Emperor of the Eight Islands (Tale of Shikanoko #1-2 Prequel to Otori)

Lian Hearn

In the opening pages of the action-packed Book One of Lian Hearn's epic Tale of Shikanoko a future lord is dispossessed of his birthright by a scheming uncle, a mountain sorcerer imbues a mask with the spirit of a great stag for a lost young man, a stubborn father forces his son to give up his wife to h...