A Song for Arbonne

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• Guy Gavriel Kay

  Guy Gavriel Kay made an impressive debut with his first novel, the Fionvar Tapestry trilogy. Tigana and A Song for Arbonne, his second and third novels, are worthy successors. It is particularly good to see that he took his time writing them; it is a ... (read full critics)

  dannyreviews published on Fri, 27 Aug 2010

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  One of the best

  I love Kay's writing anyway, but Arbonne is what I consider his cornerstone work. It's the book by which I judge his other works and, if fact, other writers too. Good enough that I bought a copy and sent it half way around the world to a friend for Christmas!

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  Victrix said on Dec 23, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  Rough start, but I eventually got into it. Very "King Arthur" like - would-be king fights to save his country. Beautiful princesses, goddess-worshipping priestesses, sword fights, blood, love… little bit of everything.

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  Bashful said on Oct 12, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  This was my first experience reading GGK and I rather liked it, but wasn't overly taken with this story about troubadours. However, the writing was lovely and I decided to persist. GGK just keeps getting better and better. Tigana and The Lions Al-Rassan are two of my favorite fantasy novels. He's ... (continue)

  This was my first experience reading GGK and I rather liked it, but wasn't overly taken with this story about troubadours. However, the writing was lovely and I decided to persist. GGK just keeps getting better and better. Tigana and The Lions Al-Rassan are two of my favorite fantasy novels. He's a master, and defintely worth reading.

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  guaddess said on Jul 31, 2007 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 400 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0586216774
• ISBN-13: 9780586216774
• Publisher: Collins
• Pub date: Jan 29, 1993
• Dimensions: 1161 mm x 710 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Others and eBook

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