Across the Nightingale Floor Feelings

Across the Nightingale Floor is a well-paced and orchestrated historical fantasy set in an imaginary feudal Japan-like setting.



Teenage Tomasu lives in a remote mountain village among a group of people called "The Hidden" who are a secretive and persecuted caste. One night, his village is massacred by the chief warlord, Iida. Tomasu pulls a trick and escapes into the mountains and is saved by another warrior lord, Otori. Otori takes Tomasu in as his son, and rename him as Takeo.   The young man begins to learn the way of the warrior, and it soon becomes apparent that he possesses the skills of the assassin class known as "The Tribe" which include for example superior hearing, stealth, invisibility, etc. Later, he also learns how to put people to sleep.



I have read many books before, most of them consist of many strange names, which make me feel confuse while reading them. However, unusually for a book with so many characters and strange-sounding names, Across The Nightingale Floor is remarkably easy to follow.

It's a fascinating landscape and the story quite riveting. The writing is exceptional, with very few words out of place. Smooth and easy to read, the author's style is generous enough to paint the characters and scenery very well, yet clipped enough to keep the plot moving along at a steady pace. Importantly, there are no slow patches!

This book has everything you need for a great experience, action, adventure, love, and betrayal, I highly recommend this book, not only to fans of fantasy, but also to anyone who wants to read a good book.