Guy Gavriel Kay Livres

Sur une toile de fond où s'agitent magiciens, nains, guerriers, héros et héroïnes ressuscités des mythes les plus anciens, cinq jeunes Torontois doivent mener à bien leur mission cruciale : pour Kimberly, tirer les morts de leur repos ; porter le cor magique pour Dave ; introduire son propre fil dans la trame de la Tapisserie ; pour Paul, le Seigneur de l'Arbre de l'été, devenir l'agent d'une destinée immémoriale pour Jennifer et, pour Kevin, découvrir enfin son rôle dans le combat qui sauvera peut-être du Dévastateur les univers de Tisserand. Deuxième volet de La Tapisserie de Fionavar , Le Feu vagabond propose une intrigue complexe où, petit à petit, se précise le panorama gigantesque de cette fresque, le grand Univers dont le nôtre n'est qu'une ombre bien pâle. Une réussite qui égale, voire dépasse, celle de L'Arbre de l'été.

Ils sont cinq, femmes et hommes, tous vivant à Toronto au Canada ; ils sont jeunes, étudiants ou déjà dans la vie active, tous rationnels. Or, les voici projetés dans Fionavar, le Grand Univers dont le nôtre n'est qu'une ombre bien pâle! Malgré la protection offerte par Mantel d'Argent le magicien, ils sont aussitôt pris dans les premières escarmouches de la guerre qui oppose les forces des Lumières à celles des Ténèbres. Car Rakoth Maugrim, le dieu renégat, a trouvé moyen de se libérer de sa prison millénaire... Avec dextérité, Guy Gavriel Kay tisse, dans LArbre de l'été, premier volet de La Tapisserie de Fionavar, une intrigue complexe et surprenante où surgissent tout à tour des esprits des bois et des eaux, des animaux surnaturels et une magie titanesque, celle des dieux de l'univers de Fionavar...

Quelque part au nord, dans des contrées sauvages, trois civilisations sont parvenues à un tournant de leur histoire. À bord de leurs vaisseaux-dragons, les Erlings mènent des raids sanguinaires contre les Anglcyns, contraints de s'allier avec leurs ennemis de toujours, les Cyngaëls, pour repousser les envahisseurs. Mais le vent du changement souffle sur ces terres hostiles où rien ne pousse. Thorkell le Rouge, Aëldred et Alun, les chefs de ces trois peuples que tout oppose, vont bientôt réaliser que leur survie dépend les uns des autres, tant leurs destins sont désormais étroitement liés. Malgré la présence bienveillante des fées de l'entremonde, est-on arrivé au dernier rayon du soleil ?

The thrilling sequel to Sailing To Sarantium and the concluding novel of The Sarantine Mosaic, Kay's sweeping tale of politics, intrigue and adventure inspired by ancient Byzantium. Beckoned by the Emperor Valerius, Crispin, a renowned mosaicist, has arrived in the fabled city of Sarantium. Here he seeks to fulfill his artistic ambitions and his destiny high upon a dome that will become the emerror's magnificent sanctuary and legacy. But the beauty and solitude of his work cannot protect his from Sarantium's intrigue. Beneath him the city swirls with rumors of war and conspiracy, while otherworldly fires mysteriously flicker and disappear in the streets at night. Valerius is looking west to Crispin's homeland to reunite an Empire - a plan that may have dire consequences for the loved ones Crispin left behind. In Sarantium, however, loyalty is always complex, for Crispin's fate has become entwined with that of Valerius and his Empress, as well as Queen Gisel, his own monarch exiled in Sarantium herself. And now another voyager - this time from the east - has arrived, a pysician determined to make his mark amid the shifting, treachearous currents of passion and violence that will determine the empire's fate.

Now King Almalik of Cartada is on the ascendancy adding city after city to his realm, aided by his friend and advisor, the notorious Ammar ibn Khairan - poet, diplomat, soldier - until a summer day of savage brutality changes their relationship forever.

The young heroes from our own world have gained power and maturity from their sufferings and adventures in Fionavar. Now they must bring all the strength and wisdom they possess to the aid of the armies of Light in the ultimate battle against the evil of Rakoth Maugrim and the hordes of the Dark. On a ghost-ship the legendary Warrior, Arthur Pendragon, and Pwyll Twiceborn, Lord of the Summer Tree, sail to confront the Unraveller at last. Meanwhile, Darien, the child within whom Light and Dark vie for supremacy, must walk the darkest road of any child of earth or stars. Guy Gavriel Kay’s classic epic fantasy plays out on a truly grand scale, and has already been delighting fans of imaginative fiction for twenty years.

Based on the troubadour culture that rose in Provence during the High Middle Ages, this panoramic, absorbing novel beautifully creates an alternate version of the medieval world. The matriarchal, cultured land of Arbonne is rent by a feud between its two most powerful dukes, the noble troubador Bertran de Talair and Urte de Miraval, over long-dead Aelis, lover of one, wife of the other and once heir to the country's throne. To the north lies militaristic Gorhaut, whose inhabitants worship the militant god Corannos and are ruled by corrupt, womanizing King Ademar. His chief advisor, the high priest of Corannos, is determined to eradicate the worship of a female deity, whose followers live to the south. Into this cauldron of brewing disaster comes the mysterious Gorhaut mercenary Blaise, who takes service with Bertran and averts an attempt on his life. The revelation of Blaise's lineage and a claim for sanctuary by his sister-in-law sets the stage for a brutal clash between the two cultures. Intertwined is the tale of a young woman troubadour whose role suggests the sweep of the drama to come.

On a dark night along a lonely stretch of coast, a small ship sends two people ashore. Their purpose is assassination. They have been hired by two of the most dangerous men alive to alter the balance of power in the world. If they succeed, the consequences will affect the destinies of empires, and lives both great and small. One of those arriving at that beach is a woman abducted by corsairs as a child and sold into years of servitude. Having escaped, she is trying to chart her own course-and is bent upon revenge. Another is a seafaring merchant who still remembers being exiled as a child with his family from their home, for their faith, a moment that never leaves him. In what follows, through a story both intimate and epic, unforgettable characters are immersed in the fierce and deadly struggles that define their time. All the Seas of the World is a drama that also offers moving reflections on memory, fate, and the random events that can shape our lives-in the past, and today.

After being given a talisman and tasked with carrying out a secret mission for the queen in the fabled city of Sarantium, Crispin's talent for making mosaics leads him to discover a source of great power that may be his only hope of survival. Reprint.