04034cam a2200421 4500 246440984 TxAuBib 20151113120000.0 ||||||s2002||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781598873122 1598873121 b4ff093b-205d-4d3a-bcb2-3e393b48c748 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 125929 OverDrive (Product ID) 125929 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hearn, Lian. Across the Nightingale Floor [Libby] : Tales of the Otori Series, Book 1. HighBridge Company, 2002. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 232MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 232MB. Fantasy. Fiction. In his first novel, Hearn creates an epic tale of secret societies, supernatural powers, intrigue, love, and revenge among warring clans in a country modeled after Japan. Kevin Gray reads first-person chapters as the voice of young Takeo, a member of the Hidden possessing amazing powers, adopted by the Otori clan for reasons that only become clear as the story unfolds. Aiko Nakasone reads alternating chapters written in the third person from the perspective of Lady Kaede Shirakawa, a not-at-all-helpless damsel. Gray's reading of the story is spectacular; his warm, soothing voice transports the listener to a setting worlds away. Nakasone also gives a strong performance, although it lacks the depth of Gray's near-perfect depiction of life with the Otori. H.L.S. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<p>A tour-de-force novel set in ancient Japan filled with passion, fantasy, and feuding warlords. The first volume in the highly anticipated "Tales of the Otori" trilogy.</p> <p>Sixteen-year-old Takeo's village has been massacred by an evil warlord, and he is about to be slain by the men who murdered his parents and neighbors. At the last moment, his life is saved by a nobleman, who claims the boy as his kin and begins his education.</p> <p>But nothing is as it seems. Takeo discovers that he has rare powers that are useful to those around him. As he grows into manhood, he must decide where his loyalties lie: with his noble master and adoptive father; with the Hidden, a secret, spiritual sect whose beliefs are forbidden; or with the Tribe, the assassins and spies who consider him one of their own.</p> <p>A story of treachery, political intrigue, and the intensity of first love, set in a world ruled by formal ritual and codes of honor, <i>Across the Nighingale Floor</i> crosses genres, generations, and genders to captivate fans of all ages.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Best Fiction for Young Adults. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-11-13 20:00:02. Gray, Kevin. Nakasone, Aiko. © 2002 Lian Hearn Published by arrangement with Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. (p) 2002 HighBridge Company. http://nh.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=b4ff093b-205d-4d3a-bcb2-3e393b48c748 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1294-1/125929-AcrossTheNightingaleFloor.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1294-1/125929-AcrossTheNightingaleFloor.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B4FF093B-205D-4D3A-BCB2-3E393B48C748&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1294-1/125929-AcrossTheNightingaleFloor.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1294-1/125929-AcrossTheNightingaleFloor.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B4FF093B-205D-4D3A-BCB2-3E393B48C748&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)