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The Summer Tree (The Fionavar Tapestry, #1)
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SOLVED: Adult Fiction > SOLVED. YA Fantasy series. Group trapped in another world with gods. Read around 2000. [s]

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Alexandros Dimitroglou | 3 comments Ok, I'm trying to remember the name of the book/series, i read some time ago. It should be around 20 years. I don't know when it was first published though.

The plot goes like this, a group of people (YA not kids), was somehow transferred into a different world/universe. There, there were gods and demigods fighting each other, with magic and all. The gods were supposed to be very bright at their appearance. The group was then dragged into a war, in order to escape and return back.

One little detail I remember is, one of the guys from group got separated from the others, during the transfer. He landed in a forest, where he met the goddess of hunting, or something, whom not only allowed him to see her, but also slept with him. This changed him somehow.

Another thing, I think the portal where they transferred from, was Stonehenge and those people were old friends, but got separated over the years and decided to meet there. This could well be from a different book I've read and mixed them together, so....

The book, as I remember it, was somewhat small, page wise, and had a green cover.

Thank you for your time and I'm sorry for the vague information, but as I said it's been some time since I read it.


Jeremy | 194 comments I think you might be thinking of The Fionavar Tapestry series by Guy Gavriel Kay
Plotwise it matches your description almost exactly, but there are a couple of elements that don't match up with what you described. This is a three-book series, with each book 300+ pages.


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Alexandros Dimitroglou | 3 comments Yes, this looks like it. I'll get back to you, when I'm sure.
Thank you anyway.


message 4: by Kris (new)

Kris | 54882 comments Mod
Here is Wikipedia's plot summaries - with Spoilers - of Jeremy's suggestion: The Fionavar Tapestry series by Guy Gavriel Kay:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fio...

Google Books preview - https://books.google.com/books?id=H4m... There are different cover images.


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Alexandros Dimitroglou | 3 comments Yes, this is the one I was looking for. I downloaded at Kindle and read a few chapters. Man, this is a difficult read, especially when it's not in your original language.

Thank you both for answers. Now I must go read the rest :D.


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Kris | 54882 comments Mod
Great. Glad you found your book series, Alexandros. Here's the link for the first book - The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay.


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