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    <![CDATA[Lord Otori Takeo dan Kaede telah memerintah lebih dari enam belas tahun. Tiga negara menjadi negara yang kaya, damai, dan sejahtera. Agaknya Nirwana tengah tersenyum pada mereka.<br/>Namun keberhasilan mereka menarik perhatian Kaisar dan jenderalnya, Lord Saga Hideki, yang mengincar kekayaan Tiga Negara dan juga putri sulung Takeo, Shigeko.<br/>Di saa yang sama, kekerasan dan pengkhianatan tak terkubur begitu saja. Keluarga Kikuta berusaha membalas dendam dan bersekutu dengan adik ipar Takeo, Arai Zenko, yang tak bisa memaafkan kematian ayahnya. Tak seorangpun bisa lepas dari incaran Tribe untuk selamanya.<br/>Terkuaknya Rahasia Takeo membuat semua yang telah diraihnya bersama Kaede berada di ujung tanduk.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Lord Otori Takeo dan Kaede telah memerintah lebih dari enam belas tahun. Tiga negara menjadi negara yang kaya, damai, dan sejahtera. Agaknya Nirwana tengah tersenyum pada mereka.<br/>Namun keberhasilan mereka menarik perhatian Kaisar dan jenderalnya, Lord Saga Hideki, yang mengincar kekayaan Tiga Negara dan juga putri sulung Takeo, Shigeko.<br/>Di saa yang sama, kekerasan dan pengkhianatan tak terkubur begitu saja. Keluarga Kikuta berusaha membalas dendam dan bersekutu dengan adik ipar Takeo, Arai Zenko, yang tak bisa memaafkan kematian ayahnya. Tak seorangpun bisa lepas dari incaran Tribe untuk selamanya.<br/>Terkuaknya Rahasia Takeo membuat semua yang telah diraihnya bersama Kaede berada di ujung tanduk.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Lord Otori Takeo dan Kaede telah memerintah lebih dari enam belas tahun. Tiga negara menjadi negara yang kaya, damai, dan sejahtera. Agaknya Nirwana tengah tersenyum pada mereka.<br/>Namun keberhasilan mereka menarik perhatian Kaisar dan jenderalnya, Lord Saga Hideki, yang mengincar kekayaan Tiga Negara dan juga putri sulung Takeo, Shigeko.<br/>Di saa yang sama, kekerasan dan pengkhianatan tak terkubur begitu saja. Keluarga Kikuta berusaha membalas dendam dan bersekutu dengan adik ipar Takeo, Arai Zenko, yang tak bisa memaafkan kematian ayahnya. Tak seorangpun bisa lepas dari incaran Tribe untuk selamanya.<br/>Terkuaknya Rahasia Takeo membuat semua yang telah diraihnya bersama Kaede berada di ujung tanduk.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have not read the novels of which this is fourth in the series of the Tales of the Otori, a medieval Japanes clan.  <em>The Harsh Cry of the Heron</em> carried its past with it in explanatory glimpses into previous events in the larger epic,  but it stood well enough on its own.  Once I started I couldn't ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62205235">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The surprise fourth installment, the epic conclusion of Lian Hearn's beloved, bestselling Tales of the Otori. <br/><br/> <em>The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori</em> is a truly epic novel. It is the rich and satisfying conclusion to the Tales of the Otori series that both completes the characters' lives-prophesied and otherwise-and brilliantly illuminates unexpected aspects of the entire Otori saga. <em>The Harsh Cry of the Heron</em> is the only fitting end to such a stirring series: a book that takes the storytelling achievement of Lian Hearn's fantastic medieval Japanese world to startling new heights of drama and action. <br/><br/> Hearn's Otori series is the best (and only) literary expression of a cultural phenomenon that has swept through cinema (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), comics (manga), and popular culture at large. And, with this book, Hearn delivers in full ninja vs. samurai fashion the kinetic, simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting resolution that the Otori's hundreds of thousands of fans richly deserve-whose epic satisfaction will surely draw even more readers into the fold.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I might have given this volume a five star rating for the second half of the story. I thought of all the books, including Book 5, this was the slowest to get going. Actually, it was almost uninteresting enough to stop reading and it was only the desire to complete the cycle that I persevered. <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43575774">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The epic conclusion to the bestselling Tales of the Otori-&quot;one of the most thrilling new series of our time.&quot;* <br/><br/> <em>The Harsh Cry of the Heron</em> is the rich and stirring finale to a series whose imaginative vision has enthralled millions of readers worldwide, and an extraordinary novel that stands as a thrilling achievement in its own right. <br/><br/> A dazzling epic of warfare and sacrifice, passionate revenge, treacherous betrayal, and unconquerable love, <em>The Harsh Cry of the Heron</em> takes the storytelling achievement of Hearn's fantastic medieval Japanese world to startling new heights of drama and action. Fifteen years of peace and prosperity under the rule of Lord Otori Takeo and his wife Kaede is threatened by a rogue network of assassins, the resurgence of old rivalries, the arrival of foreigners bearing new weapons and religion, and an unfulfilled prophecy that Lord Takeo will die at the hand of a member of his own family. <br/><br/> <em>The Harsh Cry of the Heron</em> is the ultimate conclusion to the Tales of the Otori series that both completes the characters' lives and brilliantly illuminates unexpected aspects of the entire Otori saga.