Children of Earth and Sky
From the bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels Under Heaven and River of Stars
$23.62
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
16 May 2017
Summary
Guy Gavriel Kay, bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels Under Heaven and River of Stars, once again visits a world that evokes one that existed in our own past, this time the tumultuous period of Renaissance Europe-a world on the verge of war, where ordinary lives play out in the grand scheme of kingdoms colliding.
From the small coastal town of Senjan, notorious for its pirates, a young woman sets out to find vengeance for her lost family. That same spring,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473628137 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147362813X |
| Author: | Guy Gavriel Kay |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 16 May 2017 |
| Weight: | 404g |
| Dimensions: | 206mm x 150mm x 38mm |
| Series: | Children of Earth and Sky |
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Critics Review
One of the best fantasy novels I have read.
Kay triumphs at creating complex political landscapes and then populating them with characters who make the stakes important and the struggles real. Another magnificent history-that-never-was from a master. - Library Journal
Guy Gavriel Kay has a wonderful talent. He tells stories in an invented world that is so rich in historical echoes that I found myself smiling with pleasure as I heard the echoes, while engrossed in the story. Warmly recommended. - Edward RutherfurdThe greatest living author of epic fantasy - Brandon Sanderson[Kay] wields plots and all-too-human characters brilliantly, in a world where nothing is as valuable as information. This big, powerful fantasy offers an intricately detailed setting, marvelously believable characters, and an international stew of cultural and religious conflict writ larger than large. - Publishers WeeklyIts power derives less from its tweaking of history than from its complex, nuanced characters whose stories come to intertwine in revealing ways … Kay has a remarkable gift for lending surprising depth to even walk-on figures. - LocusAbout The Author
Guy Gavriel Kay
Guy Gavriel Kay has published twelve novels which have been translated into more than 25 languages and have appeared on bestseller lists around the world. He is also the author of the acclaimed poetry collection, Beyond This Dark House. His most recent work is River of Stars and his newest novel is CHILDREN OF EARTH AND SKY. Before beginning his career as a novelist, Kay was retained by the Estate of J.R.R. Tolkien to assist in the editorial construction of The Silmarillion, the first and best-known of the posthumously published Tolkien works. Called to the Bar of Ontario in 1980, he has also been principal writer and associate producer for the CBC’s award-winning crime-drama series, The Scales of Justice. Kay has twice won the Aurora Award, is a multiple World Fantasy Award nominee, and won that award in 2008 for Ysabel. He also won the Sunburst and Les Chevaux Celestes awards for Under Heaven, and is the recipient of the International Goliardos Prize, presented in Mexico City, for his contributions to the literature of the fantastic. In 2014 he was invested with the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour. Kay lives in Toronto with his wife and two sons.
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