The Last Light of the Sun (Kay, Guy Gavriel)
From award-winning author Guy Gavriel Kay, who "stands among the world's finest fantasy authors" (Montreal Gazette), comes a sweeping tale evocative of the Celtic and Norse cultures of the ninth and tenth centuries, filled with the human passion and epic adventure he is noted for.
From award-winning author Guy Gavriel Kay, who "stands among the world's finest fantasy authors" (Montreal Gazette), comes a sweeping tale evocative of the Celtic and Norse cultures of the ninth and tenth centuries, filled with the human passion and epic adventure he is noted for.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780451459657 (0451459652)
Publish date: March 2nd 2004
Publisher: Roc Hardcover
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Magic,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Epic Fantasy,
Epic,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Speculative Fiction,
Alternate History,
Canada
Hmm. I may return to this book, because I feel a nagging at the back of my mind for no reason I can see. I disliked all the characters and thought it was beyond boring, but there was just something there, you know? In a few reviews I saw that this was the authors worst book, so I may go find another...
Guy Gavriel Kay, along with George R. R. Martin, are perhaps the best living writers of epic fantasy, and "The Last Light of the Sun" is up to his usual standards. However, this does mean that one has to be in the mood to read epic fantasy to enjoy it.This is the sort of book where I think one's enj...
I got halfway through this novel and got distracted by something else. My love for Guy Gavriel Kay is almost limitless, but I realized that I couldn't figure out what was going on or where the story was going, so I stopped reading it. Perhaps another time.
This book is... interesting. I've never read anything quite like it before. The story is set in an alternate 9th century Earth and ties together the English, Welsh, and Vikings. After finishing it a week or two ago, I'm still not sure what to think, so I'll just list my impressions: The Good: 1. His...
I bought this book with a gift card that I received on graduating high school...five years ago, it took me this long to read it for reasons I cannot really explain. It sat on my shelf in the dorms, sharing space over the years with all of my text books and other "pleasure" reads that always more rea...
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