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Lord Otori Takeo dan Kaede telah memerintah lebih dari enam belas tahun. Tiga negara menjadi negara yang kaya, damai, dan sejahtera. Agaknya Nirwana tengah tersenyum pada mereka.<br/>Namun keberhasilan mereka menarik perhatian Kaisar dan jenderalnya, Lord Saga Hideki, yang mengincar kekayaan Tiga Negara dan juga putri sulung Takeo, Shigeko.<br/>Di saa yang sama, kekerasan dan pengkhianatan tak terkubur begitu saja. Keluarga Kikuta berusaha membalas dendam dan bersekutu dengan adik ipar Takeo, Arai Zenko, yang tak bisa memaafkan kematian ayahnya. Tak seorangpun bisa lepas dari incaran Tribe untuk selamanya.<br/>Terkuaknya Rahasia Takeo membuat semua yang telah diraihnya bersama Kaede berada di ujung tanduk.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;The Harsh Cry of the Heron&quot; is an epic tale that opens 16 years after the conclusion of the quick and compelling Tales of the Otori trilogy. I say &quot;epic&quot; both because it encompasses many lives, many years and broad themes, and because it's Just Too Damned Long. The story, about ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17049534">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Lord Otori Takeo dan Kaede telah memerintah lebih dari enam belas tahun. Tiga negara menjadi negara yang kaya, damai, dan sejahtera. Agaknya Nirwana tengah tersenyum pada mereka.<br/>Namun keberhasilan mereka menarik perhatian Kaisar dan jenderalnya, Lord Saga Hideki, yang mengincar kekayaan Tiga Negara dan juga putri sulung Takeo, Shigeko.<br/>Di saa yang sama, kekerasan dan pengkhianatan tak terkubur begitu saja. Keluarga Kikuta berusaha membalas dendam dan bersekutu dengan adik ipar Takeo, Arai Zenko, yang tak bisa memaafkan kematian ayahnya. Tak seorangpun bisa lepas dari incaran Tribe untuk selamanya.<br/>Terkuaknya Rahasia Takeo membuat semua yang telah diraihnya bersama Kaede berada di ujung tanduk.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite series of all-time (Tales of the Otori) quietly released the final book in the series The Harsh Cry of the Heron. by Lain Hearn. We didn't even know it was out until we happened upon it in Barnes &amp; Noble.<br/><br/>It is nearly impossible to read this book without comparing it to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9312009">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The epic conclusion to the bestselling Tales of the Otori-&quot;one of the most thrilling new series of our time.&quot;* <br/><br/> <em>The Harsh Cry of the Heron</em> is the rich and stirring finale to a series whose imaginative vision has enthralled millions of readers worldwide, and an extraordinary novel that stands as a thrilling achievement in its own right. <br/><br/> A dazzling epic of warfare and sacrifice, passionate revenge, treacherous betrayal, and unconquerable love, <em>The Harsh Cry of the Heron</em> takes the storytelling achievement of Hearn's fantastic medieval Japanese world to startling new heights of drama and action. Fifteen years of peace and prosperity under the rule of Lord Otori Takeo and his wife Kaede is threatened by a rogue network of assassins, the resurgence of old rivalries, the arrival of foreigners bearing new weapons and religion, and an unfulfilled prophecy that Lord Takeo will die at the hand of a member of his own family. <br/><br/> <em>The Harsh Cry of the Heron</em> is the ultimate conclusion to the Tales of the Otori series that both completes the characters' lives and brilliantly illuminates unexpected aspects of the entire Otori saga.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed the original trilogy of the Otori saga so I was hoping this book would be just as good as those others. Sadly it was not. The main trilogy had more action and romance and mystery to it. In this book I lost interest after awhile with all the political revenge machinations. I am remin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79050636">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[about 100 pages in and oh dear how i wish i didn't have to read every book in a series i have once started (*kicks ocd*). i don't think I’ll like it any more than the otori trilogy (which i hated), but at least I’ll get to rant about it for conciliation. <br/><br/>Well well, Hearn got better a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1795580">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the best book of the four book series. Lian Heron's way of writing is an absolute treat, the way she describes not only every character and place, but the way she describes every moment is brilliant. <br/>The manner in which she unfolds the plot is gripping.<br/><br/>It was not an overal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49030116">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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