Heaven's Net Is Wide

In his palace at Inuyama, Lord Iida Sadamu, warlord of the Tohan clan, surveys his famous nightingale floor. Its surface sings at the tread of every human foot, and no assassin can cross it. But 16-year-old Otori Takeo, his family murdered by Iida's warriors, has the magical skills of the Tribe - preternatural hearing, invisibility, a second self - that enable him to enter the lair of the Tohan. He has love in his heart and death at his fingertips....

Das galaktische Reich Tiamande wird von der allmächtigen Gottkaiserin und ihrem Hexenorden beherrscht. Regelmäßig werden ihr Mädchen von fernen Planeten als Bräute zugeführt. Niemand weiß, was mit ihnen geschieht. Als die Wahl auf die junge Adelige Iniza fällt, soll sie an Bord einer Raumkathedrale nach Tiamande gebracht werden. Ihr heimlicher Geliebter Glanis, der desillusionierte Kopfgeldjäger Kranit und die Alleshändlerin Shara Bitterstern müssen zusammenarbeiten.

Takeo feels he must take on the Tribe and demonstrate the ruthlessness he will need to be a competent ruler. But the Tribe don't believe, firstly, that he knows where to find them and, secondly, that he will have the strength of will to deal with them. They are proven wrong.

As destiny weaves its rich tapestry, a compelling drama plays out against a background of wild forests, elegant castles, hidden temples, and savage battlefields. This is the medieval Japan of Lian Hearn's imagination, where animal spirits clash with warriors and children navigate a landscape as serene as it is deadly.

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