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    The Tengu's Game of Go
    The Tengu's Game of Go
    The Tengu's Game of Go
    Audiobook6 hours

    The Tengu's Game of Go

    Written by Lian Hearn

    Narrated by Neil Shah

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    About this audiobook

    The rightful emperor is lost to the world, farther from the throne than ever before . . .

    The lord of the usurper clan has fallen ill, and further unrest looms . . .

    Shikanoko has withdrawn to the furthest reaches of the country, leaving his allies stranded and the Spider Tribe unchecked . . .

    Lakes are drying up, rivers receding-have the powers of Heaven abandoned the Eight Islands?

    The Tale of Shikanoko began with an unusual game of Go, as young Shikanoko's father sat down to an ill-advised match against a tengu. Now, in the last chapter of The Tale of Shikanoko, the stones are arrayed in their final positions on the board.

    In The Tengu's Game of Go, all are forced to confront the missteps of the past, as the wrath of Heaven weaves tight around its mortal players. Hidden identities are revealed, loyalties are put to their ultimate test, and death appears around every corner. Throughout The Tale of Shikanoko, Lian Hearn has masterfully captured the thrilling danger and beauty of the medieval and magical. In the final installment, Shikanoko risks everything for fate and justice-an exhilarating ending to an unforgettable adventure.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    Release dateSep 27, 2016
    ISBN9781681681597
    The Tengu's Game of Go
    Author

    Lian Hearn

    Lian Hearn studied modern languages at Oxford University and worked as a film critic and arts editor in London before settling in Australia. A lifelong interest in Japan led to the study of the Japanese language, many trips to Japan, and culminated in the Tales of the Otori series.

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    • 4/5
      The Tengu’s Game of Go by Lian Hearn is the fourth and final instalment in her Tales of the Shikanoko, a series of adventure fantasies set in a mythical medieval Japan. The stories are filled with warriors, magicians, demons and spirits as a small group of heroes ensure that destiny has it’s way to determine who will be the emperor to bring peace and prosperity to this strange land.The deities are using this land as their game board, placing and moving the pieces about using politics, economy, force and magic to determine the final outcome. The hidden emperor, Yoshi, does not want to give up his simple life as a wandering acrobat to become the emperor. But once the evil overlord has him in his clutches and is planning on executing him, the remaining heroes gather, and, trusting in their right, move to save Yoshi and prove to the people who the proper emperor should be. This fourth volume brings together all the loose threads and binds them into a satisfactory conclusion and while there is happiness for some, others face a darker ending. These stories are very well written and fast paced with plenty of violence, melodrama and magic. The author’s world building is excellent and I am going to miss visiting this mythical country. Having previously read this author’s Tale of the Otori, I was pleased at how the author connected these two different series together.
    • 4/5
      I was hoping the finale would address more regarding the tengu. I had not picked up on the connection between this series and the Tales of the Otori series until the very end. (I was wondering about the constant concern regarding the Spider Tribe offspring, with no resolution) Now I'm going to have to go back and reread those!