Ysabel - Hardcover

Kay, Guy Gavriel

3.63

10,760 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670043214 ISBN 13: 9780670043217

Publisher: Viking Canada, 2007

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W tej porywajacej ksiazce Guy Gavriel Kay opowiada o sposobach, w jaki historia - czy to kultury, czy to rodziny - broni sie przed zapomnieniem. Przeplatajac rzeczywistosc z magia tworzy dzielo niejednoznaczne, wielowymiarowe na miare Amerykanskich bog�w Neila Gaimana.

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Praise for Ysabel
"Stylish...vivid and satisfying with moments of sublime eeriness."--Washington Post
"Evocative writing ... fascinating characters ... will enthrall mainstream as well as fantasy readers."
--Publisher's Weekly
"Ysabel is the child of Kay's long love affair with Provence, the sunny, haunted region in the south of France which has enspelled him as it has so many... Kay knows this world intimately, and he presents it with a fresh, deft hand...everything fits."--Locus
Praise for the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay

"[Read] anything by Guy Gavriel Kay... His strengths are strong characters and fantastic set pieces."--The New Yorker
"History and fantasy rarely come together as gracefully or readably as they do in the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay."--The Washington Post Book World
"Kay is a genius. I've read him all my life and am always inspired by his work."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson
"A storyteller on the grandest scale."--Time Magazine, Canada

Praise for Ysabel
-Stylish...vivid and satisfying with moments of sublime eeriness.---Washington Post
-Evocative writing ... fascinating characters ... will enthrall mainstream as well as fantasy readers.-
--Publisher's Weekly
-Ysabel is the child of Kay's long love affair with Provence, the sunny, haunted region in the south of France which has enspelled him as it has so many... Kay knows this world intimately, and he presents it with a fresh, deft hand...everything fits.---Locus
Praise for the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay

-[Read] anything by Guy Gavriel Kay... His strengths are strong characters and fantastic set pieces.---The New Yorker
-History and fantasy rarely come together as gracefully or readably as they do in the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay.---The Washington Post Book World
-Kay is a genius. I've read him all my life and am always inspired by his work.---#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson
-A storyteller on the grandest scale.---Time Magazine, Canada

Praise for Ysabel
"Stylish...vivid and satisfying with moments of sublime eeriness."--Washington Post

"Evocative writing ... fascinating characters ... will enthrall mainstream as well as fantasy readers."
--Publisher's Weekly

"Ysabel is the child of Kay's long love affair with Provence, the sunny, haunted region in the south of France which has enspelled him as it has so many... Kay knows this world intimately, and he presents it with a fresh, deft hand...everything fits."--Locus
Praise for the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay

"[Read] anything by Guy Gavriel Kay... His strengths are strong characters and fantastic set pieces."--The New Yorker

"History and fantasy rarely come together as gracefully or readably as they do in the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay."--The Washington Post Book World

"Kay is a genius. I've read him all my life and am always inspired by his work."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson

"A storyteller on the grandest scale."--Time Magazine, Canada

About the Author:

Guy Gavriel Kay's unique take on historical fiction has won him legions of admirers and made him an international bestseller. He is the author of nine highly acclaimed novels, including THE SARANTINE MOSAIC books and the acclaimed TIGANA. At the age of 20, he was asked by the Tolkien estate to help Christopher Tolkien with the editing of the Silmarrillion - the first and only time the estate has ever made such a request. His work has been translated into 21 languages, and he has twice won the Aurora Prize, is a three-time World Fantasy Award nominee, and is the recipient of the International Goliardos Prize for his contributions to the literature of the fantastic. Guy Gavriel Kay lives in Toronto. Visit his website, www.brightweavings.com

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