HEAVEN'S NET IS WIDE

Hearn, Lian & Aka Gillian Rubinstein

ISBN 10: 159448953X / ISBN 13: 9781594489532

Published by Riverhead Books, New York, 2007

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Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; Tales of the Otori; ; 9 X 6.20 X 1.70 inches; 484 pages; Original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Brodart cover. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box. Bookseller Inventory # 62005

Bibliographic Details

Title: HEAVEN'S NET IS WIDE

Publisher: Riverhead Books, New York

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First Edition; First Printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

A first installment in a three-part prequel to Across the Nightingale Floor follows the story of spiritual mentor Lord Otori Shigeru, who receives warrior training, forges a relationship with a tribe of mysterious assassins, and meets the Lady Maruyama.

From the Back Cover:

Heaven's Net is Wide is the new beginning to the celebrated Tales of the Otori, the prequel that reveals the full story of Lord Otori Shigeru—the figure who has presided in both life and death over the entire series, the man who represents the true spirit of the Otori Clan.

As the story opens, the young Shigeru, heir to the clan, is eager to assert his authority and to face down treachery from within his own family and hostility from the far corners of the Three Countries. As his youthful determination pushes the Otori inexorably toward war with the rival Tohan Clan—and their ruthless, scheming warlord, lida Sadamu—fate appears to have some difficult lessons in store for Shigeru.

Heaven's Net is Wide is the first and last Tale, which both introduces the strange and beautiful world of the Otori and closes the circle. Set in a mythical, medieval Japan, this epic historical fantasy is a story of revenge and betrayal, honor and loyalty, beauty, passion, and the overwhelming power of love.