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... tagged as fantasy and generally ranges from "well-received" to "loved" by people here who try it. His best are probably Tigana and The Last Light of the Sun, maybe also The Lions of Al-Rassan. A book that made the rounds of the group in 2008 was World War Z. I was skeptical (zombies ...

... Men in a Boat (fiction) Horwitz, Tony: Confederates in the Attic (nonfiction) Best in Mar.: Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana (fiction) Douglass, Frederick: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (nonfiction) Best in Apr: Lewis, C.S.: Till We Have Faces (fiction) Oliver, Mary ...

... my top 11, in no particular order: 1. The Girls - Lori Lansens 2. The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery 3. Tigana - Guy Gavriel Kay 4. The Girl in the Flammable Skirt - Aimee Bender 5. Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale 6. Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel 7. What the Moon ...

... Ba Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Wizard of the Crow by Ngugi wa Thiong'o Villette by Charlotte Bronte Peace Like A River by Leif Enger A City of Bells by Elizabeth Goud ...

... Liveship Traders for me. If single books only, then probably Glenda Noramly's Havenstar or Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana...

... xander The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice Wicked by Gregory Maguire Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Melusine by Sarah Monette The Virtu by Sarah Monette The Mirador by Sarah Monette Corambis by Sarah Monette The A ...

... for the list below: Beals, Melba Pattillo: Warriors Don't Cry Dittmer, John: The Good Doctors Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana Larson, Kate Clifford: Bound for the Promised Land Mackinnon, Amy: Tethered Roberts, Richard Samuel: A True Likeness Sandoz, Mari: Crazy Horse Smith, ...

... favorites are: Beals, Melba Pattillo: Warriors Don't Cry Dittmer, John: The Good Doctors Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana Larson, Kate Clifford: Bound for the Promised Land Mackinnon, Amy: Tethered Roberts, Richard Samuel: A True Likeness Sandoz, Mari: Crazy Horse Smith, ...

... on a classmate at one of the pressure cooker schools. The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill Open by Andre Agassi Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. Northanger Abbey too. Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest by John Updike. Ditto The Witches of Eastwick ...

... the good guys to start mopping up and save the day etc., so this represented a landmark in terms of my fantasy reading. Tigana - for the heartwrenching climax. I'll say no more, but there's definitely a reason why people who haven't read anything by Guy Gavriel Kay are most frequently ...

... Blue Latitudes - Tony Horwitz May Poetry: The Anatomy Theater - Nadine Sabra Meyer June: Fiction: Tigana - Guy Gavriel Kay Nonfiction: A Voyage Long and Strange - Tony Horwitz July: Fiction: The Reformed Vampire Support Group - Catherine Jinks Augus ...

... Men in a Boat (fiction) Horwitz, Tony: Confederates in the Attic (nonfiction) Best in Mar.: Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana (fiction) Douglass, Frederick: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (nonfiction) Best in April: McKinley, Robin: The Hero and the Crown (fiction) ...

... hooked on Connie Willis after reading To Say Nothing of the Dog--a favorite that I've read in full at least three times. Tigana is a book that I keep noticing. Gotta go see if it's already on my wish list. Cheers!

... in a really cosy chair when you start reading it because you'll not want to put it down until you finish it. I've got Tigana as one of my 2009 best reads too.

... Men in a Boat (fiction) Horwitz, Tony: Confederates in the Attic (nonfiction) Best in Mar.: Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana (fiction) Douglass, Frederick: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (nonfiction) Best in April: McKinley, robin: The Hero and the Crown (fiction) We ...

How about Tigana Guy Gavriel Kay. As punishment, an evil emperor takes away the name of entire kingdom, so that only those that live there remember its name. The plot is tight, its more about character than magic and its not like any other epic fantasy out there.

... Bujold, Lois: Shards of Honor (no contest) Category 4: Fantasy Best: Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana and Windling, Terri: Wood Wife (no way I could choose—they both blew me away) Worst: Connolly, John: The Book of Lost Things (not awful—but I ...

... romance into his broad story lines. I recommend The lions of Al-rassan for a fine take on the love triangle theme. Or Tigana if you're into "falling in love with your enemy". Both very good novels, too.

@27 Anything by Kafka (if only for what hew meant to me as a teen) One flew over the cuckoo's nest by Ken Kesey Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Dont know if Bestiarium by Mare Kandre is available in english, but damn that's one fine book.

I've just finished Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey and loved it. I think it's just a few notches below Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay but it kept me gripped throughout and I begrudged every moment I had to put down the book to get on with activities such as work, meals and sleep. I'm starting ...

... Magorian Which three books do you most often recommend? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The Blue Sword Tigana If you were going into hospital, which three books would you take with you? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and two others I hadn't read before. If ...

... 6/09) 2. Connolly, John: The Book of Lost Things (2/6/09 3. Dahl, Roald: The Witches (2/28/09) 4. Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana (3/16/09) 5. McKinley, Robin: The Blue Sword (3/29/09) 6. Rowling, J.K.: Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (4/28/09) 7. Rowling, J.K.: Fanta ...

>160: I'm sorry you didn't like The Last Light of the Sun. I thought it was his best after Tigana.

#12 I agree on The Lions of al-Rassan ~ it's one of my all-time desert-island favorites ever. Tigana is also an exceptionally good one of Kay's, but it has a bit more magic in it than I think was wanted.

Wow, I'm surprised at your reaction, because I thoroughly enjoyed The Last Light of the Sun, setting it only just below Tigana. Admittedly, it is not as good as Tigana, but personally I would think it hard to reproduce that level of brilliance again, although I wish he had! I also wouldn't ...

... I can safely say that this book is not making it to my shelf of re-readable books. I was so disappointed because I loved Tigana and was expecting similar brilliance to transport me into a wondrous world. Instead, I was left wandering around in a haze of confusion, because he was moving ...

I had great hopes for The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay because I so loved Tigana but this fell far short of my expectations. I do like sub-plots within plots but if this isn't planned out well, all that bouncing around with different characters popping up, sometimes at the most ...

# 141 Cameling ~ Have you read The Lions of al-Rassan yet? Not a lot of magic, but I liked it even better than Tigana, which I loved.

Having loved Tigana, I'm now reading The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay and so far, I'm finding it a little convoluted. I'm about a third through and I hope it starts to sort itself out into a more cohesive story before long. After my great experience with Tigana, I'm a little ...

... take responsibility for my own addiction--now I'm asking for a recommendation. I have read only one one GGK book--Tigana--but I absolutely loved it! I borrowed it from my Chicago son and he has graciously let me have it for my own--I couldn't part with it and I know I will reread it. ...

"Conquered Tregea. With it's Barbadian Governor." Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay "Would I be attractive to you without the power that I weild?"

I would recommend The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay. If you read this book and you like it then you can also read Tigana by the same author :) The Black Company by Glen Cook, so far i have read only the first 2 book out of 10. The books are set in 3 different series, and are a must ...

... Harris An Aurora Teagarden mystery. Not my favorite in the series, but passable. Three stars. 65. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay A beautifully written epic fantasy. I don't have the words to properly praise this book; this was my first by Kay, and it won't be my last. Gorg ...

... know this was being reading-group-ified, or I'd have done a re-read. I love this book. Not as much as I do Ysabel or Tigana, but his prose in this piece paints a romanticised scene without being purple, and I enjoy reading that. Somewhat like Busifer, I have a mental picture of old Cor ...

... to become controlled. You might not even see this because i suspect that you've left this thread but I had to comment on Tigana. It was one of my best reads so far this year and one of the first books in my fantasy category. Like you I was astounded how much I liked this book. Warnin ...

From Tigana by Guy Gaverial Kay, Page 66 Clue 1. expulsion

... Says your father's ordered you home, and, blast you both - that he's minded to turn me in for serving underage." Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay "You had me followed, didn't you?"

... the wishlist belatedly, and I agree whole heartedly about The Last Light of the Sun being very close in brilliance to Tigana.

#117 - whymaggiemay - The Blood of Flowers is one of my favorite books for this year. I am currently reading Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. 1. This book came off my TBR shelf, and I have no idea how long it's been there. I discovered this author a few years ago and immediately went out ...

"A wise and providential woman, would that my clutch of daughters were half so intelligent." Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay "Were you going back to town?"

"Because I knew the tune his father taught him as a child, and I know who is father is." Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay "But why did you let me follow?"

... my other thoughts. This is the delights of re-reading after years. First it was a shock. I got A Song for Arbonne and Tigana mixed up! Here I was saying that ASfA was my favourite GGK book (thinking in my head of the story of Tigana, then I start reading it and realize my mistake. *sigh ...

I really enjoyed The Glass of Time and now am listening to Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, one of my all time favourite fantasy authors. I just discovered that Audible has three of his books, what good taste they have ;-)

... Sherlock Holmes and A Test of Wills just to fill out the order so I could get free shipping ;-) Then I downloaded Tigana from Audible and since I'm almost finished reading A Song for Arbonne, now I can start listening to Tigana for a whole new G.G. Kay experience. This will be fun.

>18 & 19: Yes, yes. Ysabel not Tigana. I was very tired and shouldn't have been allowed near a keyboard.

I just finished Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. What a delightful book. I don't know what's up next, Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay for sure, and the library just called to tell me some books I ordered are in, so I'll probably start one of them as well.

... it up. #17 Hi Linda. Thanks for stopping by to admire Jaxon. He's a joy. #18 TadAd must have meant Ysabel since Tigana is such a good read!

#16 Did you mean you agreed that Ysabel wasn't up to the top works as opposed to Tigana? I'm hoping you meant Ysabel as I can't see the correlation between Tigana and the Fionavar Tapestry trilogy, and I could never see Tigana as anything else but him at his best.

>12: I agree that Tigana isn't up to Kay's top works. However, if you haven't read his Fionavar Tapestry trilogy (which I do think is very good), you lose a lot of Tigana.

This week I am going to be reading Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, and I have Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay waiting as well.

> 12 I was also disappointed with Ysabel. It sounds like I need to add Tigana to the wishNotebook, as a better read.

... from conflicts of long ago erupt into the present, claiming and changing lives." What a surprise this book was. I read Tigana earlier this year and loved it. It is one of my more memorable reads. I expected the same from Ysabel but I could hardly believe it was written by the same ...

... Common by Ann Baer, 4 Stars Total Pages in February: 3048 February Favorite: The Graveyard Book March: 22. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, 5 Stars 23. The Grey King by Susan Cooper, 4 Stars 24. Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper, 3 Stars 25. Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Le ...

