Ebook {Epub PDF} River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay

River of Stars is Guy Gavriel Kay's twelfth novel and the second set in a lightly fantasised version of China. The setting being reflected this time is 12th Century China during the Song Dynasty, and specifically the events surrounding the Jurchen/Liao civil war and China's unfortunate intervention in that conflict (motivated by China's desire /5().  · RIVER OF STARS. By Guy Gavriel Kay. Roc. pp. $ We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.  · As sumptuous and sprawling as River of Stars is, it is, foremost, a keen example of the storyteller's art' - The Globe and Mail 'River of Stars: Picture Game of Thrones in China: Guy Gavriel Kay's exquisite Asian-inspired epic fantasy offers a fresh twist on intrigue and adventure' - bltadwin.ru

Guy Gavriel Kay (born November 7, ) is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction. The majority of his novels take place in fictional settings that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Justinian I or Spain during the time of El bltadwin.ru has expressed a preference to avoid genre categorization of these works as historical fantasy. River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay. We first see Ren Daiyan, the heroic protagonist of Kay's newest novel, as an angst-ridden adolescent in a grove, wielding a bamboo sword to channel his anger. Living in a time of famine, and of war against the barbarian Kislik tribe, he is deeply aware of the diminished glory of the empire of Kitai. In its. In a culture where Game Of Thrones is supplanting The Lord Of The Rings as the model for fantasy storytelling, the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay demand more attention. His novels, like George R.R.

River of Stars is set in a 12th Century country, Kitai, whose characteristics are drawn from the history of the Song Dynasty of China, but it is rightly called a historical fantasy rather than a historical novel. The main characters and the overall story arc are based on real people and events, but the book neither fictionalizes real life individuals nor drops made-up characters into real-life events. River of Stars is the twelfth novel by Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay and is based loosely on twelfth century China during the Song Dynasty. Like many of his works, Kay weaves historical names, places and events into a fictional tapestry that still retains the feel of historical work, while engaging the reader in the intensely character-driven style that makes his works so engrossing. RIVER OF STARS. by Guy Gavriel Kay ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 2, An elegant, imaginative inhabitation of Song-dynasty China of 1, years ago by prolific historical novelist Kay (A Song for Arbonne, , etc.).