Najob Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 David Keck's In the Eye of Heaven Spectacular world building and lore that is haunting and chilling, from the Wanderer to the Queen of Heaven, and the places that were broken from time and space bound in a halfworld for eternity. It is full of 12th century style warriors and knights and is overall very believable. Has some of the most brutal descriptions of battle and tournaments and has a sketchy plot but has an excellent typical main character (as in on who isn't brillant, prodigious, and overly unbelievable) who is a young knight errant making his way in the world after losing it all, who has the audiences sympathy the entire time. Sounds really interesting. My type of story. I've put it on my to read list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattL86 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I was wondering what is usually considered Guy Gavriel Kay's best book. I want to try him because his style sounds interesting, but I've got a huge pile of stuff to read and I doubt I'll end up giving him more than one book to sell me, so I should at least try his best. Of course opinions will vary I'm sure. Under Heaven interests me the most at the moment, largely because I probably know the least about the setting it is based off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samalander Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I was wondering what is usually considered Guy Gavriel Kay's best book. Tigana. It is known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Hat Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'm still very new to Kay (only read Under Heaven and Ysabel), but if the setting of Under Heaven interests you don't hesitate to go for it. It's a fantastic book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najob Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Tigana is a good book, which is successfull at creating a strong bond for the characters and their cause and has a "poetic flair" to it. The story itself is also solid. So, I think is worth picking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattL86 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 One more thing. Do any of Guy Gavriel Kay's books need to be read in a particular order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuroishi Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 One more thing. Do any of Guy Gavriel Kay's books need to be read in a particular order? Only the Fionavar trilogy (The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire and The Darkest Road) and the Sarantine Mosaic (Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors). The rest of his books are standalone, though you might want to read Ysabel after the Fionavar trilogy since there are a couple of returning characters (but nothing necessary for comprehension). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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