... ? > mkait, I too loved The Devil in the White City, also enjoyed Isaac's Storm. I enjoy Kay too, but thought Tigana was very poor. The main characters are terrorists and I couldn't deal with that. Loved Lions of al-Rassan, and thought the second book after Sailing to Sarantium ...

#60 & 64 I definitely agree with Jim53. The Lions of al-Rassan is utterly brilliant, with Tigana a close second. I've read a couple more of Kaye's works but didn't find them nearly as compelling (Ysabel and Sailing to Sarantium), yet I'll continue to read more by him because al-Rassan and T ...

... work has its (many) virtues and (some) flaws. I liked LLotS the least of all of them. For a first read I would recommend Tigana if you like a strong fantasy flavor, and The Lions of al-Rassan if the fantasy element isn't important. All of his novels have strong characters who interact in ...

Well I'm going to take your advice on The Name of the Wind and not read it till next year. I have Tigana to read sometime this year and I haven't seen a bad review of it yet. Talking about waiting for sequels or next in series, I've been waiting absolutely ages for the final book of the Obernew ...

72. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay 688 pages Having read The Last Light of the Sun earlier this year, and knowing that this was the novel a lot of people tout as Kay's best, I was thoroughly looking forward to this. It didn't disappoint. The wide scope of this fantasy novel, ...

I'm about 150 pages in and I'm really enjoying it. Oddly, though I would say it's not quite as beautifully written as Tigana, I am just as attached to a handful of the characters as I was while reading that.

... reads lately. I love Joy in the Morning, The Autobiography of Henry the VIII (Margaret George's best book IMO), and Tigana. I'll be watching to see what you think of them.

... by Ellis Peters The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The Autobiography of Henry the VIII by Margaret George Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay I will try and write short reviews at some point but they certainly won't be in depth or detailed, my brain has been fried by the sun!

... way. In this I'm a democrat in absurdum, if you will. (This makes me very ambivalent to the general message of Tigana, of course, but it's an ingenious book /in that it it makes us rote for the terrorists/.)

... that I number among my all-time favorites, the Connie Willis book being among them. Another is Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana if you're in the mood for more.

>114: Try The Last Light of the Sun. I think it's as good as Tigana.

I read Tigana earlier this year and loved it too. I want to read more by this author.

Wow, cameling, that gush is so out of character from your usual laconic, informative style of review that I just ordered Tigana before I knew what I was doing!

#111: Tigana is on my list of memorable reads for the year, too. Glad to see it has found another fan!

#74 Oh, Tigana is one of my all-time desert-island favorites! So glad you enjoyed it so much! Have you read anything else by Kay? If not, and you like his style, try The Lions of al-Rassan, another all-time desert-island favorite. Not about wizards like Tigana, very little if any magic, ...

I read part of Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay on the plane, transit lounge and plane from Seoul to Boston, got home in the evening, had dinner with friends, and ended up staying up till 4am to finish reading the book. I loved it, loved it, loved it. So I ended up sleep deprived the next day, having ...

... literary gods decided to reward me for my tenacity in finishing The Secret Supper because the next book I picked up was Tigana and oh, what a delight it was to read this. I absolutely love the book! It's going to be one of my top 5 books of the year. I was so captivated by the story ...

... but the bearing in mind that I have a long flight in front of me, I decided to leave that aside in my suitcase and bring Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay with me instead onto the plane.

Given that I didn't much like tigana is it worth me looking for Arbonne? I already know I can't find it as an ebook, which is one strike gone, and Tigana makes 2, but if anyone can pitch a rounder for it, I might be convinced.

... that GGK seems interested in, for example, the duality of characters like Bertran de Talair who is much related to Alessan (Tigana), ibn Khairan (Lions) or Diarmuid (Fionavar), where I can sense that he had wanted another ending for Diar, using elements of that character in Tigana & Arbonne ...

... stands in relationship to some of his other yarns... I have said it before and I say it again; there's a straight line from Tigana over A song for Arbonne to Lions of Al-Rassan - it's like he has used these three books to elaborate on the same basic themes, from different point of views, and ...

... I am going to have to be in the right frame of mind before I try it, I can find them too depressing.. Agree about Tigana I can definitely recommend you try his others. Lions of Al-Rassan is my personal favourite.

Nice reviews! Totally agree with you about Tigana which I read for the first time myself this year and made my list of memorable reads. If you are in the mood for more Chekhov, check out his short stories. Excellent stuff! I loved Longitude when I read it years ago. I hope you enjoy it!

... I'm not a huge Tolstoy fan in general. I would recommend this book, especially if you enjoy 19th Century Russian lit. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay -- Highly recommended. This quickly (within the first 100 pages or so) made the list of my favorite books. I plan on reading it again because ...

I have all the first printings in hardcover, for all of Kay's work - Tigana is right here on my desk, for another group read, in another forum. And I can tell you - it says NOTHING of "The History Series" anywhere on the jacket, or in the volume itself. Nor can I recall such, on Lions or Arbonne, ...

It's kind of a straight line from Fionavar (even as different as it is) through Tigana, and Arbonne to Lions. Themes, images, concepts, even characters, to some extent, takes form, gets explored and develops throughout them even if there's no connection as such between them. There's ...

Hey Sandragon ;-) I read the Fionavar Tapestry after A Song For Arbonne and Tigana, and I remember enjoying all three books in the Fionavar trilogy, though they were quite different to the previous GGK books I'd read. the last thing I read of GGK's was his book of poetry (Beyond This Dark ...

... Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin Siberia Siberia by Valentin Rasputin Resurrection by Leo Tolsoy Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay We by Yevgeny Zamyatin Dreams of My Russian Summers by Andrei Makine The Compromise by Sergei Dovlatov The Cherry Orchar ...

... Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin Siberia Siberia by Valentin Rasputin Resurrection by Leo Tolsoy Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay We by Yevgeny Zamyatin Dreams of My Russian Summers by Andrei Makine The Compromise by Sergei Dovlatov The Cherry Orchar ...

... Laurie Halse Anderson 74. Kiln People by David Brin 73. Timeline by Michael Crichton June reads: 72. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay 71. The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George 70. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 69. ...

>229 - Joyce - Glad to see you liked Tigana - I just got it in a shipment from Amazon last week! I put Tigana on my own wishlist after reading a great review by Tui (tiffin) sometime last year.

... another plane entirely! Fortunately, the HP series is so different that I'm able to consider something more standard, and Tigana is definitely more standard. Ursula LeGuin is a holdover from another age, practically. I'm a tremendous fan of hers and consider The Left Hand of Darkness a ...

#229: I read Tigana earlier this year and agree with you - it is very good! I am so glad you enjoyed it.

Tigana Guy Gavriel Kay I’m not sure why I bought this book. Certainly I’m no fan of fantasy in general: for a genre that supposedly frees the imagination to create alternative realities in whatever form, I find that most fantasy is repetitive, predictable and, the ultimate crime, ...

... have my TBR pile organised like that, but 5 titles that come to mind on it are: Rupert of Hentzau by Anthony Hope Tigana by GGK The Doomsday Machine by Catherine Webb Impossible Things by Connie Willis Doomsday Book also by Connie Willis

... by Willa Cather Favorites List Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster The Secret Garden by Frances Hod ...

Mr. Postman left me three presents this morning: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay ~an LT-inspired acquisition The Reader by Bernhard Schlink ~ recommended by BookMooch. and The Mom's Guide to Growing Your Family Green by Terra Wellington ~ my March ER book.

... celebrated in the South --it was fascinating and a good way to ease into my 999 Civil War category. Best in March: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay (fiction) 5 Stars -- my first experience of this author; he blew me away! Another one that is sure to be on the best of 2009 list. Narrative ...

... African History (3/14/09) 4 ½ Stars 23. Hornby, Nick: The Polysyllabic Spree (3/15/09) 4 stars 24. Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana (3/16/09) 5 Stars 25. Tey, Josephine: A Shilling for Candles (3/19/09) 3 ½ Stars 26. Penny, Louise: Still Life (3/22/09) 4 ½ Stars 27. Heyer, Georgette: ...

... heard 1 (9 ½ hours) Audios Acquired 0 Total 15 books, 3,437 pages; 11 fiction; 4 nonfiction Best in March: Tigana (fiction) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (nonfiction)

... Common by Ann Baer, 4 Stars Total Pages in February: 3048 February Favorite: The Graveyard Book March: 22. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, 5 Stars 23. The Grey King by Susan Cooper, 4 Stars 24. Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper, 3 Stars 25. Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Le ...

My favorites for March were: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata The Last Apprentice by Joseph Delaney

... Knowe by L.M. Boston The Cellist of Sarajevo by Stephen Galloway The Eaves of Heaven by Andrew X. Pham Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay

Recap of books read in March: 22. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, 5 Stars 23. The Grey King by Susan Cooper, 4 Stars 24. Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper, 3 Stars 25. Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles Shields, 3 1/2 Stars 26. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters, 3 1/2 ...

... 2/6/09) 7. Dahl, Roald: The Witches (2/28/09) (I will probably move this one if I need room later.) 8. Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana (3/16/09) 9. McKinley, Robin: The Blue Sword (3/29/09) The Campbell, Cook and Bradbury books are all scifi. Are any of the others? When I read The Left H ...

... if I remember correctly. It does change the perspective somewhat when a pet tells the story. I'm definitely pushing Tigana higher up my tbr list. I'll also be reading Donna Leon once I get through Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbani books.

... specify why; the book was good, but not great and I think it could have been much better; guardedly recommended 125. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay - Carolyn does a terrific job of reviewing the book on her thread (http://www.librarything.com/topic/51107), so there is really nothing more ...

... aching gap you get sometimes when you finish reading a beloved book. I, too, love it for those very reasons you mentioned. Tigana and his Sarantine Mosaic duology has exactly the same effect upon me as well. Whisper - Oh now that's a compliment. I won't evilly direct you to my cameling in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : MusicMom41's 2009 Reads (Mar 20, 2009, 6:34pm)

After reading your review of Tigana, I have added it to my wishlist.

Ditto, about the Tigana review. I'm not a big fantasy fan, but I've added it to my list.

Wonderful review of Tigana. I had seen TadAD's list of his top 10, but seeing your review in conjunction with his list - well, on to the wishlist it goes!

Reptitive, but true -- I'm so glad you enjoyed Tigana! I really value it highly and am glad I own a copy :), even if it is in France in storage ... LOL

Hi Carolyn, I'm so glad you enjoyed Tigana. I loved it. I especially liked how the line between good and evil was blurred in this story (at least that's my take on it) and how love and hate are different sides of the same coin. Some books fade very quickly from the mind once they are read, ...

Thanks for your review of Tigana, I can't wait to get round to reading it!

