When Takeo's life is saved by the mysterious Lord Otori Shigeru, he begins the journey that will lead him to his destiny. At the same time, Kaede, a young heiress, must also find her way, to assert herself in a world of powerful men. For both it is a journey of revenge and treachery, honour and loya...
The second book in the Tales of the Otori trilogy continues the epic story of Otori Takeo and Shirakawa Kaede, the young lovers whose fate is played out in an ancient Oriental world, where ritualised codes of high honour counter the cruelty of savage bloodfeuds. Takeo has pledged his life to the T...
Lord Shigeru, heir to the Otori clan, faces hostility from the shrewdly ambitious Iida family in the East and base treachery at home from his uncles. His noble education and training as a warrior have prepared him for leadership and combat, but fate and Shigeru's youthful determination bring the Thr...