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Guy Gavriel Kay (Author)
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Publication Date: 3 Feb 2011

With this rich, masterfully written extravaganza of myth and magic, the internationally acclaimed author of THE FIONAVAR TAPESTRY trilogy has created an epic that will forever change the boundaries of fantasy fiction.

Set in a beleaguered land caught in a web of tyranny, Tigana is the deeply moving story of a people struggling to be free. A people so cursed by the dark sorceries of the tyrant King Brandin that even the very name of their once beautiful land cannot be spoken or remembered.

But not everyone has forgotten. A handful of men and women, driven by love, hope and pride, set in motion the dangerous quest for freedom and bring back to the world the lost brightness of an obliterated name: Tigana.

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  • Paperback: 816 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Voyager; (Reissue) edition (3 Feb 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007342047
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007342044
  • Product Dimensions: 13 x 5.3 x 19.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 75,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Praise for TIGANA:

‘Flair, glamour and unstudied romance’ Sunday Express

‘An enchanting, colourful fantasy adventure’ Time Out

‘A huge book, packed with action, I enjoyed it all’ The Times

‘[Tigana] is so perfect I don’t think I could bear it if Kay wrote a sequel’ Interzone

‘One of the best fantasy novels I have read’ Anne McCaffery

‘Kay shows why he’s the heir to Tolkien’s tradition’ Booklist

‘A richly sensuous fantasy world, full of evocative history, religions, folklore, local customs, and a magical rites…a bravura performance, nearly impossible to put down’ Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Guy Gavriel Kay:

‘Kay has delievered such a magnificent conclusion – I can’t praise it enough. THE FIONAVAR TAPESTRY will be read and reread for many years to com’ Fantasy Review

‘Packed with action’ The Times

‘A brilliant and complex portrayal of good and evil’ Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Guy Gavriel Kay was born and raised in Canada. In 1974-5 he spent a year in Oxford assisting Christopher Tolkien in his editorial construction of J R R Tolkien’s posthumously published THE SILMARILLION. He took a law degree at the University of Toronto on his return to Canada and was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1981. Guy Gavriel Kay lives in Toronto

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A master of fantasy writing 10 Feb 2004
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book was recommended to me by a friend, during a time when I believed that no good authors existed any more. Mr Kay has proved me wrong! This author is truly a wordsmith, and Tigana is possibly his finest story, as he tells a tale of magic, heartbreak and loss. Side by side with magic marches political intrigue, but Kay has described his world so richly that this does not seem a bizarre pairing. His characters are wonderfully flawed - no one individual is truly good or truly bad. He has written very human characters, allowing even the antagonist to merit sympathy from the readers. All in all, a truly fantastic book, and worth reading several times over throughout your life. Thanks to Guy Gavriel Kay, my faith in authors has been restored.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking! 14 Mar 2007
By Aliena
Format:Hardcover
Tigana is a wonderful example of the fact that you don't necessarily need a series to build a credible world. I am not a huge fan of magic, I despise when it's used as an easy way out. But even though a spell is the case of Tigana's despair, magic plays a very limited part in this book. The focus is on politics, planning, scheming and fighting. Since the world is heavenly influenced by Renaissance Italy, Tigana feels almost more like history than fantasy.

Guy Gavriel Kay's strongest point is definitely the characters. I would love to see his notes on them, because there must be a lot of them. In every sentence you can hint the complex backstory. Even the most insignificant characters feels real. There are no cardboard cutout extras in this world. I am a huge fan of minor characters, and this book is such a treat. I am particularly fond of Naddo and Elena. Usually in fantasy, the evil is a dark presence looming at the horizon. In Tigana, the bad side is represented by Brandin and Alberico, both sorcerers but very, very human, and also each other's worst enemy.

The ending is pretty much your typical fantasty ending, with a few twists. But then there is an epilogue, and the last sentence of that epilogue is just the most evil thing I've ever read. Brilliant, but evil!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best fantasy fiction writers 18 Feb 2004
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I completely agree with the person reviewing this before me. I have read this book 3 times already.
The added bonus of this particular book is that it is not a time-consuming trilogy, it is a one-off, which is somewhat rare in fantasy fiction of this kind. It is also directed at adults.
I am a fully fledged GGK fan and own everything he has ever written. The Lions of Al Rassan is an equal fave, followed by A Song for Arbonne, check these out, they are also standalone books.
I just wish he could write faster........
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5.0 out of 5 stars A favourite novel!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A real page-turner.
Another excellent offering from one of my favourite authors. This is an author who can make you suspend all disbelief when you are involved in his books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated!?
After having this book recommended to me years ago, I gave it a go and gave up. When I went back to it years later I couldn't understand what had stopped me! Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good story once it gets going
I enjoyed this book though it's not in the same league as Malazan or mistborn I think it have great characters, story and magic.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend to other readers. I also like many other other Guy Gavriel Kay novels.
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I have to say I'm sad that I didn't encounter this book before now. After picking up the title from an internet forum, I took it on holiday and read it cover to cover in two days... Read more
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