I'm so glad you liked Tigana. I've read it several times and I always love it. It is a perfect book to read when things are stressful.

Tigana sounds great. I have a copy here already as I've seen it on a few all time favourite lists but still haven't got round to reading it. I'll have to prioritise my reading lists once again.

... 24: Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana 999 SciFi/Fantasy category (3/16/09) Tucker’s 676 pages I finally finished Tigana last night--I just refused to go to bed until it was done! I'm not sure how to review this book. When I started the book I knew nothing about it except that TadAD ...

I finally finished Tigana last night--I just refused to go to bed until it was done! I will be reviewing it soon, but I'm not sure how to do it. When I started the book I knew nothing about it except that TadAD had put it on his top ten all time fantasy list. I didn't even know the ...

... sometimes they’re badly read, too.” That really spoke to me because of the problems I’ve had finding time to read Tigana. Commenting on So Many Books by Gabriel Zaid: “Zaid’s finest moment, however, comes in his second paragraph, when he says that ‘the truly cultured ...

... sometimes they’re badly read, too.” That really spoke to me because of the problems I’ve had finding time to read Tigana. Commenting on So Many Books by Gabriel Zaid: “Zaid’s finest moment, however, comes in his second paragraph, when he says that ‘the truly cultured ...

I'm so glad you're enjoying Tigana even if you are having difficulty getting to it -- I'd find that frustrating! I can relate to not being alert enough to get into a particular book. I'm trying to read Last of the Mohicans but it requires more brain cells than I seem to have available most ...

Carolyn, Tigana is definitely worth a re-read. It was very thought provoking for me.

# 202 lorie I read two chapters of Tigana Saturday--about the only reading time I had for the weekend. Lately, in the evening I'm too tired to read something I really want to get into (hence, the Newbery Books!). I'm hoping this coming weekend I will be able to carve out enough time to ...

... of good things about E.L. Konigsburg lately and will be adding this one to the TBR pile. I haven't seen your reaction to Tigana yet, so I assume you had to set it aside for awhile. To bad that sometimes life gets in the way of reading. :)

... world are drawn into another, and have to help stop the big evil happening in that world. His Lions of Al Rassan, Tigana, and A Song for Arbonne are all standalone fantasy novels with characters you care about and a lot of thought put into the created worlds . Those created worlds ...

... happy to be able to skip 253 pages that wouldn't be worth the effort! :-) Luckily, I won't be reading it right after Tigana--I have The Blue Sword to read in between.

... Tapestry trilogy, the Sailing to Sarantium duology and Ysabel. Thought they were all good, and would probably rate Tigana second to The Fionavar Tapestry books. Sometimes a book just does not strike a chord for some reason that is difficult to articulate--along the lines of "I don't ...

... Mort is often a book people pick as one of their favourites of all of the 30+ discworld novels. How did you get on with Tigana? It's recieved a lot LT love in the fantasy forums, but I found it distinctly lacking somewhere. Again difficult to put a finger precisely on where my problems with ...

I think I'm with Busifer. GG Kay writing another profoundly wonderful novel along the lines of The Lions of Al Rassan or Tigana...

#143 lunacat I hope you enjoy Tigana as much as I did! #145 ronincats I've been considering Lloyd Alexander's books. They look very interesting. Thanks for the recommendation.

... uin The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks Time Stops for No Mouse by Michael Hoeye The Darkest Road by Guy Gavriel Kay Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycak Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey The Bridal Wr ...

I can't wait to read Tigana, Stasia very kindly sent it to me and its sitting on my tbr pile. Sounds a very good book!

... or/Number_2_Blue.png"> 676 Pages Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Eight of the Provinces of The Peninsula of the Palm have been conquered and divided by two Tyrant/Sorcerers. The son of the Tyrant Brandin was ...

... at Alexandria. Also worth reading is Bradshaw's Island of Ghosts. Must add my recommendation of Kay, especially Tigana and The Lions of Al-Rassan.

... I did get a little reading done and am now trying to get it posted--before February is over! I'll be finishing Tigana in March--hopefully in a couple of days. I put it on "hold" because I was enjoying it and didn't want to try to read it in small increments--so I read a couple of ...

... your thread doing here on the third page? Where have you been, Carolyn? You must be in the middle of a very good book. Tigana, maybe? I'm almost half way through with it and think it's excellent so far. I hope all is well with you. Lorie

... Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Young Adult The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Treasure of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston My Must Read ...

... (although this book could also count in the first category) the Silmarillion- do you see where I'm going with this? Tigana... and Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age. Catcher in the Rye left me very empty but reminded me of nothing so much as A Separate Peace.

Carolyn, do finish Tigana, and Lorie, do start it. I have read a few of Kay's books and liked all of them, but this one is the best so far IMO. It certainly does require concentration because there are so many characters who are integral to the development of the story. I am glad I finished ...

I'll be starting Tigana hopefully sometime this week after finishing up some of my current reading. It's getting a lot of good reviews here, and I can't wait to read it.

#73 re Tigana I'm 2/3 through the book but had to put it on hold because this week was a nightmare for both my jobs and the only thing I had the energy to read was a chapter of Three Men in a Boat every night before "collapsing." Next week doesn't appear to be much better--in fact maybe ...

#16 Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. Tigana is unknown to all of the people of the Palm other than those who were from there when the King of Ygrath cursed the province when the Prince of Tigana killed the King's son. This fantasy novel tells the story of very complex characters and the quest of ...

lorie I am reading Tigana now and loving it. I hop to finish before the end of the month. I read Curious Incident last year and love that one, too--much to my surprise. I especially liked seeing the story through the of the boy and dicovering how his mind worked. I'm looking forward ...

I've got two more books this weekend that I can't wait to read: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon. I've started Down the Common by Ann Baer and Mockingbird, a Portrait of Harper Lee and both are excellent so far. I never ...

>150: now you make me want to read Tigana... funny how sometimes you can read about a book 20 times and it's only on the 21st that the review makes you sit up and go, "Now THAT sounds like my kind of book." Thanks for your very thoughtful comments.

... best work... I'm not sure what they're looking for; I think it definitely is part of his very top tier along with Tigana. Personally, I put The Fionavar Tapestry in that select group, also, but that's a little more controversial. ETA: The nice thing about Kay is that even his not- ...

... review of The Last Light of the Sun lunacat. I've been hearing wonderful things about this author and will probably give Tigana a try sometime soon.

... and compelling. I appreciated the wildness of the setting, the tale that was being told and the people involved in it. If Tigana is supposed to be better, I can't wait to read it as this is already getting my top marks. In one line: Engrossing fantasy with deep characters, drawing on Norse ...

> 58, Lorie, I don't know what chapter I was on when I left off last night, but so far I am liking Tigana even more than the others of his that I have read. I am much like Carolyn in that I had not read much fantasy other than Lord of the Rings repeatedly, but am truly enjoying Kay. I have ...

... every fantasy I tried seemed to be a pale imitation of the original. The first thing I thought when I got truly into Tigana was that this was fantasy on the level of LotR without any hint of being influenced by it. This is a very rich, layered novel with well drawn characters that we ...

I'm reading Tigana this week also. I'm not a very experienced fantasy reader but I am really enjoying this book. I've added Moonheart to my list of fantasy to try this year, also. It sounds good. I'm anxious to hear your view on The Children by Halberton. That sounds like one I may ...

I just read on LisaCurcio's thread that she's currently reading Tigana as well! I'll be watching both threads to see what you think because I'm considering reading it myself.

Hi Lisa, I'll be watching for your thoughts on Tigana. I may want to add it to my TBR pile.

VB I'm reading Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay--a new author for me. I'm finding it very absorbing--sometimes I almost forget it's fantasy!

... or hated it. The difficulty is in trying to figure out into which category you will fall. Working on The Children and Tigana, both of which I am enjoying. I am thinking when I finish I will recommend both.

Nice to see good stuff about Tigana -- it is a fav of mine and a book I use to introduce non-fantasy readers to the genre. I'm currently reading one of Modesitt's Corean Chronicles. I don't have the whole series. I did notice that the books I'm reading now is set before the first books. I ...

# 177-180 Butting in! Interesting discussion, especially since the book I am reading right now--a fantasy called Tigana--has quite a bit of sex in it (nothing pornographic, though) with sex being used in several contexts which has been making me think a lot about how we "use" sex. So far in ...

For those folks who are reading Tigana, please feel free to peruse and post in our very old, (though some are still active) Tigana discussion threads, over on the Green Dragon. I will warn you though, don't read threads that cover portions of the book you have not read yet. There are SPOILER ...

I should have added I am reading a great (so far) fantasy--Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. It is the first book of his I've read and am wondering why no one ever suggested him to me before. The writing never intrudes--I just get "lost" in the story. I'll let you know when I finish it if it ...

... world" also explains why for some of us TV is not the answer to relaxing! I am now off to lose myself in a good book--Tigana!

I started Tigana today and so far am loving it! The writing flows and the description of the performance at the funeral (in chapter 3) was so well done that I not only "saw" it but I even felt that I could almost hear the music! That was incredible for me. I also found the Prologue very ...

@197 - my hubby is reading Tigana right now (at my behest heh). It's one of my most favourite, beloved books. If you like it, I also highly recommend The Lions of Al Rassan, The Sarantine Mosaic (a duology) and The Last Light of the Sun. A Song for Arbonne is good too, but not as good (in ...

199: lunacat: That might be my favorite of his. I haven't read Tigana since it was published, so I should probably re-read it to make sure...but, The Last Light of the Sun was just about perfect.

#197 alcottacre I really really want to read Tigana but can't find a copy, will be interested to see what you think of it. I'm currently reading The Last Light of the Sun by him and totally enjoying it.

I started Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay today, the first of his books I have ever read.

... request. I'm looking forward to it--especially after your review! My biggest problem is that I'm committed to starting Tigana tomorrow (you had asked me to tell you when I planned to read it) so I'm going to have to juggle two chunksters and hopefully finish before the end of next week! I ...

Acheron Hades from The Eyre Affair Brandin of Ygrath from Tigana

... list better. :) Edit: A couple I would have thought would be in there - Assassin's Apprentice and A Game of Thrones. Tigana or A Song for Arbonne would have been welcome additions as well. I suppose any list posted here will have people think "Gosh, they haven't got any Author X on ...

... you want to see what i liked about it and why i was disappointed in it. That's called a teaser! ;-) Next up will be Tigana which I will start on Thursday so I can have a good book on our trip north over the 3 day weekend.

I would taken Tigana without question. Although I have many books in my collection that I really like, Tigana holds a very, very special place for me.

