får man blant annet vite hva som skjedde da Otori tapte kampen ved Yeagehara og om Lord Shigerus store personlige tap av faren og broren. Alle trådene i trilogien blir her knyttet sammen og et helhetsbilde trer klart frem. Historien om "Otorienes tid" er en fiktiv fortelling, men har likevel et godt fotfeste i den japanske historien, mytebilder, religion, kjønnsroller, fremmedfiendtligheten, skikker og tradisjoner fra den stolte og sterke føydale middelaldertiden. Med denne femte boka blir historien om Otori knyttet sammen som i en sirkel, i beste østeninspirerte filosofiske ånd. Der den femte delen slutter begynner den første. Fantasy for ungdomstrinnet. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS Lord Shigeru, heir to the Otori clan, faces hostility from the ambitious Iida family. His training as a warrior has prepared him for leadership, but fate and Shigeru's youthful determination bring the Three Countries to war, and he must endure defeat and its brutal consequences. Shigeru waits for the moment when he can win back the Middle Country and be with the woman he loves, the Lady Maruyama. But his life is under constant threat He had friends among the assassins of the Tribe who will not only protect him but reveal the existence, in a remote mountain village, of a boy who might prove to be 'the unexpected move that opens up the whole game'. So begin the Tales of the Otori The stunning prequel to the Tales of the Otori, the final outing into the magical, mystical world of an ancient, feudal Japan. [ Heaven's Net Is Wide: The First Tale of the Otori Hearn, Lian ( Author ) ] { Paperback } 2008