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Lord of the Darkwood

The Tale of Shikanoko

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Lord of the Darkwood

By: Lian Hearn
Narrated by: Neil Shah
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About this listen

Against a background of wild forest, elegant castles, hidden temples and savage battlefields, the adventure that began with Emperor of the Eight Islands draws to its thrilling conclusion.

The rightful emperor is lost. Shikanoko is condemned to live, half man and half deer, an outlaw in the Darkwood. Yet the mighty lords who now rule the Eight Islands are prey to suspicion and illness, and drought and famine choke the realm. Only Shikanoko can bring healing by restoring the preordained ruler to the Lotus Throne. And only one person can bring him back from the Darkwood....

©2016 Lian Hearn (P)2016 Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction

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really enjoyed listening to this dark fable. great story and well read. Lian Hear is brilliant

awesomely dark

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Full of fun concepts, this story would have benefited from a little more action and a little less scheming in my opinion, but it was excellent nonetheless, i loved all the mysterious magic particularly the eyes and the guardian spirits. Recommended reading

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