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Tag Archives: GGK
Curse you, Productivity Gods!
COWORKER: So, what’re you gonna do tonight? ME: I think I’m gonna go home, do the normal stuff — relax, quick nap, shower, dinner — and then get some writing done. COWORKER: Cool! [CUT TO LATER — MY APARTMENT] ME: … Continue reading
River of Stars
That’s the title of Guy Gavriel Kay’s next novel: River of Stars. As I noted before, it is set in the same fictional China as his last book, the amazing Under Heaven, albeit several hundred years later, so it’s not … Continue reading
Return to Kitai
Those who have have followed the career of Guy Gavriel Kay long enough know that, since his last book came out just about two years ago, this is roughly when drips and drabs of information about his next book should start … Continue reading
May he rule a thousand years
My review of Under Heaven is now available at GMR. For non-spoiler thoughts, feel free to read the review. I do have some thoughts on the book that I left out because they were spoilerish, so I’ll put those here, … Continue reading
“Uncrown, the Lord of Emperors awaits you now.”
I keep forgetting to link this, but in my ongoing re-read of all of Guy Gavriel Kay’s novels, I ended up writing a review of The Sarantine Mosaic for GMR, here. I had never re-read the Mosaic in its entirety … Continue reading
Break time!
My Facebook friends know that on Wednesdays, I like to celebrate “Hump Day”, past the midpoint of which the week is all downhill, with the indulgence of a donut or two at my mid-morning break. Above you see two of … Continue reading
A tale….
It begins with the arrival of a mysterious package. I wonder what’s in it? There is only one thing to do, obviously. I start to undo the tape and open the envelope. Then, having rendered the envelope fully open, I … Continue reading
“No sun, no moon, no stars over Al-Rassan”
UPDATE: Welcome, readers and followers of BrightWeavings! I’m in the process of re-reading all of GGK’s books leading up to the Under Heaven release. You can find earlier posts of mine on the subject of GGK here. Feel free to … Continue reading
Under Heaven: the cover revealed!
Via BrightWeavings.com, I see that the cover art for the forthcoming new novel by Guy Gavriel Kay, Under Heaven, has been revealed. Here’s what American and Canadian readers will see: The British art can be seen here. I prefer the … Continue reading
“Under Heaven” (again)
I somehow missed this at BrightWeavings.com, but here’s the text of the Penguin Group regarding Guy Gavriel Kay’s upcoming novel Under Heaven: The world could bring you poison in a jeweled cup, or surprising gifts. Sometimes you didn’t know which … Continue reading