Book description
You hear it first: the floor's song. Tiny, precise clicks beneath your feet-each step a warning, a nightingale's cry echoing through Iida's fortress. That sound haunts Across the Nightingale Floor, Lian Hearn's stunning debut, now utterly alive in audiobook form. The narrator's voice-steady, intimate-draws you into Takeo's world before he even knows his own name. He's raised in a mountain village, taught peace by the Hidden, unaware his father was a Tribe assassin. Then his home burns. Rescued by the enigmatic Lord Otori Shigeru, Takeo discovers he carries the Tribe's blood, its whispered skills, its dangerous legacy.
The audiobook makes you feel the weight of every choice. When Takeo steps onto the nightingale floor for the first time, you don't just hear the clicks-you feel the tension in his breath, the dread in the silence before Shigeru's voice cuts through: "You are Otori now." The narrator nails the quiet intensity of Takeo's internal shift, from village boy to warrior learning to move without sound, to wield a power he never asked for. Iida's menace is chillingly delivered-cold, precise, a threat that lingers long after the scene ends.
What elevates this beyond a great story is how the audiobook immerses you in the world's textures. The rustle of bamboo forests, the distant clash of steel in the night, the subtle shift in Takeo's voice as he masters his new self-these details aren't just described, they're lived. You're not just reading about the Hidden's spiritual chants; you're hearing their rhythm, feeling it in your bones. The pacing is deliberate, letting the world breathe, so when Takeo finally faces his destiny, it's earned, raw, and utterly gripping.
This isn't just a fantasy epic-it's a coming-of-age story wrapped in a political thriller, all wrapped in the quiet magic of a voice that makes you lean in. The nightingale floor's song fades, but Takeo's journey? It's only just begun. And with this audiobook, you'll find yourself turning the page before you even realize you've stopped listening.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience