Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori Book One Free Audiobook Download by Lian Hearn

Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori Book One is a collection of three books set in medieval Japan. The main character, Kaede, is the daughter of a high-ranking Otori and must marry to secure the power. When she refuses, her family goes to war with her and Kaede escapes into the forest. There, she meets a legendary warrior named Yukio and they learn to trust each other.

This audiobook download is the first of a series of audio books that tell the story of Otori, a small clan hidden so deep in the mountains that no one has seen them for centuries.

Lian Hearn's latest book, There Is No Life without Fire, was a New York Times bestseller and has been at the top of the charts for weeks. The novel is based on ancient Japanese myths of feuding clans, and it is being adapted in film by Ridley Scott.

Listeners will be immersed in a world of fantasy, magic and excitement as they follow the story of Katsa's journey from a backwater country girl to a skilled warrior and ruling monarch who must face her nemesis and the threat of rebellion.

The first book in a new series by Lian Hearn, the author of the much-loved Tales of the Otori series. The Otori clan is gathering in an effort to unite their nation against Akitada's imperial army, but quickly finds themselves torn apart, as greed and politics threaten to tear them apart.

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn is a compelling tale of intrigue and revenge. Once a kingdom of fierce warriors, the Otori clan has been ravaged by political upheaval and civil war. The story is told through the eyes of Katsa, an orphan raised in the slums by her cruel uncle who plans to kill her when she reaches adulthood. Katsa escapes his clutches and is taken under the wing of Lord Roald, a powerful lord with one foot in each world.