Anyone else read Tales of the Otori?

[Chaldfont]

I just finished Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn, the first book in the Tales of the Otori series. It's a tale set in a fictitious feudal Japan-like world. I highly recommend it for anyone running an Oriental Adventure's style campaign. The whole time I found myself trying to come up with games rules for the main character. He is a member of a clan known as The Tribe, with powers of heightened sense of hearing, invisibility, and the second-self trick (he can create a temporary illusion of himself in order to decieve his foes). Very cool stuff.

 

[Starman]

A friend of mine recently read the trilogy and really enjoyed it. I intend to read it one of these days, but there is a big list in front of it.

Starman

 

[Olive]

I've got it beside my bed, so I'll read it soon. Is it out in paperback yet?

 

[Gregor]

Ive read Across the Nightingale Floor but I have yet to read Grass for his Pillow and the third book is nowhere to be seen in the GTA.

The first book was pretty good, nothing amazing, but the story was solid and I enjoyed the main character. I sometimes felt that given the scope of the tale and the page length of the book that I was being rushed through by the author.

All in all however it was a quick and easy read and its full of ideas for anyone planning on running or currently running an OA or east asian inspired campaign.

Cheers,

 

[Dakkareth]

I read the first two books of the trilogy in the German translation and found them okay - not outstanding, but not bad either. The first one might even get the German Award for Youth Literature - it's certainly better than some of the other nominated titles (I'm in one of the juries).