Tigana: Anniversary Edition
A masterful epic of magic, politics, war, and the power of love and hate—from the renowned author of The Fionavar Tapestry and Children of Earth and Sky.
Tigana is the magical story of a beleaguered land struggling to be free. It is the tale of a people so cursed by the black sorcery of a cruel despotic king that even the name of their once-beautiful homeland cannot be spoken or remembered...
But years after the devastation, a handful of courageous men and women embark upon a dangerous crusade to overthrow their conquerors and bring back to the dark world the brilliance of a long-lost name...Tigana.
Against the magnificently rendered background of a world both sensuous and barbaric, this sweeping epic of a passionate people pursuing their dream is breathtaking in its vision, changing forever the boundaries of fantasy fiction.
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Community Reviews
This little fantasy is my first foray into the works of Guy Gavriel Kay.
IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST. In fact, I've already purchased my next one of his to read. Honestly, I really just want to flip back to page 1 of Tigana and start again. There is simply too much in this book to fully appreciate the first time through.
I will admit it did not sink its claws into me until I completed Chapter 3. Until then, I honestly thought I wasn't going to like this book at all and find it to be a slog. The magic of Guy Gavriel Kay came alive beginning in Chapter 3 and just carried me through.
The world building was fine. The magic system was not developed or explained or even used much, BUT the mystery of it was very suspenseful and that in itself was very enjoyable for me. The not knowing - the rumored threat of sorcery - I ate it up.
What really got me was the character development. I put GGK right next to Robin Hobb at the table of character writing experts. I was so moved by their interactions. I cheered for them, mourned for them, experienced savage heartbreak with them - but what kept surprising me is that the author would introduce one that I would hate.....but later I'd be stricken with grief over them basically getting their due. Insane. Absolutely insane.
I cannot wait to read this one again.
IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST. In fact, I've already purchased my next one of his to read. Honestly, I really just want to flip back to page 1 of Tigana and start again. There is simply too much in this book to fully appreciate the first time through.
I will admit it did not sink its claws into me until I completed Chapter 3. Until then, I honestly thought I wasn't going to like this book at all and find it to be a slog. The magic of Guy Gavriel Kay came alive beginning in Chapter 3 and just carried me through.
The world building was fine. The magic system was not developed or explained or even used much, BUT the mystery of it was very suspenseful and that in itself was very enjoyable for me. The not knowing - the rumored threat of sorcery - I ate it up.
What really got me was the character development. I put GGK right next to Robin Hobb at the table of character writing experts. I was so moved by their interactions. I cheered for them, mourned for them, experienced savage heartbreak with them - but what kept surprising me is that the author would introduce one that I would hate.....but later I'd be stricken with grief over them basically getting their due. Insane. Absolutely insane.
I cannot wait to read this one again.
