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Editorial Content for Autumn Princess, Dragon Child: The Tale of Shikanoko, Book 2

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In the second book of Lian Hearn’s four-volume epic of mythical, medieval Japan, Shikanoko must rise to new and unexpected challenges as the story builds to a startling, heartbreaking showdown.

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In the second book of Lian Hearn’s four-volume epic of mythical, medieval Japan, Shikanoko must rise to new and unexpected challenges as the story builds to a startling, heartbreaking showdown.

About the Book

A self-assured warrior stumbles into a game of Go that turns fatal. An ambitious lord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his lands. A stubborn father forces his son to give up his wife to his older brother. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne. A woman of the Old People seeks five fathers for her five children, who will go on to found the Spider Tribe and direct the fate of the country.
 
As destiny weaves its tapestry in Lian Hearn's Tale of Shikanoko series, an emotionally rich and compelling drama plays out against a background of wild forests, elegant castles, hidden temples and savage battlefields in AUTUMN PRINCESS, DRAGON CHILD.