An ambitious warlord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his land. A stubborn father forces his younger son to give up his wife to his older brother. A seductive woman of the Old People seeks five fathers for her five children. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne.

 

These are the threads of an intricate tapestry in which the laws of destiny play out against a backdrop of wild forest, elegant court and savage battlefield. Set in a mythical medieval Japan inhabited by warriors and assassins, ghosts and guardian spirits, EMPEROR OF THE EIGHT ISLANDS is a brilliantly imagined novel, full of drama and intrigue --- and it is just the beginning of an enthralling, epic adventure: The Tale of Shikanoko.

Emperor of the Eight Islands: The Tale of Shikanoko, Book 1
by Lian Hearn

• Publication Date: April 26, 2016
• Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fantasy
• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: FSG Originals
• ISBN-10: 0374536317
• ISBN-13: 9780374536312