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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: Ahhhh, good to be home! Change clothes…put new ice cream in freezer…open up computer, check e-mail…huh, seems I got a package in the mail, wonder what it is…. ME: Well played, Productivity Gods. Well played, indeed. [I look at the book I’m already reading and enjoying, but for which I suddenly feel significantly less enthusiasm….] Share This PostDown the rabbit hole….

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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 really a sequel at all. And now we have the cover art: I never finished re-reading my way through GGK’s output prior to Under Heaven‘s release, so this winter should be my chance…. Share This PostDown the rabbit hole….

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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 showing up. And, right on cue, we get some details. GGK is returning to Kitai, the fantastical medieval China which was the setting of the brilliant Under Heaven! Guy Gavriel Kay’s new novel is once more inspired by Chinese history, this time during the Song Dynasty, almost four centuries after the story told in his bestselling Under Heaven. The dazzlingDown the rabbit hole….

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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, but in order to read them you’ll have to highlight them with your mouse: :: GGK so often writes about medievalish places wherein women have little real power given to them overtly, and thus must scramble to assume whatever power they can through other means. This theme is particularly evident in this novel. :: Is Kitai in the same “world”Down the rabbit hole….

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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 before now, and I had forgotten a good deal of it. I remember it being good, but I was nevertheless pleasantly surprised at how good it is. Share This PostDown the rabbit hole….

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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 my unwitting victims: a coconut frycake donut, and a glazed cruller. These I wash down with coffee (from that orange mug there), whilst either reading or talking with a coworker who is at my location of The Store two weeks per month. And what do I read? Lots of stuff. But right now, of course, it’s this: Boo-yeah! I usuallyDown the rabbit hole….

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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 look inside… And I find something wonderful, which gives me cause to gloat at all of you folks, because none of you has one of these! Time to clear off the reading schedule! Under Heaven, here I come! Looks like I won’t be finishing by GGK re-read before the new book comes to my hands after all. I suppose IDown the rabbit hole….

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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 stick around! When the Lion at his pleasure comesTo the watering place to drink, ah see!See the lesser beasts of Al-Rassanscatter, like blown leaves in autumn,Like air-borne seedlings in the spring,Like grey clouds that part to let the first starOf the god shine down upon the earth. I suppose many readers have the problem of the Favorite Author: after readingDown the rabbit hole….

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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 American/Canadian version; the people on the British cover are far too photographic for my tastes. The book comes out in April, so I still have time to get back to my re-read of all of GGK’s books…. Share This PostDown the rabbit hole….

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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 of them it was… Penguin Group (Canada) is pleased to announce the new novel from World Fantasy Award Winner and international bestseller Guy Gavriel Kay UNDER HEAVEN will be published in April 2010, and takes place in a world inspired by the glory and power of Tang Dynasty China in the 8th century, a world in which history and theDown the rabbit hole….