Kris’ Book Reviews

The cold north, home of the aggressive Erlings, quarrelsome Cyngaels and civilized Anglcyn. This the where Guy Gavriel Kays next book takes us. And as the last three books it tells a story about the world which takes much from ours. This time the story takes place around X century (if you like to think in real world terms).

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It’s not the first time when Guy Gavriel Kay takes the reader on a journey to an alternative world which, with few exceptions (two moons, somehow changed coastlines, slightly different gods) resembles ours. This time we are presented with a history of conflict between two religions (with a drop of third one) that happens on peninsula of Al-Rassan.

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I heard a lot about Kay’s work, some bad, but mostly good things, and now it is time to write what I think of one of his books.The books story takes place on a Palm Peninsula, formerly divided into small countries, but 15 years before the main action of Tigana, the Palm was invaded by two sorcerers, eventually splitting the Peninsula in half. One of the sorcerers is Alberico a warlord from Barbadior empire, and the other is Brandin, the king of Ygrath.

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