- Title:
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The Emperor of the Eight Islands (MP3)
- Series:
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The Tale of Shikanoko
- Written by:
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Lian Hearn
- Read by:
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Paul English
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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15 hours 9 minutes
- MP3 size:
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656 MB
- Published:
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June 01 2016
- Available Date:
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June 01 2016
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781489348371
- Genres:
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Fiction; Fantasy Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Bestselling author
The first instalment in a magnificent epic by the creator of the global phenomenon the Tales of the Otori, Lian Hearn, whose books have sold over four million copies worldwide.
Books 1 and 2 in The Tale of Shikanoko series.
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.
'Brutally thrilling historical fantasy.'
The Herald Sun
'Wildly successful ... Convince[s] as if being read in translation, as if Hearn is merely the medium for some lost and ancient text. Much like Game of Thrones, the book can be read as political intrigue, with great strength deriving from the character studies. Nobody is black or white, rather shades of grey.'
The Age
'One of the great joys of genre novels is that they usually care deeply about plot, satisfying the innately human desire for story. And there is story aplenty here. The unfolding events are so fascinating, the writing so lithe and seductive.'
The Saturday Paper