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Fionavar Tapestry Omnibus Tpb Paperback – Oct. 10 1995

by Guy Gavriel Kay (Author)

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800 pages
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English
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Harper Perennial
Publication date

Oct. 10 1995
Dimensions

15.24 x 5.08 x 22.86 cm
ISBN-10

0006479502
ISBN-13

978-0006479505
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In the three novels that make up the Fionavar Tapestry trilogy collected in this omnibus edition (The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire, and The Darkest Road), five University of Toronto students find themselves transported to a magical land to do battle with the forces of evil. At a Celtic conference, Kimberley, Kevin, Jennifer, Dave, and Paul meet wizard Loren Silvercloak. Returning with him to the magical kingdom of Fionavar to attend a festival, they soon discover that they are being drawn into the conflict between the dark and the light as Unraveller Rakoth Maugrim breaks free of his mountain prison and threatens the continued existence of Fionavar. They join mages, elves, dwarves, and the forces of the High King of Brennin to do battle with Maugrim, where Kay's imaginative powers as a world-builder come to the fore. He stunningly weaves Arthurian legends into the fluid mix of Celtic, Nordic, and Teutonic, creating a grand fantasy that sweeps readers into a heroic struggle that the author makes all the more memorable because of the tributes he pays to past masters.

The trilogy is a grand homage to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, but while the echoes of Tolkien's masterwork are very real, the books offer the wonderful taste of a new fantasy writer cutting his teeth at the foot of a master. Kay has a very real connection to Tolkien--as Christopher Tolkien's assistant, Kay was invaluable in helping to wrestle Tolkien's posthumous The Silmarillion into shape for publication. Kay is undoubtedly one of the Canadian masters of high fantasy, and The Fionavar Tapestry is one of his most enduring works. Readers, however, should also check out Kay's Tigana, A Song for Arbonne, The Lions of Al-Rassan, and The Sarantine Mosaic to truly experience a master at work. --Jeffrey Canton

About the Author

GUY GAVRIEL KAY is acknowledged as one of the world’s foremost fantasy authors. He is the author of eleven novels, and his works have been translated into twenty-five languages. Kay lives in Toronto with his family. Visit him online at brightweavings.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Perennial; Reprint Edition (Oct. 10 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 800 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0006479502
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0006479505
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 453 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 5.08 x 22.86 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #119,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #988 in Canadian Literature (Books)
- #2,715 in Computers & Internet (Books)
- #16,726 in Fantasy (Books)

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Guy Gavriel Kay is the internationally bestselling author of thirteen novels, including most recently Under Heaven and River of Stars. He has been awarded the International Goliardos Prize for his work in the literature of the fantastic and won the World Fantasy Award for Ysabel in 2008. In 2014, he was named to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour. His works have been translated into more than twenty-five languages.

https://twitter.com/brightweavings The author lives in Toronto.

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Eric Friesen

Excellent Fantasy Novel!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 28, 2021

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There were similarities to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It was easy to dive into this fantasy world and become part of the story. So mesmerizing! I will look for more from this author. His style of writing is very pleasing.

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Lynn M Trott

Wonderfully Woven Literally!!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 22, 2020

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Written much in a Shakespearean manner. Unusual choice of vocabulary and delivery. This book is unique and a great read for those interested in complex storylines and magical mystical adventures. 3books in One. ✨

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Cindy Petrie

Great read

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 2, 2018

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I bought this to replace one I had that was falling apart....that's how many times I have read this book (3 novels in one place). One of my favorite books :)

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dimpledore

It is just so amazing! Kay is such an established author - the ...

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 29, 2016

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I don't know a single person who hasn't bawled their eyes out reading this series. It is just so amazing! Kay is such an established author - the rest of his works are just as amazing.

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Sean

Good book, bad smell

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 31, 2014

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The book is a great read but it was previously owned by a smoker and now my bedside table smells like an ashtray. Good book, bad smell.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 2, 2012

I am a giant fan of Guy Gavriel Kay. If I had to choose a favorite author it would be him. If I had to choose a favorite book it would be one of his. But it's not this one. Still this was very good.

I enjoyed this fantasy epic greatly. I found the main characters very believable as characters in high fantasy go. They are also fairly easy to identify with and are by nature very much like the normal people we know in the real world.

Here you will read of a realm of great magic, and of incredible things. You will also read tales of human strength and brilliance as well as weakness.

I loved it. I found the story very entertaining. I saw great artistic merit in this as well.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 18, 2018

One of my favorite all time Fantasy series!

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Catherine Girard-Gagnon

between all the great works that are out there to discover

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 16, 2016

This book made me start reading fantasy style books almost 10 years ago. I read this book as often as I can, between all the great works that are out there to discover. I highly recommend it!

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Fredi Engelbrecht

In Ordnung

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on August 16, 2014

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Kam erst drei Tage nach dem angegebenen spätesten Liefertermin an. Aus den USA ist das halt etwas schwer kalkulierbar. Ansonsten ist die Qualität wie angegeben.

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Kevin McGrane Sr.

Serious need of editing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 17, 2022

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A big, baggy, rambling tale with many relations and subplots unexplained or unresolved, along with oddly inserted sex (non-graphic). He also wrote two pages of text when a paragraph would’ve been enough. The whole thing is need of serious editing; the writer has talent though…I’ll probably look for his later works. I understand this was his earlier work.

Jeremy D.

Excellent, but very sad.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 10, 2016

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One of my new favorite series. Ok, the writing can be a little wordy at time, and the characters spend a lot of time being sad, but it was amazing all the same. Most of all it was creative, which after reading a few hundred fantasy novels is of huge value to me. It was vast in scope. It packed a large emotional punch (if you don't like sad books move on). And it was well constructed. Another reviewer (who apparently only read the beginning) complained about plot holes, I'm the type who can barely watch movies because I pick them apart and I don't know what holes they are talking about.

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BedfordFalls

Guy Gavriel Kay is the best author you've never read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 15, 2011

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The Fionavar Tapestry is probably Kay's seminal work, although all of his books are excellent. The characters are delightfully complex and fully developed to the point of liking the flaws and resenting the advantages of both hero and nemesis. Kay has a very unique ability to make you unsure of who to root for, because in the end you realize that there are forces beyond the characters' control that force them to take the required particular actions. It is the only fantasy author I know where the depth of characters allows you to completely buy into the fantasy premise. His love interests are intricate, complicated and fully actualized, another rarity in the fantasy genre.

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Helen W

Love love love=

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 1, 2020

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I’ve read this over the years more times then I can count. Love the trilogy is in same book. I never get tired of the ending it’s so unique ,I’ve

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