Harsh Cry of the Heron

The surprise fourth installment, the epic conclusion of Lian Hearn's beloved, bestselling Tales of the Otori. "The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori" is a truly epic novel. It is the rich and satisfying conclusion to the Tales of the Otori series that both completes the characters' lives-prophesied and otherwise-and brilliantly illuminates unexpected aspects of the entire Otori saga. "The Harsh Cry of the Heron" is the only fitting end to such a stirring series: a book that takes the storytelling achievement of Lian Hearn's fantastic medieval Japanese world to startling new heights of drama and action. Hearn's Otori series is the best (and only) literary expression of a cultural phenomenon that has swept through cinema (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), comics (manga), and popular culture at large. And, with this book, Hearn delivers in full ninja vs. samurai fashion the kinetic, simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting resolution that the Otori's hundreds of thousands of fans richly deserve-whose epic satisfaction will surely draw even more readers into the fold.Hearn, Lian is the author of 'Harsh Cry of the Heron ', published 2006 under ISBN 9781594489235 and ISBN 1594489238.