The Harsh Cry of the Heron, Lian Hearn
The Harsh Cry of the Heron, Lian Hearn
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The Harsh Cry of the Heron
The Last Tale of the Otori

Author: Lian Hearn

Narrator: Julia Fletcher, Henri Lubatti

Unabridged: 19 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/11/2006

Synopsis

An epic fantasy set in a mythical, medieval Japan, Lian Hearn's Tales of the Otori series has crossed genres, generations, and genders. Grand and complex in its themes, elegantly written, each book in the original trilogy has become a worldwide bestseller. The surprise fourth installment (and real conclusion), The Harsh Cry of the Heron achieves new heights of drama and action.

Sixteen years of peace and prosperity have passed since Lord Otori Takeo united the Three Countries. Takeo and his beloved consort Kaede have three daughters and a happy family life. Their success has attracted the attention of the distant Emperor and his general, the warlord Saga Hideki, who covet the wealth of the Countries. Meanwhile, the violent acts and betrayals of the past will not lie buried, and other secrets will not stay hidden. Everything that Takeo and Kaede have achieved is threatened.

In full ninja versus samurai fashion, Hearn delivers a kinetic, heartbreaking, and uplifting resolution to a thoroughly gripping saga.

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 Bradley

The fourth book of this Shogunate-ish historical fantasy takes place a good fifteen years after the third book... just long enough for a certain missing son to come back as per the previous prophesy to kill his father. Oh, boy. Just in case we weren't sure this wasn't a nasty tragedy, we now have amp......more

Goodreads review by Elena

Trying to keep an excellent series going beyond the natural end is always complicated. I was optimistic for this one, however, because Lian Hearn has quite a talent for epic storytelling, and the first three Otori books gripped me from about paragraph 2. In this 4th book Hearn brings some of the mor......more

Goodreads review by Trish

This is the last installment telling the family history of Takeo Otori, his wife and children, and part of me wishes I had never read the story. 15 years have passed since the events of the last book. Takeo and Kaede have three daughters, Shigeko and the twins Miki and Maya. Due to superstitions rega......more

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