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y separately published work icon Brilliance of the Moon single work   novel   fantasy   young adult  
Is part of Tales of the Otori Lian Hearn , 2002 series - author novel (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Brilliance of the Moon
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Peace comes at the price of bloodshed-five battles will buy you peace, four to win and one to lose. At the temple of Terayama, the words of the blind sage's prophecy continue to haunt Takeo as he readies his armies for battle. Determined to avenge Shigeru's death and claim his rightful inheritance, Takeo and Kaede, together with Takeo's forces; fight their way to the domain of Maruyama. But then they must separate. Takeo makes plans for a battle by the sea, and Kaede returns to her family's home at Shirakawa. Will they see each other again? (Publication summary)

 

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Reference: Indirect
Importance: High
Note: Asian medievalism.

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  • Epigraph: Others too, in far-flung villages, Will no doubt be gazing at this moon that never asks which watcher claims the night ... Loud on the unseen mountain wind, A stag's cry quivers in the heart, And somewhere a twig lets one leaf fall. The Fulling Block (Kinuta) by Zeami - Japanese No Dramas. Penguin Books. Trans:Royall Tyler.
  • Set in an imagined, medieval Japan.

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  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese setting.

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    y separately published work icon Tales of the Otori Trilogy Lian Hearn , Sydney : Hodder Headline Australia , 2004 Z1662407 2004 selected work novel fantasy Sydney : Hodder Headline Australia , 2004
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Hodder Headline , 2004 .
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      Extent: xiv, 400p.p.
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      ISBN: 0733615678 (pbk.), 0733615643
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Macmillan ,       2004 .
      Extent: 352p.
      ISBN: 1405041358
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      Americas,      :       Riverhead Books ,       2005 .
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      Extent: [xi], 346p.p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 1573222704; 1594480869 (pbk.)
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      Extent: 352p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 0330413503 (pbk.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Hachette Australia , 2016 .
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      Extent: 432p.
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      • Published: 27th January 2016

      ISBN: 9780733635243
Alternative title: จันทร์กระจ่างฟ้า
Alternative title: เทลส์ ออฟ ดิ โอโตริ เล่ม 3 : จันทร์กระจ่างฟ้า
Transliterated title: Chan krachang fa
Language: Thai
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'[His Kikuta Hands] takes place behind the scenes of Brilliance of the Moon, the third Otori novel...Otori Takeo has come to Maruyama, the furthest city to the west in the Three Countries, to confront the Tribe families and secure what is his by right. The Tribe don't believe he possesses the requisite ruthlessness of a competent ruler. They will be proved wrong.' (From publication summary)
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[Review] Brilliance of the Moon Mia Macrossan , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 3 2004; (p. 38)
— Review of Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn , 2004 single work novel
Shining Instalment Caps Japanese Trilogy Tom Austen , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 August 2004; (p. 9)
— Review of Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn , 2004 single work novel
[Review] Brilliance of the Moon Lyn Linning , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 19 no. 3 2004; (p. 39)
— Review of Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn , 2004 single work novel
Fantasy Terry Dowling , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 July - 1 August 2004; (p. 15)
— Review of Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn , 2004 single work novel ; The Etched City Kirsten Bishop , 2003 single work novel
Fantasy Colin Steele , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 1 August 2004; (p. 19)
— Review of Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn , 2004 single work novel
Only a Shadow of Suspense Keith Austin , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 May 2004; (p. 10)
— Review of Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn , 2004 single work novel
Night Closes on Illuminating Tale Katharine England , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 June 2004; (p. 11)
— Review of Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn , 2004 single work novel
Lyrical Beauty Plus Swords and Gore Give Closure to Otori Thuy On , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 June 2004; (p. 4)
— Review of Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn , 2004 single work novel
Saga Still Magic Reg Anderson , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 July 2004; (p. 6)
— Review of Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn , 2004 single work novel
Fantasy Colin Steele , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 1 August 2004; (p. 19)
— Review of Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn , 2004 single work novel
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