A Brightness Long Ago: A profound and unforgettable historical fantasy novel (Children of Earth and Sky)

by Guy Gavriel Kay

Life can hinge on such moments. It is sometimes that close, in our lives, in the lives of others. Sometimes the arrow or the sword misses us, or wounds instead of killing, the earthquake smashes the world flat a little distance away from where we are, and there is a life for us . . .