>188 I feel the same way about my fantasy reading... can be very uplifting and encouraging. Tigana and Hobbs' Assassin/Fool trilogies are some of my favs too (for some reason I really can't abide the ships series). Do you read David Coe? or Sara Douglass?

... McKillip - McKillip is a genius, there is no doubt, and this is a supreme example. It has the feel of a classic. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay - in my opinion the best of his brilliant works. Rich, melodic, haunting, strong. I could throw many adjectives its way... The Assassin's Appre ...

... quite as good, perhaps even the Sarantine books. I think Fionavar is actually very good. Only Last Light of the Sun and Tigana might surpass it...and I haven't reread Tigana since it came out. However, I will admit that Fionavar is very different in type that his usual works and, if you' ...

>121: Interesting. I love The Fionavar Tapestry. It, Tigana and Last Light of the Sun are my three favorite Kays. I agree they are very different; the former more pure fantasy while the latter feel almost like alternate history, but still I enjoy them. McKillip is one of my favorite ...

... always thought it was as if two different authors wrote The Fionavar Trilogy and the rest of his books. The others, like Tigana and The Lions of Al Rassan are miles ahead, in my opinion, in terms of writing style and quality. Although I have heard dire things about Ysabel and am steering ...

>106: Tad, thanks. I did read Lord of the Emperors and I agree. I just forgot to include it. Tigana is on my wishlist. Fantasy lovers, what other authors are like Kay?

Glad you enjoyed it. I don't remember dwarves, elves or orcs in Kay's Tigana but that doesn't mean they aren't there. It is a super story too.

... BTW, did you know that there's a sequel to the latter? Lord of Emperors It ties up the story nicely. Try Tigana if you're of a mind for some more Kay.

... I did not complete that series. So, if you want to give her a try, the first three are fine. >77: Stasia - No, Tigana is unrelated. The three books of the Fionavar Tapestry are The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire and The Darkest Road. Also, check your Continent TBR, I ...

>77 Tigana is not part of the Finovar Tapestry. It is, however, a wonderful book -- enjoy!

#74 Tad: MusicMom and I will be reading Tigana over the next couple of weeks, but I do not think that is one of the books in the Fionavar Tapestry, is it? I completely agree about T.H. White and his Arthur story - nothing will ever top it in my book! I have Cooper's books to read yet, ...

... not a huge poetry person). I think Fionavar and The Last Light of the Sun are his absolute bests. Many folks think Tigana. All three are top-notch.

... Someday we will have our own civil war. #64 RidgewayGirl I thought you were a fan--since you encouraged me about Tigana. I plan on reading that one probably in March--it is pretty "thick" and I have a couple of other "biggies" I hope to get done in January and February. I'll let you ...

... ) 2. Connolly, John: The Book of Lost Things (2/6/09) 3. Dahl, Roald: The Witches (2/28/09) 4. Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana (3/16/09) 5. McKinley, Robin: The Blue Sword (3/29/09) 6. Rowling, J.K.: Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp 7. Rowling, J.K.: Fantastic Beasts ...

... them. The Fionavar Tapestry trilogy is probably my favorite. I started with the Sarantium duology which is a great story. Tigana is very good and should give you a good feel for his work. At times I'm a little daunted by some of the books on my reading list but I'm looking forward to the ...

... one for this year also. The others I think you will really enjoy. I'm reading my fist Guy Gavriel Kay book this year--Tigana--beccause my son sent his copy home with me when we visited them in Chicago at Thanksgiving. Have you read others of his? Fantasy is an area I'm exploring this ...

... 35 - 8 stars 55 56 - 7 stars 21 - 6 stars 1 - 3 stars The ones to which I gave 9 stars are: Tigana (amazing epic fantasy; can't stop thinking about it) House of the Spirits (amazing, period; also still thinking about) Hotel du Lac (excellent women's literary ...

... up books, reading a line and putting them back down, been through The Many-Coloured Land, Autumn Castle, Barbed Coil, Tigana, and several others, can't seem to settle on anything. Maybe I shoud go back to When true night falls which I abandoned half way through 2 months ago. Yeah, maybe I ...

... though I started him on this trip when he was young!) and I sometimes can't get in the books he recommends.. He also sent Tigana home with me, but that one looks like I will like it. Riddlemaster Trilogy was highly recomended by either TadAD or ronincats or both (as was Left Hand of Darkn ...

... single volume. Another novel in the same world came out in the mid- to late-90s, IIRC. A former museum coworker *loved* Tigana. The memory of that convinced me to purchase Ysabel recently. And at some point I'll probably purchase A Song for Arbonne and Last Light of the Sun (which have ...

Stasia I have never read anything by Kay either, but I'm reading Tigana for my 999 challenge on the recommendation of my older son--the fantasy guru in the family. He even let me bring his copy home from Chicago to ensure I read it!

Yes Stasia, you should read Kay. My fav is Tigana.

... Max Brooks, 4 Stars 21. Down the Common by Ann Baer, 4 Stars February Favorite: The Graveyard Book March: 22. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, 5 Stars 23. The Grey King by Susan Cooper, 4 Stars 24. Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper, 3 Stars 25. Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Le ...

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

... io) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (LTER) Mistress of the Art of Death (audio) Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner Special Topics in Calamity Physics (audio) Mr. White's Confession by Robert Clark (LTER) China Road ...

... I'm worried they won't love the books on their list that I love as much as I do. Anyway, let me know when you start Tigana and I will drop everything and read it at the same time. Just to tempt you--there are musicians in it.

RidgewayGirl Thanks for encouragement on Tigana. I really had a hard time choosing 9 books for that category because I don't read a lot in that genre--which is why I chose it for 999! I'm trying to "stretch my wings." I lived in Savannah, GA for 25 years before coming to California. Som ...

Tigana is one of my all time favorite books (ok, I have several all time favorites, still...) and I don't, as a rule, like the genre very much. It's fantabulous and I may have to fit it into my rereads category now that you brought it up. Confederates in the Attic is a good book to fit in ...

... by C. J. Cherryh. I think she's the reigning queen of space opera. Fantasy Definitely have something by Kay...Tigana is fine. I was one of the ones suggesting the Riddle Master books, I think it's great. However, if you're worried about the length, try The Forgotten Beasts of E ...

@115: awww, no way! The only thing I found annoying about arbonne was that it replayed much of the plot from Tigana, which is a heartbreaking book. But I have the taste for GGK, I guess. I've always disliked how manichean Bradley's views of gender are-- women in her books are always either ...

... Guide to the Galaxy (although since I arrived in Chicago my older son says i may not like this!) Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana (older son recommended--not sure based on reading reviews--haven't been able to find a copy to look at) Willis, Connie: Doomsday Book and/or To Say Nothing of ...

That was my comment. Don't get me wrong, I liked Tigana. I just liked The Last Light of the Sun and the Fionavar Trilogy better...hence, "not my favorite Kay". I've got A Song for Arbonne sitting on the TBR pile as my last unread Kay waiting for just the right time.

... I did start reading him with The Summer Tree and its sequels. I didn't like The lions of Al-Rassan. I really like Tigana, as you know, and find it to be a good teaser to interest folks in Fantasy. Hope you enjoy it.

... We are visiting our "fantasy guru" son in Chicago this week and last night he was going over my 999 list. He has suggested Tigana for my fantasy/scifi category. You've given me the nudge--on the list it goes! I've never read anything by Kay.

... and see if you have a taste for it. Very good world building. You've already got some Tim Powers. I don't see any Guy Gavriel Kay; try The Lions of Al-Rassan.

I've read Tigana. It's not my favorite Kay, but I enjoy everything he writes.

I love McKilip's books. Most recently re-read Winter Rose which is not my favorite. Anyone read Kay's Tigana? I really like that one. And it makes a good intro to fantasy for non-fantasy readers.

... do with Fitz... Guy Gavriel Kay - he's amazing, both for his characters and for the sheer power of his story telling. Tigana and The Lions of Al-Rassan are among his best work in my opinion as already mentioned. But I'd also recommend his Sarantine Mosaic duology which is, honestly, ...

Guy Gavriel Kay. (Excepting The Fionavar Tapestery because that's his earliest and weakest.) Most people seem to recommend Tigana and The Lions of Al-Rassan. (I agree with that, but I've not read all of his work yet.) The Lies of Locke Lamora? Though Lynch does sometimes go a little ...

... Mistress 4. Le Guin, Ursala: The Left Hand of Darkness READ 2009 5. Herbert, Frank: Dune 6. Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana READ 2009 7. McKillip, Patricia: Riddle Master Trilogy 8. Miller, Walter M.: A Canticle for Leibowitz 9. Bradbury, Ray: The Martian Chronicles READ 200 ...

Third vote for Guy Gavriel Kay, esp. The Lions of al-Rassan, but Tigana is good too. Also, seconding Jonathan Strange. ETA thanks to everyone for the suggestions of other good series.

... heavy on the worldbuilding. Seconding amberwitch I'd also strongly recommend anything by Guy Gavriel Kay. I started with Tigana, but I'm loving The Lions of Al-Rassan even more. Worldbuilding-centric writer, his stories read like historical fiction. They're good and heavy. I, for one, ...

... w=Storeetllr Other excellent books I've read so far this year are: Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner The Hou ...

I persevered through some three hundred paperback pages of Tigana, but then realised that I didn't care at all about the story or the characters so ... it was reshelved, unfinished.

... library book sale: Mercy by Julie Garwood, Devil in Winter, The Big Four, Cat Among the Pigeons, First Knight, Tigana, Valley of the Shadow, The New Deputy in Town.

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay The China Garden by Liz Berry Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis

ooooh yes, Tigana for sure :) & annother standalone fantasy (that I dont think many people would have heard of) which will stay with me forever is Glenda Noramly's Havenstar

Ooooh god, this could get long. First, there's my Top 5: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. This is my perfect book. Don't even get me started on why. We'll be here all night. The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice. This was my perfect book before I read Tigana. Theatre, deep friendship, ...

... who liked it (I loved it). The two sequels are No Present Like Time and Dangerous Offspring. Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana is a remarkable book, perhaps his best, and very much worth reading. Brandon Sanderson's Elantris is a very nice first novel. Well-written with lots of ...

... some time! eta After finishing the Wardstone Chronicles by Joseph Delaney I'm going to read the Coldfire trilogy, Tigana, Deluge, Start the dragonbone chair series and finish the Saliva Tree, convince my mum to buy a new series for my 14 yr old brother which I can then read, ...

... and it's grand themes but compared to the rest of his works, even Last light of the sun, which I don't particularly like, Tigana feels like a first or early work. Which it is, of course. But IMHO A song for Arbonne, Lions of Al-Rassan and The Sarantine Mosaic is better, both for prose, ...

