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Elven Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Canada
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Guy Gavriel Kay
I tried to read "The Summer Tree" back in high school, finished it, remember liking it , but being very sad at the end cuz it is emotionally quite powerful. And then I finished high school and no longer had access to their library, so I never finished the series.
I just bought the whole "Fionavar Tapestry" series and I read the whole thing and was completely blown away. So I got myself a copy of "Song for Arbonne" and can't wait to read the rest of his stuff, which I have heard is quite good. What are everyone else's impressions of his stuff? |
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Elf Lord
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Valinor, right next to Telperion . . . what did you expect, Michigan?
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The summer Tree is the only one i've read. I liked it . . . I wanna read Tigana.
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Elf Lord
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Tring, Herts, England
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The Fionavar Tapestry is great! Song for Arbonne is good, but more romance than fantasy. Be warned, I cried through both!
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'Sober' Mullet Frosh
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Queen's
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Kay stuff is excellent. Tigana is top notch as is The Lions of Al-Rassan. Sailing to Sarentium and its sequel are pretty good, but the first two (and a Song for Arbonne-they're all in same vein) are wonderful books and they each stand alone, no searching for sequels.
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Elf Lord
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Fountain Valley, CA
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Enting
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Calgary
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Someone recomended his books to me, but my sister got there first. Right now, she is almost done The Darkest Road and i'm about half way thorugh the Summer Tree. unfortunately, we the the trilogy all put together into one book so i can't finish The Summer Tree until she's finished The Darkest Road. So far, I love them!!! I can't wait to read more of his books.
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Elven Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Canada
Posts: 479
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Ok. I've now managed to burn right through all his novels except for the Sarantine Mosaic. It might be a good idea to hold off of that until after my midterms. I am now thouroughly convinced that this man is a genius. Why did no one tell me about him earlier? I could never hope to write so beautifully even if I tried for a thousand years.
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Enting
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Calgary
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I just finished the Fionavar tapestry, and I have to admit that I cried at the end. I haven't read any of his other books but i really really want to. I bought the Fionavar tapestry as soon as I was done the summer tree and I am sure I am going to read it over and over again.
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Sapling
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: In a hole in the ground...
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I've read several of his books. By far the best (and the first I read which may explain it) was The Lions of Al-Rassan which was just stunning. A song for Arbonne and Sailing to Sarantium are good, too.
I didn't appreciate the Fianovar (spelling?) Tapestry as much.
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Elf Lord
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: and why do YOU want to know?
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i'm sooo dumb
i just thought he wrote the al-rasson(sp) and Sartine(sp) mosaic! lol i'll have to search his books up at the good old library
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'Sober' Mullet Frosh
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Queen's
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My personal favorite is actually Tigana. It's excellent.
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King of Nargothrond
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Canada! eh?
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If you've read the Summer tree, then tackle The Wandering Fire, and Darkest Road, the whole trilogy (Fionavar Tapestry) is SOOO rewarding...
Did you know Kay helped Christopher Tolkien with the Silmarillion?
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