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The Western mosaicist Crispin has arrived in the golden city of Sarantium and sets out to confront the challenges of his art high on the scaffolding of destiny—but he soon discovers that no man can withdraw from the dangerous intrigues of court and city, or forget that the presence of the half-world is always close by. To the Imperial City there also comes another voyager, Rustem of Kerakek, a physician from the east who finds that his own fate is not simply that of a healer.
In this concluding volume of the Sarantine Mosaic, Guy Gavriel Kay brilliantly merges an epic adventure with a deeply moving meditation on art and power, and the eternal human struggle to leave a legacy.
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Epic,
By RedAllAbout (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lord of Emperors (The Sarantine Mosaic, Book II) (Mass Market Paperback)
Amazing, resonates with emotion, intelligence, and insight. Stands as a modern classic and will be read for years to come--- true literature at its best.
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Fabulous followup,
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This review is from: Lord of Emperors (The Sarantine Mosaic, Book II) (Mass Market Paperback)
I am re-reading these two books, and they have lost none of their punch. Kay fans will already know them well. Those who are not yet Kay fans should dip in. The overall story is that of Crispin, master mosaicist in Ravenna, the seat of rule of the remnants of the Western Roman Empire, long taken over by the Goths, and rent by internal strife. Crispin is borrowed by the Byzantine emperor (closely modelled on Justinian), to produce the mosaic for the dome of the Aghia Sophia. His travels to the city are the subject of the first part, "Sailing to Sarantium".The second volume is much more bloody, concerned with the imperial court and its politics, the Blues and the Greens (like Leafs and Canadiens fans, but with chariots), and the great general (Belisarius) who is supposed to reunite the Eastern and Western empires. Needless to say, there is intrigue, blood, intrigue, money, intrigue, sex, and intrigue. As a senior craftsman, mid-rank official, and a foreigner, Crispin gets involved far beyond his ability. The series ends in blood and, yes, intrigue. This is historical fantasy, light on the fantasy and heavy on history, action, plot, and character. Not light reading, but it will suck you in, and keep you up late. You will remember this book for a decade.
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Is Book III done yet?,
By Saundra Lawson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lord of Emperors (The Sarantine Mosaic, Book II) (Mass Market Paperback)
Enjoyed the character development and the interesting twists. Mr. Kay does a nice job of enticing you back for the next book but wraps up the story enough to make you feel it was worth it. Although I do not care for episodic tales, this is worth the effort,
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Wonderful Book.,
By Amanda - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lord of Emperors (The Sarantine Mosaic, Book II) (Mass Market Paperback)
Guy Gavriel Kay again proves himself a master of words in this, the conclusion to the Sarantine Mosaic duology.Everyone will grant that Kay has a passion for writing complex, imaginative, and intelligent characters. The challenge, though, is to keep these complex, imaginative, and intelligent characters from becoming overly stylized - set pieces, as it were. Kay has no trouble here keeping the action moving and the dialogue brilliant. We are reintroduced to characters from the last novel; Crispin, Kasia, Scortius, and of course Valerius and Alixana. Making their first appearance, however, are a Bassanid doctor, his wives, a most extraordinary little boy, and of all things a kitchen undercook. This writer masterfully blends these myriad different lives together into a rich, rewarding, and satisfying novel that will keep you up way past bedtime.
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He's done it again!,
By Lillian MacKenzie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lord of Emperors (The Sarantine Mosaic, Book II) (Mass Market Paperback)
Today is Monday, I just bought Lord of Emperors Saturday afternoon, and I only have 50 pages to go...I couldn't put it down not knowing where I was to be taken next, the suspense is killing me, I can't wait to get home! I think we'll have take out for dinner because this book must be finished for me to get on with my own life rather than the lives so masterfully created by the author. For any who have read The Fionavar Tapestry the first and second volumes of The Sarantine Mosaic are a must. I lived Fionavar and now I live Sarantine. There are few fantasy authors who can immerse me completely in the world of their creation. Guy Gavriel Kay is one such author, he truly is one of the finest fantasy novelists of the day and this second installment manages, miraculously, to improve on the first! If you want well developed characters and constant challenges to your expectations of formulated fantasy novels I cannot recommend this book enough! Reading the second volume I found myself saying "Of course...how obvious" but unlike in most novels where this happens at the outset of the plot's development here I was saying it after the development was well underway, much like the characters in the novel! This is the true beauty of the work. Mr Kay has artfully written about the paradox of human experience; our humanity is really so simple and easy to understand, the emotions and the motivations, yet despite this simplicity life is very complicated because we are constantly forced to act based on assumptions about the humanity of others which can only be modeled upon our understanding of ourselves. |
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