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Under Heaven

by: Guy Gavriel Kay (author)

3.96 65

Format: hardcover

ISBN: 9780451463302 (0451463307)

ASIN: 0451463307

Publish date: 2010-04-27

Publisher: Roc Hardcover

Pages no: 592

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Cultural, Historical Fiction, Adult, Asia, Canada, China, Fiction, Historical

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12 years ago

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A long, complex, convoluted story with broad themes, nuanced characters amidst a pseudo-Tang dynasty. Guy Gavriel Kay tackles a tumultuous and interesting time to fictionalize in Under Heaven, and he does it well.

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14 years ago

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Historical fiction heavily influenced by the Chinese Tang Dynasty, with a faint brush of the fantastical. Shen Tai has spent the last two years mourning his father and burying the the dead of a decades-old battle ground. It's a quiet, mostly solitary life, punctuated by monthly supply runs from bo...

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5 stars

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15 years ago

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Exquisite, beautiful novel. Inspired by poetry, it is like poetry itself. Kay's writing style is perfectly suited to the subject matter and the subtle culture he describes. Possibly the best book I've read this year.

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