Name: The Wandering Fire
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Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
ISBN: 9780451458261

Type

Physical Book

Author

Guy Gavriel Kay

Publisher

Ace

Year

2001

Language

English

Pages

288

Format

Paperback

Weight

ISBN

0451458265

ISBN13

9780451458261

Synopsis "The Wandering Fire "

In the second novel in Guy Gavriel Kay’s critically acclaimed Fionavar Tapestry, five men and women from our world must play their parts in a colossal war, as the first of all worlds confronts an ancient evil…After a thousand years of imprisonment the Unraveller has broken free and frozen Fionavar in the ice of eternal winter. His terrible vengeance has begun to take its toll on mortals and demi-gods, mages and priestesses, dwarves and the Children of Light. The five brought from Earth across the tapestry of worlds must act to wake the allies Fionavar desperately needs. But no one can know if these figures out of legend have power enough to shatter the icy grip of death upon the land—or if they even want to...

Guy Gavriel Kay

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Guy Gavriel Kay (Weyburn, 1954) is a Canadian writer known for his historical fantasy novels, in which he merges fantastical elements with references to real historical periods. In his youth, he collaborated with Christopher Tolkien on editing The Silmarillion. His narrative style is distinguished by its thematic depth and focus on the complexity of characters and cultures.

Among his most notable works are The Summer Tree (1984), The Wandering Fire (1986), Tigana (1990), and The Lions of Al-Rassan (1995), all within the fantasy genre. He has received the Aurora Award for The Wandering Fire (1987) and Tigana (1991), as well as the World Fantasy Award for Ysabel (2008), cementing his prestige in fantasy literature.

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