The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori (Tales of the Otori, Book 4)

Hearn, Lian

ISBN 10: 1594489238 / ISBN 13: 9781594489235

Published by Riverhead Hardcover, 2006

Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. Seller Inventory # 00097127082

Synopsis:

The surprise fourth installment, the epic conclusion of Lian Hearn's beloved, bestselling Tales of the Otori.

The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori is a truly epic novel. It is the rich and satisfying conclusion to the Tales of the Otori series that both completes the characters' lives-prophesied and otherwise-and brilliantly illuminates unexpected aspects of the entire Otori saga. The Harsh Cry of the Heron is the only fitting end to such a stirring series: a book that takes the storytelling achievement of Lian Hearn's fantastic medieval Japanese world to startling new heights of drama and action.

Hearn's Otori series is the best (and only) literary expression of a cultural phenomenon that has swept through cinema (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), comics (manga), and popular culture at large. And, with this book, Hearn delivers in full ninja vs. samurai fashion the kinetic, simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting resolution that the Otori's hundreds of thousands of fans richly deserve-whose epic satisfaction will surely draw even more readers into the fold.

About the Author: Lian Hearn is the pseudonym for a writer, currently living in Australia, who has a lifelong interest in Japan, has lived there, and speaks Japanese. Riverhead will publish Hearn's next book, Heaven's Net Is Wide: The First Tale of the Otori, the prequel to the Otori series, in 2007.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of...
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good