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Last Light Of The Sun (Paperback)

by Guy Gavriel Kay (Author)

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Paperback: 592 pages
Publisher: Penguin Canada (APB) (Mar 18 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0143051482
ISBN-13: 978-0143051480
Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 4.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 250 g

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From his very first books, the trilogy known as the Fionavar Tapestry, Guy Gavriel Kay was recognized as one of the world's finest and most innovative writers working with the fantasy tradition. In later works he has taken on, with striking success, an alternative history of Europe, which reached a pinnacle with 2004's The Lost Light of the Sun. Set at the hinge moment of Britain's Alfred the Great's enlightened reign (he's known as Aeldred in Kay's parallel Europe), Lost Light is a drama of cultural clash and change in a world shadowed by the presence of faerie but deeply engaged with human questions of ethics and honour. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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In the often formulaic world of fantasy fiction, Guy Gavriel Kay stands out as an innovative and challenging writer. He not only pushes the genre's limits with his unique blend of high fantasy and historical fiction, he also expands his own boundaries as a writer by constantly exploring new directions. The Last Light of the Sun is no exception, as Kay leaves the courtly world of his recent novels for a harsh northern land populated with marauding sea raiders, grim kings struggling to establish some semblance of civilization, and a slowly dying faerie world. The Last Light of the Sun invokes the Britain of the Old English sagas, in which community is built upon honour and loyalty, and the end of the world is always but a battle away.

The book follows a large cast of characters from three different societies: the Viking stand-in Erlings, the Celtic Cyngael, and the Anglo Saxon-like Anglcyn. The three groups clash repeatedly and become more closely intertwined in each meeting, as characters fight, fall in love, and die, and complex family stories and quests are played out across generations and different landscapes. What makes the book truly remarkable is Kay's honest, unsentimental storytelling style. The characters in The Last Light of the Sun are real people, not stock fantasy characters, and the plot often takes unexpected, unconventional twists, resulting in a chain of events that more closely resembles real history than romantic tales. The Last Light of the Sun is one of Kay's bleaker works, largely because it's also one of his most real. But it is still an epic tale, and like the best epics it depicts not only heroes and mighty battles but also patterns of loss and change. It is a world upon which the sun is truly setting, but it is also a world about to be reborn into a new era, and Kay tells its story like the best bards of old. --Peter Darbyshire --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not Kay's best work., Nov 16 2005

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I have read an enjoyed much of Guy Gavriel Kays novels (excpeting the Finovar tapestry), and I must say that this latest book is not up to his usual standards. The plot is formulaic, and the action sequences few and far between. The characterization is excellent, but can't carry the weak storyline.

Added to the above issues is the author's habit of spending a few pages at a time telling us the life stories of minor characters, that in a movie would be little more than extras. As an illeteration, if a group of soldiers were fighting, there might be a sentence at the end of it saying "And the miller's daughter saw it all.". Mr. Kay would then spend several pages telling us all about the young woman's life from that moment until her death. This happens on numerous occasions, and is very distracting. I can only assume that the publisher needed more pages.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Actually, in fact., Oct 1 2004

By	Sarah Henderson (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Light of the Sun (Hardcover)

I'm not finished this book yet, but I'm ready to write a review none-the-less. For staters, I think that Tigana is one of the best fantasy novels ever written. I have read all of Kay's work, and have liked all of his other novels to varying degrees. He is a talented author, careful storyteller, and a fellow Canadian.

Having said that, his use of language in this book is driving me to distraction. The clipped sentences that are a hallmark of Kay's style are far too prevalent, rendering the paragraphs and the story jilted and unsatisfying. The lack of pronouns, likely a construction designed to mimic the style of his chosen semi-historical period, is annoying. The repetition of certain plot elements (yes, we know that faerie hair changes colour) is insulting to the reader, and makes the story crawl where others have flown. The repetition of certain language elements is just bad editing. I would like to send Kay a copy of The Last Light of the Sun in which someone has highlighted every occurance of "in fact" and "actually".

I'm looking forward to finishing this book so I can get on with Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell. Will I read Kay's next book? Definitely. Would I recommend this one to other Kay fans? Not without a few choice words to go with it...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good., Aug 16 2004

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What I like about this author is the rich use of imagery. The use of the language is strong, and the storyline is emotionally engaging. A good read over-all. A book titled "The Wisdom of Shepherds" comes to mind.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunately Not Up to the Standards of Kay's Previous Work
Guy Gavriel Kay is one of my two favourite authors...Jack Whyte is the other... and it seems that Kay has slipped a little with his most recent book - Whyte didn't slip with... Read more

Published on May 7 2004 by K. J. Sparkman

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Books I've Ever Read...
This book made me laugh out loud. It made me cry (many times). It gave me the shivers. It's the first book by GGK I've read, and now I will be buying all of his other books. Read more

Published on Mar 20 2004 by L. Bourque

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book.
I have read all of Guy Gavriel Kay's novels and I have loved every one. The Last Light of the Sun is even better than most of them. Read more

Published on Mar 6 2004 by Wendy E. Middleton