... (so far). These four were 9/10s (which is 5/5 on that scale): Hotel du Lac Special Topics in Calamity Physics Tigana House of Spirits Not sure if I'll finish another 9 in the 5 days remaining, but I'm currently reading Fingersmith and The Devil and Miss Prym, either or ...

I'm working my sorry a** off at the moment, so I lack the energy to add new experiences... therefore I'm rereading Tigana. Soon I will be off on vacation though and I'm shuffling the TBR stack to decide what to take on next... the anticipation! *drools*

We've got member-recommendation spam, on at least Tigana and Dune (in my catalog, presumably he's done the same for other books) http://www.librarything.com/work/35835 http://www.librarything.com/work/4041453 User "rabaker" is recommending a title by R.A. Baker. Edit: Not only ...

... bit... that would be interesting. Then of course I'd have to end the trip by sharing some blue wine with the folks from Tigana :-)

I was naughty. I found out that Catherine Jinks' new book The Dark Mountain was out, so I had to buy it. And they had Tigana on clearance, so I couldn't pass that one up either. I'm very naughty.

... 7 stars. LT Really good fantasy, though nowhere as great as The Lions of al-Rassan, which is my favorite Kay so far, or Tigana, but it might have garnered 8 stars except that the ending was just so disappointing. I know this is the first of a two-book story, but I thought it was just cheesy ...

... to show up and produce the Patronus. EVERY TIME, I cry. - Guy Gavriel Kay's good at making me cry - several points in Tigana, the end of Lions of Al-Rassan, and about the entire last half of The Darkest Road. Favorite scene, though, is from my least favorite book of his - I thought Pau ...

I read about a dozen books in May, and my top three are, in order: 1. The House of the Spirits 2. Tigana 3. a tie between Conspiracies: a Repairman Jack novel by F. Paul Wilson and The Case of Abraham Lincoln by Julie M. Fenster, the only nonfiction in the bunch. ETA Touchston ...

... and other things I am reading. If I manage to combine a particularly 'heavy' load then rereading an old favourite like Tigana is just total escapism and relaxation. I am a fast reader too, so I sometimes when I reread i do pick up subtle things I missed the first time through I am ...

... Trilogy by Mary Stewart Beauty by Sheri Tepper Some recent fantasies I intend to reread at least once more are Tigana and The Lions of al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay.

37. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. 9 stars. This is the best epic fantasy novel I've read since LotR. Even though the villains were not all bad and the heroes not all good (or, to paraphrase Kay, sometimes terrible things are done by good men for reasons that seem right to them) and the ending ...

... of Sailing to Sarantium. My first Kay was The Lions of al Rassan, which was brilliant and almost as much a favorite as Tigana is turning out to be. I guess I like 'em long, when they're as well done as Kay does them. :)

Oh, xicanti ~ I'm reading Tigana now, and it will definitely be on my top ten list for 2008. On your recommendation, my next Kay will just have to be Lord of Emperors. Is it also a stand-alone? Now that I think of it, I can't remember ~ does Kay even do series?

... Of lists, so my favourite so far was The Secret Countess by Eva Ibbotson. If I did count rereads, it'd be Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, with some surprisingly stiff competition from Lord of Emperors, by the same author.

#102, 103 I'm just finishing Tigana now and have found it brilliant so far! I love the characters, the world, the plot, the writing. #104, 105 Too bad she won't do a sequel of Sunshine; it is such a great novel and simply begs to be continued. :)

Almost finished Tigana ~ it is sooooo good! ~ and already started House of Spirits by Allende, which was sitting on a shelf in the nonfiction section at the library last night, calling attention to itself in the most blatant fashion. I couldn't help but notice, so I picked it up and took it ...

Picked up Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay again and fell right back into the story. Am finding it just as wonderful now, six months after I put it down "for a few days" to read something had to go back to the library. Also listening to The Good Guy by Dean Koontz on audio.

It's been too long since I read Tigana (several years) and I do not really remember it. It'll have to put my "I want to read" tag on it.

Can I just second (or third, or fourth) Tigana? I am reading Kay's Fionavar Tapestry right now, but I really loved Tigana.

... the story from that perspective. As for a recommendation, it's been already mentioned several times but I also recommend Tigana.

... Great Idea by Ann M. Martin - seller 57. Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls by Ann M. Martin - seller 58. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay - KEEPER 59. The Truth About Stacey by Ann M. Martin - seller 60. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray - library 61. Mary Ann Save ...

58. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay - KEEPER I wasn't expecting much from this when I decided to tackle it last year. I'd enjoyed all Kay's other books, (especially The Sarantine Mosaic), but I found that there were often stretches where my attention lagged in a pretty big way. This is his ...

I'm about halfway through Tigana. I'm enjoying it even more now than I did the first time. This book rips into me in so many, many ways. I absolutely love it. It IS pretty intense, though, and as much as I love it I find that I don't always feel like immersing myself in it. That said, I've ...

Elantris is worth adding to the list of recommendations... plus I whole-heartedly agree with Clam's Tigana recommendation. And any Pratchett definitely needs to be on the recommendation list.

Try Tigana on him! Seriously. :o)

... I think the hype is a bit overblown, but I would definitely recommend it. What to read next? I really should finish up Tigana. Then again, there's so many other interesting reads on my TBR and GGK is such a downer. And mysogynistic, imho. Anyone else in the world have a problem with GGK or ...

I really was going to go back and finish Tigana after I got distracted by The Lightning Thief (which was fun), but then amazon delivered The Name of the Wind and I made the fatal mistake: "I'll just read the first chapter to see how he writes." 100 pages later, I can't wait to get home ...

... Burroughs Another short book of tidbits of AUgusten Burroughs life. Funny and sad, like all his stuff. 21F.) Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay This book has reawakened my faded love of true fantasy novels. An amazing, original, beautiful story. 22F.) Interesting Times by Terr ...

... bit. I figure I'll start with Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors, then move on to my absolute favourite book: Tigana. Once I've exhausted those, I plan to read Shogun by James Clavell. I've been meaning to read it for years.

... guess I'm spending too much time watching BSG and in the chatroom at night to get any reading done. I'm officially reading Tigana right now, but we'll see how long it takes!

... His best works are historical sorta-fantasies: The Lions of al-Rassan, Sailing to Sarantium, Lord of Emperors, and Tigana, which has a stronger fantasy element.

picked up Tigana based on recommendations somewhere in the GD...I am about 200 pages in and I love it forever already!

Busifer, I think the next book I'm going to read will be Tigana. I will be reviving threads, so watch out! (See, I really didn't dislike The Lions of Al-Rassan as much as you think I did.)

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay?

Tigana. Absolutely no contest. That book blew me straight out of the water. I seriously had to restrain myself from rushing up to strangers on the street and telling them they needed to read it.

... it has pretty minimal fantasy elements; other than the extra moon it's more just a historical novel. I don't think Tigana is as well written as Lions, but it contains more traditional fantasy elements. The other candidate that came to mind was Watership Down. I'm definitely up ...

I'd love to grow the grapes used to make that fabulous blue wine from Tigana.

I have to second, or is it third, Tigana. I haven't read much fantasy as an adult, until we started these shared reads here in the GD, that is. Tigana is the best I've read since I started reading the genre again.

Tigana without doubt.

... of as mainly sf. So I think I'll have to say something by Kay and then The Lions of Al-Rassan comes to mind, or Tigana, or maybe A Song for Arbonne. I'm much more well-read in sf than in f, so there ought to be loads of good books that I haven't read... but I'm easily put off ...

... I have a hard time calling something High Fantasy if it doesn't include a map. I would say good vs. evil, but I'd call Tigana high fantasy, even though it's not epic, and it's not about fighting the forces of Evil. On the other hand, I wouldn't call David Edding's stuff High Fantasy, ...

It's a fantasy group, so I'll stick to genre: Best: another vote for Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Worst: don't remind me. Eye of the World by Robert Jordan. Ugh.

... thread! I'm enjoying it so far (about 1/2 way through). Busifer, you'll be glad to know I also picked up a used copy of Tigana, of which I missed the group read. Also, I got the next Thursday Next book and a bible-ish copy of Lamb for Chris Moore to sign. He's funny, ya'll should go to ...

... on the Kay side are The Lions of Al-Rassan and A Song for Arbonne, but I'm thinking The Sarantine Mosaic and Tigana as well. On the Cherryh side... well, all her books that I've read. Which is only a few out of a wast production. Still, they are in some number so I'll refrain ...

... of similarities between GGKay and Cherryh, Bus, was there something in particular that makes you think that? (I've read Tigana and The Sarantine Mosaic books.

I actually think Tigana could be done justice in a film today, except you would need a very convincing actress to portray the inner-turmoil of that woman who goes to that warlord as one of his slaves. (See how much I remember of names? :D)

... that category (though I'll certainly save the titles for future reference), but I don't yet know which two. Not Alice, not Tigana, and not The Golden Compass, anyway. My brother wants me to put I, Robot on there, and I would like to read Asimov, but isn't that more SF than fantasy???

... you said about GGK, littlebookworm! In my case I'm particular to The Lions of Al-Rassan but I'd be very content with Tigana or A song for Arbonne as well. In the mid-70's I longed for LoTR being transferred to film, and rushed to the theatre so see the result. I was VERY disappointed, ...

Tigana, but I doubt anyone could do it justice.

Many of these have already been mentioned, but I'd cast my vote for: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay The Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay. (A duology made up of Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors). What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson Davies. Definitely more ...

... I know you're no fan of Guy Gavriel Kay, but I think any list of fantasy that omits him is limping... OK? So I nominate Tigana, The Lions of Al-Rassan, and The Sarantine Mosaic (Sailing to Sarantium & Lord of Emperors). Also, of course, Ursula K Le Guin. Nominating the Earthsea Cycle ...

... Alice (yes, a multi-times reread, but it's my list, and I've never read the complete annotated version before!) 2. Tigana (recent, but so highly recommended that it's going on here) 3. The Golden Compass 4. Earthsea books, one or more (list will expand accordingly) 5. The Mab ...

... of any books i would call "worst", but I'm easily pleased :) As for best, umm, there are a few standouts for me: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Havenstar by Glenda Noramly Lian Hearn’s Tales of the Otori series & Karen Miller’s Kingmaker/Kingbreaker duology

... a modern literary fantasy. For something even more contemporary, I'd second the Guy Gavriel Kay books, particularly Tigana, Song for Arbonne and Lions of Al-Rassan I checked some other courses and they list: Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn Lewis Carroll, Alice in Won ...

Best: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. It blew me right out of the water. Worst: Minion by L.A. Banks. I have no idea why I even finished it.

