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"Elegant, sweeping, and colorful...one of those books you wish would never end." (San Francisco Chronicle) This is the acclaimed novel about forbidden love, bitter rivalries, and power struggles, set in a world based on Eleanor of Aquitaine's France-from Guy Gavriel Kay, who "stands among the world's finest fantasy authors" (Montreal Gazette). "This panoramic, absorbing novel beautifully creates an alternate version of the medieval world....Kay creates a vivid world of love and music, magic, and death." (Publishers Weekly) "A richly ornamented and tightly woven tapestry, a panoramic and compelling tale....War, love, assassination, deception, kindness, heroism, loyalty, friendship, and magic mix...in startling, unexpected, and satisfying ways." (Locus) "A cracking good fantasy novel." (Interzone) "Kay has another hit on his hands." (Toronto Star) "Rarely has a book come along that fulfills on so many levels without succumbing to stereotype or unbelievable characters ....Kay skillfully and lyrically paints a portrait of a land and the human hearts that inhabit it, complete with their failures and epiphanies." (Palm Beach Post) "A novel of epic sweep and panoramic romance provides a sensual and stirring feast for readers." (South Bend Tribune)

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A Song for Arbonne

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Halfway through this book I had an epiphany. In fact, I woke up in the middle of the night with a realization - Kay's A Song for Arbonne has few if any traditional fantasy elements woven in it's rich tapestry of love, music, honor, courage, tragedy and hope. Yet I was so enthr...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 26 16:19:06 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 04 14:10:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Jan 25 20:53:48 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 17:16:11 -0800 2008
In 'A Song for Arbonne' a country (loosely based on the troubador culture of...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 08 12:42:04 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 07 15:25:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 04:52:01 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 14:25:07 -0700 2009
A simple proofreading might have saved the reader a few rambling sentence fragments and improved the readability. Those who devour books may not notice.]]> 2 0 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Mar 11 12:45:19 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 12:54:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 01:51:13 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 02:12:46 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 03 05:57:30 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 05:57:56 -0800 2009
For someone who grew up fascinated by courtly love, both in myth and in hist...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 14:34:58 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 02:46:39 -0700 2009 The Lions of al-Rassan), which made A Song For Arbonne at once more fascinating and more difficult to read (the sheer time it's taken me to get through it is probably testament to that). It was completely worth the effort, though. Wh...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Nov 17 11:52:02 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 06:42:56 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 11:52:02 -0800 2008
What does he do differently than the rest of the fantasy pack? He writ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 13 03:10:19 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 10 19:58:16 -0700 2009
I've reviewed A Song for Arbonne before, but it was hardly adequate, and I need to review it again for it to count for my "read my own height in books" challenge, and I've come to like it so very much more since the first time I read it.

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I was totally engrossed in this book, it's beautifully written, evoking a European middle-ages civilisation, o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 17:53:50 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 16:59:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 28 07:22:03 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 07:24:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 06:13:11 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 12:35:17 -0800 2009 Tigana, but it doesn't have to be. I have two chapters to go!

A satisfactory ending, if a little bit convenient. Still, worth the time.more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 19:19:52 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 18:23:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 13 07:03:10 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 07:09:30 -0800 2008 2 0 true false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 14 02:13:37 -0800 2007 Fri Apr 24 16:29:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Sep 21 17:24:57 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 17:32:17 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=104085