Link to the Show / Show NotesAs Tolkien’s The Silmarillion is to The Lord of the Rings, Liam Hearn’s
Heaven’s Net Is Wide is the backstory fans of the Tales of the Otori series have been yearning
for. And for those as of yet unfamiliar with the four-part series, Heaven’s Net is your entry into a fantastic new world of ninjas, samurais, and mysticism.
Set before the Tales of the Otori begins, Heaven’s Net recounts the life of Lord Otori Shigeru, the series’ spiritual warrior-godfather and adoptive father of the Tales’ Takeo. We learn about Shigeru’s training in the ways of the warrior and feudal lord; his relationship with the Tribe of mysteriously powerful assassins; his fateful meeting with Lady Maruyama, who would become his secret lover; the battle of Yaegahara, where his father is killed; and other turning points that shaped the Tales. The first four volumes gave us only glimpses. Now we are treated to rich detail and more of Hearn’s fantastical Japanese world. HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presents HEAVEN'S NET IS WIDE,
(www.highbridgeaudio.com/heavensnetiswide.html) by Lian Hearn; read by J. Paul Boehmer and Julia Fletcher. 
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