by Lian Hearn (Author)
In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the murderous warlord, Iida Sadamu, surveys his famous nightingale floor. Constructed with exquisite skill, it sings at the tread of each human foot. No assassin can cross it unheard. Brought up in a remote mountain village among the Hidden, a reclusive and spiritual people, Takeo has learned only the ways of peace. Why, then, does he possess the deadly skills that make him so valuable to the sinister Tribe? These supernatural powers will lead him to his violent destiny within the walls of Inuyama - and to an impossible longing for a girl who can never be his. His journey is one of revenge and treachery, honour and loyalty, beauty and magic, and the passion of first love.
Format: Unabridged
Pages: 320
Edition: 2
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 02 Apr 2004
ISBN 10: 033041528X
ISBN 13: 9780330415286
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Nielsen BookData/ABA Book of the Year Award
Prizes: Shortlisted for LA Carnegie Medal 2003 and Carnegie Medal 2003 and WH Smith Book Awards (Children's Book of the Year) 2003 and Red House Children's Book Award: Older Readers 2003 and Nielsen BookData/ABA Book of the Year Award 2002.