... t. My 5 cents is on The Lions of Al-Rassan, or the duo Sailing to Sarantium & Lord of Emperors. All same author as Tigana above. And I think that as fantasy goes the original three Earthsea novels is a must-read.

How old does a work have to be, exactly, to be called a classic? I adore Tigana, but I suspect it hasn't been around long enough.

... including Carol O'Connell (the Mallory mysteries and Judas Child), Guy Gavriel Kay (The Lions of al-Rassan and Tigana and Ysabel), Eoin Colfer (the Artemis Fowl series), and Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files series). The Book Thief was also a book I read because of LT, as was ...

I think I have a definite Top 5 now: Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay (2) Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay (2) Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (3) Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb (3) The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (4) Honourable Mentions: Thieves & Kings ...

108. Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay. 3.5 stars. I guess I was expecting another Lions of al-Rassan or Tigana, so tho Ysabel was good, and the ending very satisfying, I didn't like it as much as I had hoped I would. It seemed to me to be more of a YA coming-of-age fantasy than the others.

... to get an idea about, and that one definitely don't fit as 'fantasy set in the past'. I second Guy Gavriel Kay, though. Tigana, A Song for Arbonne, The Lions of Al-Rassan and the duo Sailing to Sarantium + Lord of Emperors definitely fit the bill.

... I like the cleverness, and I like his writings style. He is, in every respect, one of Tolkien's disciples. Favourites are Tigana, and A Song for Arbonne, The Lions of Al-Rassan and the duo Sailing to Sarantium & Lord of Emperors. Sometime very explicit and not always nice sex - some ...

It was The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice for many, many years, but earlier this year Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay knocked it out of the #1 spot.

So far mine are: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay (2) Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay (2) Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb (3) and The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (4) I'd like to make it a nice, round five, but I'll wait until the end of the year to pick a final ...

... enjoyed this group, and so have been participating in the group reads, and it's been a lot of fun. I really, really loved Tigana, I thought Elantris was OK, I didn't like American Gods at all, The Caves of Steel was another "meh", and this one is, as I said, meh. So that's not a bad ...

No. 61 - Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay - Was a little disappointed in this. At first it seemed to take off, but then it slowed down and got to be a little plodding and ponderous. Cannot believe that this guy was chosen to do anything in connection with Tolkein. It isn't that he's such an awful ...

... the Earthsea trilogy, try the Seven Citadels sequence by Geraldine Harris. Among my favourites I'd also recommend Tigana (Guy Gavriel Kay), Chase the Morning (Michael Scott Rohan), and Elidor (Alan Garner).

... author right now. Assassin's Apprentice is the best place to start. Guy Gavriel Kay is pretty amazing too; Tigana skyrocketed to the top of my Favourite Books in the History of the Universe list when I read it earlier this year.

I'd also recommend Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay.

... any sex scenes in LHoD either? But that don't take away the general theme. *As an example I immediately after reading Tigana said something like "was there any sex scenes? no... not that I remember".

... in for the first volume. I guess I'm alone in this, but I didn't see what was wrong with the sex scene early on in Tigana. She's desperate for a way to distract him, and she knows he's been eying her. I thought it jived.

... I can be a but of a prude at times, lol... & I can understand what you guys mean about the sex scene near the start of Tigana seeming to not really fit, it kinda threw me when i read it & i thought mebbe that was just my prudishness coming out, but the later scene's in the book didnt bother ...

... I've seen in fantasy novels seems to be written with the purpose of showing the story is more than a children's tale. Take Tigana, a book that many of us read last year. That book covers themes of sexuality in many ways - from the rather empty-of-love lust and urge-release some people search ...

Surprised it took till #73 to mention Tigana: I loved this book, but having almost drowned in Robert Jordan's cycle, I was very relieved that I didn't have to go on and read more. I guess it's a bit borderline as fantasy, but how about Till We Have Faces?

Earlier this week, I finished Marley and Me. Sob! Now I'm working on Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. I think I've been away from fantasy too long. I'm finding it hard to get into. :(

... try bookfinder.com, thats how i found mine). & also definately second #73's recommendation for Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana. Both are wonderful standalone fantasy novels :)

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay? Storm Front, the first of the Dresden series, by Jim Butcher?

... of reading Lord of the Rings over and over; and there are books I know I shall enjoy revisiting, such as Titus Groan, Tigana, The Blanket of the Dark, Sword at Sunset, and Bleak House. I've just started reading Many Dimensions by Charles Williams for the second time.

... (much like you did for us :-) It's a good book, and certainly worth a go... have you read any Guy Gavriel Kay? Tigana is a great place to start.

I just bought Tigana, probably won't get to it for awhile though. I'm curious to hear what you think. Kay is very highly praised in some circles, but I've yet to read him. ttfn

... by Guy Gavriel Kay. 4-1/2 5 stars. First novel I've finished by Kay ~ I'm in the middle of Tigana which I hope to get back to soon ~ and I must say it was one hell of a read! Fell in love with Ammar and Rodrigo, and wanted to be Jenane and Miranda (until the end, ...

Last night I finished Tigana, it's such a beautiful story! Many thanx to Fiona McIntosh for her recommendation :) I was at a bit of a loss about what to read after something as moving as Tigana, so I decided to go for short stories (that way I wont be making comparisons), so I've just ...

... Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice Wicked by Gregory Maguire The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Round the Year Storybook Gnomes by Wil Huygen

Oddly enough, I was just contemplating this question last night! I'd definitely bring my Top 5: Tigana The Vampire Lestat Taran Wanderer Wicked Lord of Emperors Only, I'd probably opt for the collective omnibus version of The Sarantine Mosaic, since I wouldn't want to be ...

... Noramly (aka Glenda Larke) which I loved, I'm slowly learning the virtues of stand-alone fantasy novels :) Started Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, which I'm really looking forward to getting into, it was added to my "to read" list because one of my favourite author's said if she could ...

... a dose of vikings, and pretty lightweight for being Kay. But please try The Lions of Al-Rassan, A Song for Arbonne, Tigana and The Sarantine Mosaic (also as two books - Sailing to Sarantium & Lord of Emperors). (Haven't read Ysabel so no comment on that one.)

... Writing 2002; The Oxford Guide to Word Games; Reflections on the Revolution in France Fiction 41 Stories; Tigana; One Day of Life; Hotel Du Lac Edit: The touchstone for Not On Our Watch is still wrong. I tried to change it but it is reading as Night Watch by Terry Pratche ...

#38 - Ammar is totally on my list! :) As well as Valentin from Tigana. I would choose Legolas over Aragorn any day. Westley (aka Cary Elwes) from The Princess Bride Arithon from Janny Wurts's Wars of Light and Shadow #55 - Clive Owen as the Phantom? Are you sure you aren't ...

... kept relatively low (30 actual and 30 virtual). Of course, there are always the novels I've broken down and bought ~ like Tigana which I got while on vacation last week, and the three Sharon Kay Penman Welsh historical novels which I got during the vacation before this last one. And...oh, ...

... form. Also reading Summer of the Big Bachi by Hirahara. Then on to Angelica by Phillips after which I hope to finish Tigana, which I had to put aside to read a few library books that couldn't be renewed. (edited to add a book I'm reading that I forgot to mention)

... trilogy. It is a very mild fantasy and may be the sort of thing you're looking for, but I wouldn't recommend you read Tigana or Song for Arbonne. 3. Mists of Avalon - I suggest you avoid Marion Zimmer Bradley. As much as I love her work, I don't think her writing is what you're ...

Two suggestions come to mind right away: Tigana and the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher starting with Storm Front. Tigana is very long but wonderful fantasy about a country that has been removed from everyone's memory by a sorcerer king as revenge for the killing of his son in battle by a ...

#13 ~ I absolutely loved Lamb and hope you enjoy it just as much. Was halfway through Tigana and loving it but put it aside to read The Margarets by Tepper as it is a library book that needs to be returned on Monday. Am also listening to The Stranger by Camus and struggling.

... on your sensitivity levels that one could possibly contain too much explicit sex? Same with A Song for Arbonne. Tigana should be relatively safe, though, if my memory serves me right.

I suggest Tigana, which is quite thick aqnd has some excellent characters. I also second the mention of Gene Wolfe, especially The Wizard Knight of you prefer fantasy.

#31 Xicanti ~ Yes, I am loving Tigana and am so grateful to everyone who had such great things to say about it that I simply had to check it out. I couldn't read it at all today as it was my last day of vacation and I wanted to spend as much time as possible visiting with my daughter, plus ...

#14 Storeetllr - I hope you enjoy the rest of Tigana. I read it last month and loved it so much that it shot right to the top of my All-Time Favourites list. I'm about halfway through The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. It's fun so far, but I'm not sure if it's a keeper yet.

Just started Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay on a large number of recommendations. I must admit that I felt lost in the first couple of chapters ~ Kay plunks you down in a strange world right in the middle of the action, which can be disconcerting but is infinitely better than long, drawn-out ...

... three volumes of The Lord of the Rings by Tolkein, and The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. I snagged Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir, and In Search of the Dark Ages by Michael Wood. An embarrassment of riches!

... should also include The Fifth Head of Cerberus. No Clifford Simak? If we're going to include fantasy, put in Tigana in place of Shannara. Of course, without an explanation of what the list is intended to reflect, such quibbles are just self-amusement ;-)

... something to me made me sob wretchedly, but the most recent ones have all been by Guy Gavriel Kay: Lord of Emperors, Tigana and The Lions of Al-Rassan. (Though with Lions, it was more weeping than sobbing). A lot of Francesca Lia Block's books set me off, too. In many cases, I ...

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Islandia by Austin Tappan Wright Tam Lin by Pamela Dean Sherri S. Tepper's Beauty is a lovely book. :) -Kushana

... Wolfe Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Chaos by James Gleick Hyperion and Endymion by Dan Simmons Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Islandia by Austin Tappan Wright

Absolutely, positively Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. If I read anything better in the next few days, I think I might die from an overdose of amazingness.

I just finished Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, (which was utterly amazing), and have plans to begin The Last Light of the Sun by the same author. I thought I might want a bit of a break once I finished this nearly 800-page epic, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

... the Rings by J R R Tolkien The Earthsea books by LeGuin The Wizard Knight and Castleview by Gene Wolfe Tigana and The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Kay The Riddle Master of Hed, etc., by Patricia McKillip The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde A Wrinkle in Time ...

... Hed by Patricia McKillip Harpist in the Wind by Patricia McKillip The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay The Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula LeGuin After the King by Various Saint Camber by Katherine Kurtz Darkangel by Meredith Ann P ...

