Lian Hearn

Lian Hearn

Lian Hearn's real name is Gillian Rubinstein (born 1942 in England). Rubinstein 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.


Edited: Thialfi July 25, 2010
Book Covers
Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori #1)7.62
Grass for His Pillow (Tales of the Otori #2)7.54
Brilliance of the Moon (Tales of the Otori #3)7.58
The Harsh Cry of the Heron (Tales of the Otori #4)5.34
Heaven's Net Is Wide
Emperor of the Eight Islands (The Tale of Shikanoko #1)
Autumn Princess, Dragon Child (The Tale of Shikanoko #2)
Lord of the Darkwood (The Tale of Shikanoko #3)
The Tengu's Game of Go (The Tale of Shikanoko #4)

Speculative Fiction Novels (9)

(The Tale of Shikanoko #4)
2016 | fantasy, history
(The Tale of Shikanoko #3)
2016 | fantasy, history
(The Tale of Shikanoko #2)
2016 | fantasy, history
(The Tale of Shikanoko #1)
2016 | fantasy, history
(Tales of the Otori)
2007 | fantasy
(Tales of the Otori #4)
2006 | fantasy
(Tales of the Otori #3)
2004 | fantasy
(Tales of the Otori #2)
2003 | fantasy
(Tales of the Otori #1)
2002 | fantasy