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In My Room - I Can Watch The Wind..

My latest read is Tigana by Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay. I first came across his writing in the mid eighties when the three wonderful books of The Fionavar Tapestry - The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire and The Darkest Road were published. Prior to writing the trilogy Kay had assisted C...
Thu, Jan 7 | from watchthatcheese (WordPress)

Panel Notes: We Are The Knights Who Say F***!

PR: It’s a stage magician trick on Le Guin’s part. The payoff of wonder and delight that she speaks of is a certain kind of fantasy, but it’s not all fantasy. PR: It’s always been an issue. Fairy stories – include urban fantasy in this – are about the interaction of the real with fantasy.
Thu, Sep 3 | from vectoreditors (WordPress)

Opinion: Firethorn: Not A Thorn in My Side

Despite these minor flaws, Firethorn is truly a unique and edifying read, and I recommend it if you’re looking for something a little different from the rest. Though I compare it to Guy Gavriel Kay (and I was reminded of his style when I read this book), Firethorn is unlike any fantasy that I’...
Wed, Aug 19 | from maischeph (WordPress)

The Lions of Al-Rassan

So: Sorry, but The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay is one of the most excellent novels that I have read in, well, a long time. My husband read Tigana (also by Guy Gavriel Kay) recently and had a similar experience. So yay for Kay. And that must be true, because it rhymes.
Fri, Aug 7 | from verenakyratzes (WordPress)

Opinion: Readers, writers, and blogging: relationships between

Interestingly, though, as time has gone on, as I’ve grown more confident in my ability to think and talk about fiction, as I’ve built up what I think is quite a substantial body of published work (though I recognise that it is still well off the radar of many people who may be interested in rea...
Wed, Mar 11 | from davidhblog (WordPress)

Opinion: Guy Gavriel Kay - Beyond This Dark House

Guy Gavriel Kay is one of my favorite fantasy authors. He’s not just a writer, he’s a wordsmith, and his ability to stir deep emotion with one perfectly turned phrase is part of why I love his novels so much. So, I guess it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that his poetry shows the same careful craf...
Fri, Feb 27 | from Fyrefly's Book

The Vikings are coming

Canada The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay. Skillfully blending the mythology of the British Isles and Scandinavia, Kay creates an engrossing historical fantasy set during the reign of Alfred the Great. The lives of Alun ab Owyn, a Welsh prince, ...
Fri, Feb 27 | from Vernon Morning Star

Tigana

Last year, when I read Ysabel, I remarked that Guy Gavriel Kay looked like the sort of writer I would like, and that largely turned out to be true. And now I’m noticing that I never got around to talking about his books that I do like. The first of his books to break away from Fionavar was Tigana.
Tue, Jan 6 | from writingeveryday (WordPress)

Review - The Lions of Al-Rassan

I expected to love The Lions of Al-Rassan. After all, it's Guy Gavriel Kay, and my mother wept for hours over the ending. I have to say I didn't cry, but I came close. I'm not sure I agree with the people who say this is his best book, but it's certainly a good one and I'm very likely to come back to it, a...
Mon, Sep 8 | from wilderthan (Livejournal)

Review - A Song For Arbonne

I'm aware that this book supposedly has connections to real history, but I read it as pure fantasy, and loved it as such. Guy Gavriel Kay is rapidly becoming one of my favourite fantasy writers. I love the way he can pack so much into just one book -- I felt as if as much was going on here as in the thr...
Sat, Aug 30 | from wilderthan (Livejournal)

about this year’s World Fantasy Award nominations

You can start with any of Emma’s work. It’s all great. What a great list! They did an outstanding job! Every single nominee is a masterpiece, fully deserving— Oh, hey! Emma and I are nominated, too! The nominees for novel: Territory, Emma Bull [Tor]Ysabel, Guy Gavriel Kay [Viking Canada/Pe...
Wed, Aug 6 | from shetterly (WordPress)

Opinion: Guy Gavriel Kay - Lord of Emperors

Genre: Fantasy The writing, though.... Oh, the writing! Kay's a phenomenal writer, of fantasy and of literature and of fantastic literature, able to conjure mature, complex, multi-layered characters, intricate plots, and vivid environments with an elegance that's difficult to descri...
Mon, Jun 2 | from Fyrefly's Book

Opinion: Guy Gavriel Kay - Sailing to Sarantium

Genre: Historical Fantasy Review: Sailing to Sarantium falls about in the middle of pack of Guy Gavriel Kay's work that I've read so far, although I'm reserving final judgment until I read the sequel, Lord of Emperors. It's clear that he's setting up quite a lot of elements in the first book...
Wed, May 7 | from Fyrefly's Book

Ysabel

Whatever. If you like this, and it’s your first by Guy Gavriel Kay, then congratulations. His other books are all better than this. Tomorrow: A great book from 2007! I started reading Guy Gavriel Kay because I had the feeling I was supposed to like him. The Fionavar
Mon, Mar 10 | from writingeveryday (WordPress)

Guy Gavriel Kay - The Darkest Road

Genre: Fantasy Vocab: p. 84: “At the same time, the ambit of his authority - of anyone’s for that matter - seemed always to come to a sharp terminus at the point where Diarmuid’s own wishes began.” - a sphere of operation or influence; range; scope. 23. The Darkest Road by Guy Gavriel Kay (1987) Th...
Mon, Feb 25 | from Fyrefly's Book