... aliens...) -Susan Matthews An Exchange of Hostages (a rather ooky book about a doctor-turned-torturer) -Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay (although in a homophobic society) -Some of Anne McCaffrey's Pern books (ditto, although I would not read them for just that aspect). A ...

I've just finished Part I of Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. Thus far, it's fantastic. I was a little leery of it at first, as I've found a few of Kay's other early books slightly iffy in places, but I'm pretty hard into it now. The characterization and world building are masterfully done; I ...

I've just finished Part I of Tigana. It's fantastic so far; I'm looking forward to going back and reading the discussion threads about it.

... by Guy Gavriel Kay. Top picks are Sailing to Sarantium + Lord of Emperors (equals The Sarantine Mosaic), Tigana, A Song for Arbonne and The Lions of Al-Rassan. He's wicked on character/emotional driven plots, plus is good on political intrigue and world building. Not many ...

... the Green Dragon threads I've been meaning to read Guy Kay for some time. So I was very surprised and pleased to find Tigana on sale for £1 in the tea tent of the festival I was at over the weekend. Also picked up Gardens of the Moon to keep me going. #21 - Work on that TBR pile. Q ...

... we break the book into parts, sometimes we keep them as a one thread discussion. So far we've shared seven books, I think. Tigana, American Gods, A Christmas Carol, Over Sea, Under Stone, The Dark is Rising, Elantris and His Majesty's Dragon. I think we should keep this book a ...

Based on my star ratings, I think I'd go with: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay (2; 5 stars) Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay (2; 5 stars) Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (2; 4.5 stars) Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb (2; 4.5 stars) and the Thieves & Kings series by Mark Oa ...

... Gavriel Kay* (5 stars) Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (4.5 stars) Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb (4.5 stars) Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay (5 stars) All fantasies, now. (I had one historical novel on my first list). Not hard to tell where my interests lie these days.

... per 110. A Song For Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay - keeper 111. Fortune's Fool by Mercedes Lackey - library 112. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay - KEEPER 113. The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay - keeper 114. Utopia by Thomas More - electronic 115. The Lions of A ...

... checking and checking. The sad thing is I didn't do anything constructive to fill my time. Good new is, I found a copy of Tigana so I can finally start the book everyone's been talking about for so long. The only edition my bookstore had was the anniversary edition but I found it at Half Price ...

Tigana and The Last Light of the Sun, both by Guy Gavriel Kay. I had a 20% off coupon for Chapters, so I figured I'd splurge. I've now got all Kay's books except Ysabel, which is still in hardcover. I figure I'll go on a nice big binge read soon.

... lots of fun moments, although they can be tough sledding at times. aarti, I agree that several of the characters in Tigana are not particularly likeable, including Alessan himself. I don't know how much GGK intends us to like them. I also find Crispin to be horribly arrogant, but I ...

... For fantasy...I think I'd either go with the Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler or Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana. Also--Viriconium by M. John Harrison and City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer.

... fantasy (Earthsea) and SF (Left hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed). Favorite fantasist is prolly Guy G Kay, esp. Tigana ands Lions. Also loved Gene Wolfe's recent two-vol fantasy The Wizard and The Knight. Not sure if fantasy is the right category, but I've also developed ...

... nique. Iselle from The Curse of Chalion is also a pretty independent-minded female. I also like the name Catriana from Tigana. (Also, not that I get a vote, but if I did it'd be for Klaus with a K.)

... A song for Arbonne and The Lions of Al-Rassan, the last of which I still think is the best (I've read those two plus Tigana and Sailing to Sarantium /finished yesterday/ - all of them good but with Lions... as an absolute favourite). I'm very excited to have found an author this good!

... on. I loved it as a kid, even if I as a grown up appreciate The Tombs of Atuan and The Farthest shore the more. Tigana has wizards, too. It's easy to forget as they are not of the swashbuckling kind. It's a VERY good book. Is Enoch the Red a wizard? If so, read Neal Stephenson' ...

... books in the Hainish cycle. Also I'd suggest reading, or at least trying, Guy Gavriel Kay. Of those I've read so far Tigana is the easiest to read, but my favourite is The Lions of Al-Rassan. I've learnt, though, that his books are not for everyone - I enjoy his writing style, his ...

... And I just recently read Sunshine. Another that put all other books on hold. :) Excellent story. I'm thinking about Tigana since so many people here have said it's good.

Brandon - It is interesting that you mention Tigana, which was the book that actually got me hooked on Kay, but I think you set your goals a bit low. IMHO Elantris compares rather well to Tigana (if still some way to walk). But enough kudos. I don't agree with darrow in msg #29 above when he ...

... ‘influence’ on my writing, since I didn’t discover him until I was older.) Anyway, if I ever write a book as good as Tigana, I will consider my career to have been a success. Other influences? Well, when I was a teenager, I was heavily influenced by three female writers: Anne McCaf ...

... mi2starsfan! You read the book the way you would normally. The discussion is separated into sections for convenience only. Tigana is a BIG book, so it had five threads. The Dark is Rising only had one. :o) At 492 pages for the hardcover, and 638 pages for the paperback, Elantris is ...

... Actually, if one wants to comment on a book we've read previously those threads are still open. Previous reads have been Tigana, American Gods, Over sea, under stone + The Dark is Rising and A Christmas Carol. *fixed some typos*

Tigana is one of my favorite books - so much so that I keep a lending copy (and have been through 3 that have not returned), but I would not call it light.

Hey, sorry to be late to the party. I've read all of the books you've mentioned above except Tigana which I own but have not yet read. I would put them in this order (excluding Tigana): -The Golden Compass -Stardust -The Amulet of Samarkand -The assassin's apprentice I ...

... favorite fantasy author has to be J.R.R. Tolkein. I purchase Guy Gavriel Kay in hardcover, and am fond particularly Tigana of which I actually keep a lending copy. I like Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel books and Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. Beyond that, favorites include ...

... read The Amulet of Samarkand (actually, just last week - I'm finishing up the trilogy now), The Golden Compass, and Tigana. I really enjoyed all of them, and would recommend all of them enthusiastically, but in terms of "lighter" and "escapist," I think The Amulet of Samarkand might ...

Tigana is very good, but I don't know of escapism... The issues that the book discuss is quite on the dark side, with the lands occupied by hostile forces and how different individuals handles this. The same with The Lions of Al-Rassan which is even better, and a wonderful lovestory, but ...

Tigana, The Assassin's Apprentice, and The Golden Compass are all wonderful reads. I especially have been a fan of Robin Hobb lately, so I recommend getting into that - she writes well and she plots well and with that trilogy and her other two there's no going wrong. I haven't read the ...

... Does anyone have an opinion? The books are as follows: -The Amulet of Samarkand -The Golden Compass -Stardust -Tigana -The assassin's apprentice Let me know what you think. Thanks.

... Does anyone have an opinion? The books are as follows: -The Amulet of Samarkand -The Golden Compass -Stardust -Tigana -The assassin's apprentice Let me know what you think. Thanks.

I hope so too! I've read and enjoyed Tigana and The Lions of Al-Rassan so far, but everyone says those two are the best so I kind of anticipate a certain level of disappointment... Not that I really think I will be, but as a strategy to ward off said disappointment ;-)

... Stevermer for Regency England manners comedy plus magic. If she's looking for something a little more grown-up, maybe Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay? It's probably a smidge heavy on the swords-and-sorcery aspect for her taste, but there's no fantastical beings, not all that much magic, and ...

Busifer, I have enjoyed reading all of GGK's books, but my top three favorites are Tigana, Lions and The Songs of Arbonne. Lions being my very favorite; GGk creates characters you really do care about and who seem like very real people. The ending of Lions nearly broke my heart. I'd be ...

Yes, thanks to the Dragon I've read Tigana as well - my first book by G G Kay. Until I read The Lions... I rated Tigana as one of the best books I've read but IMHO The Lions... outdistances Tigana by far. Maybe Tigana is the more politically clever or shrewd of them, but to me the ...

... to my TBR pile, apparently, given the number of people here who find it Guy Gavriel Kay's best. I really enjoyed Tigana, so if it's better than that ...

... so I want to discount that one (just for the sake of making an interesting discussion)... For me, I'd probably take Tigana, I know quite a few of us have read it, and it's probably my favourite GGK book (to date), so that would be the one. Why? Because I think its a little different ...

#25 - Oh myshelves, Guy Gavriel Kay is a big favorite here at The Green Dragon. Many of us in here shared a reading of Tigana back in the Fall. As a whole it was thoroughly enjoyed.

... place of honour than anything else. I still like those books, but the rest of his work... no. I also liked G G Kay's Tigana but have yet to read more from him and can't put him on the list even if I wanted to - it is a "author/series" list, after all! I mostly read what you may call ...

#66 - Everyone's entitled to their own taste, or so I think... But it would be interesting to hear why you didn't like Tigana, as I thought it managed to balance all those clichés fantasy's so well stocked with?

... in that book annoyed me :-P So needless to say, I didn't continue with the trilogy. But then, I also don't like Tigana much, of all Guy Gavriel Kay's works, so I think my tastes are off ;-)

... and illusion or Four ways to forgiveness. This would maybe be in the sf/fantasy crossover section... Also, I think Tigana is an excellent piece of work if you want to point your students in that direction. It really stands out amongst all those clichéed s&s-books. And so does the ...

For example...Guy Gavriel Kay is a WONDERFUL Fantasy writer - Tigana is one of his. I love his books, he has a new one coming out next month Ysabel which I'm really looking forward to. But you're right mdbenoit, when I hear Canadian authors, I can't help but think of Margaret Laurence, Mag ...

Zoe: Tigana is wonderful. It has this twist ending that just made me gape. Everyone I lent the book to loved it. I highly recommend it.

... Gaiman, and the odd rereading of LoTR, but the first decent fantasy I've read in years was when you lot made me read Tigana. And that's not exactly a romp ;-) *rereading this I saw "decent" could actually men two things the way I used it here, but I'll leave it the way I wrote it...*

Late, late, but I would add Guy Gavriel Kay and his Tigana to the must read list! NOT your formulaic fantasy, to say the least. Also, I think a "must read" should be short; only a gateopener to the genre, not a list containing every work someone thinks of as a valid contribution to the ...

... unstoppable evil God - not to say that it isn't a good story, it is, but his works after that are more inline with Tigana...

... again ;-) I've never read anything by Kay before, and you people made me want to and so I'm now beginning on part two of Tigana. I really like it, and I've had some past midnight reading sessions these last days! The people and the setting is believable, and Kay is very good with words. As ...

