AdventureYoung Adult
Across the Nightingale Floor
2003·462 pages
A boy from a remote village is thrust into a feudal Japan-like world of warlords, political intrigue, and first love, with mystical abilities and deadly rivalries.
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A boy from a remote village is thrust into a feudal Japan-like world of warlords, political intrigue, and first love, with mystical abilities and deadly rivalries.
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Already a sensation around the world, this first book of the Otori Trilogy is a brilliantly imagined, wholly seductive tale of war, passion, and intrigue, evoking the spirit of medieval Japan. It is the story of a boy who is suddenly plucked from his life in a remote and peaceful village to find himself a pawn in a political scheme filled with treacherous warlords, rivalry and the intensity of first love.
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What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Significant romantic subplot with on-page sexual content and coercion elements
Violence & gore
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Graphic depictions of torture, death, and battle violence throughout
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Mentions of the Hidden, a persecuted religious group
Magic & witchcraft
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Protagonist possesses supernatural abilities like enhanced senses
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Intrigue among warlords and political schemes in feudal setting
Self-harm / suicide
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Mentions of suicidal thoughts as moderate trigger
Abuse & suffering
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Themes of child abuse, torture, sexual violence, and systemic cruelty
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