Author Archives: Deborah Meghnagi
Review by Indrapramit Das for Strange Horizons.
Reproduced with kind permission of Strange Horizons. Early in his latest novel, River of Stars, Guy Gavriel Kay has one of his characters, the poet Lin Shan, ask, “But if only the one tale is told, over and over, no … Continue reading
Review by Adam Whitehead of The Wertzone
Reproduced with kind permission of The Wertzone. Kitai, during the Twelfth Dynasty. Several centuries after a devastating civil war that left half the population of the empire dead and its armies disbanded, the empire has still not fully recovered. Soldiers … Continue reading
Review by Ilana Teitelbaum for Huffington Post
Sublime Heartbreak Reproduced with kind permission by Huffington Post. There’s a reason that each new fantasy novel by Guy Gavriel Kay is met with so much excitement by a core of devoted readers. These are books in which everything happens–epic … Continue reading
Review by Chadwick Ginther for The Winnipeg Review
Reproduced with kind permission of The Winnipeg Review. Guy Gavriel Kay is in a class all his own in the fantasy field. He explores meticulously researched and detailed cultures filled with fascinating characters and then is capable of moving on-no … Continue reading
Review by Natalie Zina Walschots for National Post
For River of Stars Reproduced with permission of National Post. Fantasy, science fiction, magic realism – any of the genres that can be classified as speculative fiction – are often defined (or dismissed) as being entirely about escapism. Whether a … Continue reading