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The second volume of this powerful series continues the tale of adventure, romance, and sorcery begun in the first book. Original.
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Guy Gavriel Kay's tales of kingdoms and empires that never quite were blend real history with an economic use of magic; blink and you would almost miss the interventions of the supernatural. Lord of Emperorsis the second half of his The Sarantium Mosaic, a full-blooded and passionate epic of Byzantine intrigue and artistic commitment. All of his characters are in the great city of Sarantium now--Crispin, the great mosaicist, Gisel, the exiled queen of the barbarian kingdom of the West and Rustem, the brilliant young doctor and unwilling spy. Emperor Valerius and his wife Alixena have plans for their world--they are summoning troops from all directions--and plans for their city. Crispin is working on the dome of the great temple; and yet time and chance, those rulers that lie beyond all emperors, will ultimately dispose of all plans and all planners. Kay is as good on the manners of charioteers--there is a particularly fine chariot race here--as he is on the double-crossings of generals and imperial secretaries. This is a rich complex fantasy with a real sense of how its world works. --Roz Kaveney
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"His most ambitious work yet...When it comes to imaginary worlds, Guy Gavriel Kay is the Lord of Emperors."--"Maclean's""Compulsively readable...Kay is a storyteller on the grandest scale."--"Time magazine (Canada)
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"Some of the finest writing to arise in the last decade."--Vancouver Sun
--"Complex and compelling...every aspect of Lord of Emperoirs reveals a master at work. Simply not to be missed."--Edmonton Journal
"His most ambitious work yet...When it comes to imaginary worlds, Guy Gavriel Kay is the Lord of Emperors."--Maclean's
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 Lord of Emperors
-Some of the finest writing to arise in the last decade.---Vancouver Sun
---Complex and compelling...every aspect of Lord of Emperoirs reveals a master at work. Simply not to be missed.---Edmonton Journal
-His most ambitious work yet...When it comes to imaginary worlds, Guy Gavriel Kay is the Lord of Emperors.---Maclean's
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
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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
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0061051217
- ISBN 13 9780061051210
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages531
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