- Paperback: 688 pages
- Publisher: RoC; New edition edition (24 Feb 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140177043
- ISBN-13: 978-0140177046
- Product Dimensions: 18.4 x 13 x 5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 294,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Tigana" is a land under the spell of the evil wizard Brandin, who has cast the spell to avenge the death of his son. Dianora has been sent to get close to the King of Tigana so that she may kill him and avenge the death of the wizard's son. However the King and Dianora fall in love.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I love this book so much. Having bought this book as a Christmas present for my dad four years ago, "borrowed" it back and read it several times. I feel that I am well qualified to recommend this book to all fantasy fans.
This book contains everything one could ak for from a book. A fantastic love story, an excellent adventure, twists and turns at every corner. It will make you laugh, cry and you will not be able to put this down until you have finished.
The only problem with this book is when it ends. You'll wish it would carry on for ever more...
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I have loved this book since I first read it almost ten years ago. It has all the elements of magic and history that you would expect from an epic fantasy like this but above all else this is a book about people: their joys, their pain and their passions. Read it and weep (and laugh and fear and fall in love with it). For my money, Dianora is one of the most richly written female characters I have ever had the pleasure to encounter.
If you are coming to Guy Gavriel Kay for the first time, don't start with this one as he has yet to match it. Start with the Lions of Al-Rassan or A Song for Arbonne and work up this this one. All are wonderful books but this one will always stay with you and you'll find yourself going back to it again and again.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This book was a great disappointment to me, because although I felt it had potential - a compelling story and interesting characters - I couldn't get over the poor editing. The author does not seem to realise that less is more, and insists on constantly telling rather than showing, often in an irritatingly repetitive manner. I found this surprising, as Kay does not seem to be an unskilled or untalented writer, however the novel reads as if it has just been written in one go without the least bit of editing afterwards. On one occasion the tense is abruptly changed from past to present from one sentence to another, which must be a mistake as there is no good reason for it. There are also a couple of chapters when the same happens more deliberately, but I still felt that there was no good reason for a change of tense and it ruined the flow for me. Another thing that irritated me was overuse of the word "though" (at one point I counted it once every two pages). I feel it is a word that should be used as little as possible in serious literature as it sounds unprofessional, and belongs to the category of 'telling' rather than 'showing'.
I enjoyed the first 200 pages or so of this book, but by the time I had come to the middle, I was so irritated that I persevered only because I found the story interesting and wanted to find out how it would end. By the time I had about 50 pages left, I just skimmed through them in a matter of minutes to get to the ending.
This novel could have been pared down by at *least* 100 pages.
I enjoyed the first 200 pages or so of this book, but by the time I had come to the middle, I was so irritated that I persevered only because I found the story interesting and wanted to find out how it would end. By the time I had about 50 pages left, I just skimmed through them in a matter of minutes to get to the ending.
This novel could have been pared down by at *least* 100 pages.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great read, couldn't put it down
really enjoyed the book, and it arrived exactly as advertised and very promtly. thanks a lot, 5 stars
Published on 11 April 2010 by O. Simpson
Good...But Could Have Been Great
I am genuinely conflicted as to how to rate this book. I would love to give it a four or five, but I feel that I can't for a number of reasons. Read more
Published on 11 July 2009 by L. Ferguson
Five stars?
I bought this book on the recommendations of other reviewers here and its excellent rating. Now, I don't really understand how there is no criticism. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2008 by Meredith Powell
A book to read again and again and again
Fantasy writing has become a very overcrowded genre in recent years, but Kay stands head and shoulders above nearly everyone else as a master of the genre. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2001
Spellbinding
This book has become my favourite, and yielded new mysteries even on the third time reading. Truly brilliant.
Published on 5 Sep 2000
Best fantasy ever
This is how fantasy should be. Absolutely stunning epic. With characters you care about and a great plot. Brilliant.
Published on 28 July 2000
This book can be read time and again and still be suprising.
Firstly - ignore the synopsis at the top of the page. It is very difficult to summarise what this book is about but that doesn't even come close. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2000
Unique
Tigana is compelling reading. I must have read it 10 times or so and it still makes me cry. The characters are all very well drawn and if they do suffer from Kay's desire for... Read more
Published on 7 May 2000
What a story teller should be...
My strongest advice would be that you do not read this book if you like SF or Fantasy. You'll find yourself in such a good story... Few author can compete with Kay. Read more
Published on 12 April 2000 by sebastien-perret@wanadoo.fr
If you've never read a fantasy novel....read this one
Guy Gavriel Kay seems to achieve a depth to his writing that other authors fail to match. If I had to choose I would say that "A Song for Arbonne" was even more... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2000
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