... been meaning to read The Phantom Tollbooth for a while now, since it's been highly recommended. I also plan to read Tigana eventually, but I don't want to commit to such a fat book right now :)

I haven't read too many Canadian books this year. I guess my favorite would have to be a reread. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. He's a very smoth and lyrical fantasy writer. Very moving stories that have made me cry on occassion and endings that can leave me with mixed feelings. I loved ...

... but you really can't go wrong with her stuff. Try Charmed Life or Howl's Moving Castle. Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana or the Fionavar trilogy (The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire, and The Darkest Road) are good if you want something epic but not overwhelmingly huge.

... Afterall, that's what brought us together isn't it? I dunno, I ran out of inspired recommendations when I agreed that Tigana was a good book... but what about: The Knight by Gene Wolfe? I've never read any Wolfe stuff, and I feel it's about time I did... what do you think? ...

Tigana was good, Tane. I'm glad I read it. It wasn't anything I would have picked up on my own - and that's been the great thing about LT - recommendations which lead me in new directions. :o)

... wine, a bit tough perhaps, but the effort of chewing is well worth it. Or so the experts tell me. And 23 people have Tigana in their collections, this makes me very happy. :-)

Finished Tigana a very complex and interesting read with detailed examination of motives. now onto cross-legged knight

Finished free live free and followed it up with countdown and Mythology abroad. Now onto Tigana

Well Tigana seems like a good choice and I seem to remember a book called uhhh The lord of the Rings I think people here might want to give that a try.

... I'm all for sandragon's excellent suggestion that we discuss our next book chapter by chapter. Those of us who read Tigana all enjoyed it, but for some reason, we aren't discussing it now. LOL I guess it's already been too long since we read it.

... a book recommendation. So for example a message might say that people who enjoyed Lord of the Rings would also enjoy Tigana. and be reccomended by several people. On the other hand it might be a message warning People to a AVOID the works of Von Daniken or Dan Brown that is ...

Completely unexpected purchase last night - Tigana (cheap copy, decided I had to see what everyone is talking about, plus I quite enjoyed the Fionavar Tapestry), plus the double book set of The Iliad/The Odyssey by Fagles, published by Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. I'm a sucker for the ' ...

... story, I think it's a beautiful scene... very vivid - and it's one of the parts I remember best from my first reading of Tigana all those years ago. It's such I also liked the Lady of Castle Borso, heh! Marius of Quileia was another interesting cameo here... we'd heard about his feats ...

Click here ---> Tigana <---- and you'll find out! It's the book many of us here at The Green Dragon read as our first shared book read. :o)

You still have time to join us on Tigana, Melmoth. We're only supposed to be discussing one part per week. :o) We won't be done until October 26th.

... with "I like...", but I will start with... I love Guy Gavriel Kay's work. A Song For Arbonne got me into him, Tigana most definitely kept me coming back for more. Part One of Tigana is a strong opener to this large, heart-wrenching story. GGK certainly knows how to craft an ...

... he believes to be the ghost of his father, Duke Sandre. This is one of the most touching and wonderfully worded parts of Tigana, in my humble opinion. The Duke says: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Will you let me tell ...

... I believe it would be an excellent choice - I love all of his work. Perhaps even some who didn’t read all of Tigana would pick this up. :)

... works for me too... LOL! I guess I don't really mind... I believe we're going to have a vote, probably after discussing Tigana, and go from there?

I wanna get to the new one. :) Did we decide on what's after Tigana?

Finished Tigana yesterday morning, and then read straight through The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time yesterday afternoon... it's been a long time since I've been able to do that, and I enjoyed the experience almost as much as the book! I barely started A Dirty Job by Christop ...

... for a light kiddielit break before tackling Angela's Ashes. I wish I had more time to read my non-audiobook, Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, because I'm really enjoying it, but it's been a crazy week at work, so I'll have to content myself with enjoying it in the 20 minute chunks ...

Currently about 1/3 of the way through Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, although I hope to improve on that substantially by this afternoon. I'm listening to The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - it was really interesting and engrossing until yesterday, when it just started dragging and I got ...

... of ancient England (Ireland, Wales, Scotland) or Europe with which I'm familiar - either from literary or film sources. Tigana, for example, worked for me because I could visualize a medieval Italy, and so the names and the two moons didn't distract or annoy me. This should be saved for the ...

... hate it when real life intrudes on the nice, cozy world I've been living in while reading. :D I never did get to finish Tigana during lunch. Major crisis. Must be handled NOW. *sigh*

Ugghh! I've gone from reading Tigana to reading an accounting text for a class I'm taking. Not a very smooth transition. I keep finding myself staring off into space, thinking about the riselka and the poem.

... more effort than normal, and is therefore going a lot more slowly. Goal is to have it done by tomorrow so that I can start Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, which I'm really looking forward to. Last week I finished up Son of a Witch, and I'm currently listening to The Historian by Elizabet ...

... the Sky Wheels were overstated to the point of dulling their impact. This is just how I felt by the end of the book. In Tigana the violence is certainly more personal than in Lord of the Rings. And in the latter, the violence is lessened by the enemies being demonic (Sauron) ...

Heh, after soliciting all of these recommendations for series, the next book on my pile is actually a stand-alone, Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay - picked up that one for the book-club-ish group read in the Green Dragon group. A ...

As I mentioned earlier in another thread, Tigana is a book that makes me shiver, in a good way. Actually, most of Guy Gavriel Kay's books do that to me. With Tigana, there is such sorrow. Yet Kay has added splashes of colour: in shared laughter, a bird's song, a look. And there is such ...

... by David Mitchell and Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami, both are out now, but I am busy reading Tigana now.

talking of imagination.... um... nope it's gone ;-) Actually, I think JPBs right (he certainly is in my case) about Tigana - and I've been away for a week, so that should explain my lack of talking. I'm back now though, so let's do this... talk. Er... conversation starters? How' ...

Tigana is one of my favourite books, hence my desert island tag. Am keen to re-read and I'm looking forward to the discussion.

I'm glad we're all enjoying Tigana I didn't get nearly as much reading done during my holiday as I'd hoped (I was too busy having a great time :) ) - this is only the second time I've read it in 10 years or so, and I'm really enjoying it, much moreso this time than last. And Limerts, I love ...

I'm a little late to the party but I'm in for Tigana!

... world far off amid the drifts of space. ..." P.86 in my edition Does this imply that the world in Tigana is a distant future colony of the "prime world" (Earth)? I hope so. It is one of my favorite devices used in sf / fantasy. BTW, if this is indeed a spoiler, I ...

Okay, where are the rest of you Tigana readers? I know there are at least a dozen if you. :o) Don't you have anything to say?

aihre, you should join us for our group reading of Kay's Tigana. We won't begin discussing it until the end of September. You've got plenty of time. I too have not been reading much fantasy for the last 20 years or so, but Tigana has really delighted me so far.

Woohoo! Tigana is the top shared book for the group in the weighted group. You know what this call's for. All Around

... of it read whilst on holiday next week, I'm glad to see so many people have joined in with this - and I hope you all enjoy Tigana... I'm looking forward to the discussion at the end of September :)

Ok, I just joined and I see this 'book club' here..so I've requested the book, Tigana from the library and I'll be reading it soon!!! :D

... was an odd coincidence. You can be beorn when we talk books, and beor when we're downing pints. :o) I guess I can order Tigana online if I can't find it. I have a nice B&N 15% off coupon (good for one book) staring at me, though. ;o)

I also had to hit a couple of bookstores before I found Tigana. Must be a popular book - or we all live in the same town :-). Incidentally, my user name has changed - I discovered that 'beor' actually means 'beer' in Old English, which wasn't quite what I intended, though I guess it fits with ...

... I didn't do too badly. Plus I picked up some Thomas Hardy and an Annie Dillard, among others. I'm happy. :o) No Tigana, though. :o( I may have to hit Barnes & Noble soon! ;o)

I have been to five bookstores looking for Tigana and finally found one today. I think it's the same as the one you refer to, that may be all there is, save used books. It's a tough one to find.

... of Althalus. But then my attention span is short, and I often need to read pretty light stuff. Becky PS I started Tigana last night and was finding it rough going, maybe it IS partly the font at fault as I remember enjoying the book the last time I read it.

I agree with you about the typesetting. The typesetting of our group read Tigana, in the 10th Anniversay Edition I purchased, is just awful. The book is quite good, but this very poor typesetting is a turn-off and makes the book less enjoyable in noticable ways. I am actually going to ...

If it's not too late and if someone will repost the discussion date, I'll participate. The only thing I liked more than Tigana was The Lions of Al-Rassan!

... In my RL book clubs, we meet somewhere and talk. But in here we could either start a new thread solely for discussing Tigana. Or, we could all meet in a predesignated chat area, but I think that might be much harder to do.

I picked up Tigana during lunch. It's a little intimidating at 688 pages, so a little extra time would be nice. Plus, I am a slow reader. I am currently reading The Catcher in the Rye for the first time, so I should be rolling on Tigana soon.

... ;o) However, it is almost 700 pages long. *gasp* I also have few books firmly ensconced in line ahead of Tigana. I have to read and return Ahab's Wife which I borrowed from my niece, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time has to be read for my other book ...

... :o) I guess I'd better go book shopping, then. Oh, right. I suggest we give the folks in here who don't already own Tigana a few days or a week to buy, order or borrow it. What do you people think?

... there will be no book that none of us have read, so might as well just pick one and run with it. I suggest we start with Tigana. It has been mentioned positively by a few folks. Any strong objections? For the second book, one of the people who have already read Tigana should suggest a ...

I didn't enjoy Kay's Sarantine Mosaic series as much as Tigana, A Song for Arbonne or The Lions of Al-Rassan, but it's been a few years since I've read it and I'm ready to try it again. I also have The Last Light of the Sun to look forward to reading for the first time. The first Kay ...

... works (that's not to say they aren't good, just different)... personally, I'd start with either a song for arbonne or tigana to start, lions of al-rassan is also good, but yeah... go with Tigana first, imo.

... just made that up, but it sounded better that Guyvian, Gavrien, or Gugavkay)... I read A Song For Arbonne first, then Tigana then his fionavar tapestry before catching up on lions of al-rassan... what do you think of his more recent stuff?

... the last book. Someday... But I do love fantasy. My favorite fantasy author would be Guy Gavriel Kay, especially Tigana, A Song for Arbonne and The Lions of Al-Rassan. I also enjoy C.S. Lewis, Katherine Kerr, Philip Pullman and David Eddings. My goal this ...

... I read most of them during my teens, but a few have left a more lasting mark upon me, particularly Guy Gavriel Kay (Tigana and A Song for Arbonne in particular), and just about all of Robin Hobb's work, even some of her stuff as Megan Lindholm (Wizard of Pigeons in particular) ...