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Guy Gavriel Kay
Guy Gavriel Kay (born 1954, Canada) is the internationally bestselling author of twelve books. He has been awarded the International Goliardos Prize for his work in the literature of the fantastic, is a two-time winner of the Aurora Award, and has been nominated five times for the World Fantasy Awa…
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Guy Gavriel Kay (born 1954, Canada) is the internationally bestselling author of twelve books. He has been awarded the International Goliardos Prize for his work in the literature of the fantastic, is a two-time winner of the Aurora Award, and has been nominated five times for the World Fantasy Award. His works have been translated into 22 languages. He was retained by J.R.R. Tolkien's estate to work with Christopher Tolkien in the reconstruction of the posthumously published Tolkien work, The Silmarillion.
After completing the Fionavar Tapestry trilogy, which showed the influence of a variety of Celtic and Norse myths, Guy Gavriel Kay began writing epic historical fantasies. Although magic is generally present to some extent and the books do take place on a variety of fantasy worlds, these later novels tend to be inspired by actual historical events.
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Written on the Dark 2025 ★ 8.0/10 Anticipation All the Seas of the World 2022 ★ 10.0/10 Anticipation A Brightness Long Ago 2019 ★ 8.0/10 1 ratings Children of Earth and Sky 2016 ★ 8.5/10 2 ratings River of Stars 2013 ★ 9.0/10 3 ratings Under Heaven #2 
Under Heaven 2010 ★ 9.1/10 9 ratings Under Heaven #1 
Ysabel 2007 ★ 7.9/10 7 ratings 
The Last Light of the Sun 2004 ★ 8.1/10 10 ratings 
Lord of Emperors 2000 ★ 8.9/10 10 ratings The Sarantine Mosaic #2 
Sailing to Sarantium 1998 ★ 8.6/10 10 ratings The Sarantine Mosaic #1 
The Lions of Al-Rassan 1995 ★ 9.3/10 14 ratings 
A Song for Arbonne 1992 ★ 8.9/10 15 ratings 
Tigana 1990 ★ 8.3/10 50 ratings 
The Darkest Road 1986 ★ 7.9/10 29 ratings The Fionavar Tapestry #3 
The Wandering Fire 1986 ★ 8.0/10 30 ratings The Fionavar Tapestry #2 
The Summer Tree 1984 ★ 7.3/10 38 ratings The Fionavar Tapestry #1 LATEST RELEASEWritten on the Dark2025★ 8.0/10 Anticipation THE AUTHOR’S WORLDS
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