Autumn Princess, Dragon Child, Lian Hearn
Autumn Princess, Dragon Child, Lian Hearn
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Autumn Princess, Dragon Child

Author: Lian Hearn

Narrator: Neil Shah

Unabridged: 7 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/07/2016

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy

Synopsis

In book two of Lian Hearn's Tale of Shikanoko series, a self-assured warrior stumbles into a game of Go that turns fatal. An ambitious lord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his lands. A stubborn father forces his son to give up his wife to his older brother. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne. A woman of the Old People seeks five fathers for her five children, who will go on to found the Spider Tribe and direct the fate of the country.

About Lian Hearn

Lian Hearn is the pseudonym of a writer-born in England, educated at Oxford, currently living in Australia-who has a lifelong interest in Japan, has lived there, and studies Japanese. She is the author of the bestselling series Tales of the Otori.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Benjamin

In my review of the first book of this series I falsely assumed it was in some nature a young adult novel. Now I am starting to question why I thought such a thing, the themes are complex and plot lines are brilliantly interwoven. The fast moving pace of the story is one reason I thought it might be......more

Goodreads review by Megan

2 1/2 stars This volume was definitely an improvement over the first volume, "Emperor of the Eight Islands." Because I had already become familiar with the characters and the setting, I was better able to be immersed in the story this time around. Some of the characters were redeemed in this book, ma......more

Goodreads review by Christaaay

“He sleeps beneath the lake, The dragon child, But he will wake And spread his wings again, When the deer’s child comes.” Sounds so peaceful, right? Pastoral, almost. But the Tale of Shikanoko is a bloody game of thrones inspired by medieval Japan and told in riveting, heartbreaking fashion. About: I......more

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