- Hardcover: 512 pages
- Publisher: Roc (Mar 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0451459652
- ISBN-13: 978-0451459657
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,009,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for THE LAST LIGHT OF T HE SUN:
History and fantasy rarely come together as gracefully or readably as they do in the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay [THE LAST LIGHT OF THE SUN] is an ambitious entertainment that transcends the historical record, offering cogent observations on fathers and sons, on the power of grief, on faith, courage, loyalty and the inevitability of change Washington Post
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A fine, intelligent series. Probably the best of its kind British Fantasy Society
A remarkable achievement. The essence of high fantasy Locus
Kay has delivered such a magnificent conclusion I cant praise it enough. THE FIONAVAR TAPESTRY will be read and reread for many years to come Fantasy Review
Packed with action
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From the author of "The Fionavar Tapestry" trilogy and "Tigana". This is a story of subtle, intricate richness, bringing to life a vivid and multi-layered world and its peoples balanced on the knife-edge of change.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kay does it again,
By Rob Matthews "Sev" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Light of the Sun (Hardcover)
Anyone who's had the pleasure to read a novel by Guy Gavriel Kay will knowwhat to expect from "The Last Light of the Sun", namely a wonderfullymoving fantasy based around a certain time or culture in our own history.As this is Kay's "Northern" book, it is easy to identify the Erlings,Cyngael and Anglcyn from the novel to our own Vikings, Welsh Celts andAngles of England. Each and every character has their own believablemotives, history and depth, no matter how minor or incidental to the mainstory, and Kay has never been afraid to put many of them through theemotional wringer or to kill off main characters as an integral part ofthe story.Kay has always been one of the few authors who can generategenuine lump-in-the-throat moments for me, who could forget the finalscene between Paul and Jaelle in "The Darkest Road", and this one iscertainly no exception, especially in the more magical scenes. Though certainly a lesser work in scope and size than "The SarantineMosaic" or "Tigana" I still have no hesitation in giving this top marks.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful book,
By _astra_ (the UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Light of the Sun (Paperback)
One of the best fantasy books. It is better than Tigana imho. Tigana was sort of epic fantasy with wizards, etc. This one is a dark fantasy reminding me of Black Company by Glen Cook but in some ways it is even better. I am not very good at reviews, so I can only say that I really really liked the book. I would most definitely recommend this one. Love, death, heroes, loyalty, battles, ugliness of the war, unpredictable events and mystery. I am stunned. I never expected so much from a single volume fantasy work. 10 out of 10 without a cloud of doubt. The only slight drawback is a missing map.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best book by Kay so far,
This review is from: The Last Light of the Sun (Paperback)
I have finished this book in 3 nights, and that says a lot for a full-time working mother of a small baby ... This is Kay at his best, the only one of his books I loved more than Tigana. Every time I pick up one of his books, I am amazed how the writer has managed to create an imaginary world similar enough to our own to be realistic, but completely different and fascinating at the same time. The Last Light of the Sun has the proper mix of familiar places and everyday people on the one hand and magic creatures and violent battles on the other, to satisfy any serious fantasy reader. I also personally enjoyed a lot the references to places and events of previous books (e.g. Sailing to Sarantium) that create a sense of familiarity, while at the same time the story and characters are completely original. I wish more writers of "series" could be inspired by this example, and avoiding repeating themselves over and over.
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