The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori (Tales of the Otori, Book 4)
 

The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori (Tales of the Otori, Book 4)

by Lian Hearn

The surprise fourth installment, the epic conclusion of Lian Hearn's beloved, bestselling Tales of the Otori.

The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori 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... (read more)

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Kuro no Keiyakusha
  • Rated 4 stars

A good follow up to a brilliant series that needed none. The book is good but does not achieve the same standard of brilliance the rest of the books in the series have. Overall a good book but the worst book in the series. The ending was extremely tacked on and had no true forethought or planning and instead just randomly tied loose ends.

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TheaB
  • Rated 2 stars

Except for the final plot turn, this was a decent book but lacked the complexity of the first three books. I am incredibly disappointed by the ending and cause of it. I can't believe that a woman would write that.

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  • Rated 3.428571 stars
 

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