Comments on: Guy Gavriel Kay’s The Summer Tree: Review http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/09/20/guy-gavriel-kays-the-summer-tree-review/ All you can eat sci-fi and fantasy books Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:54:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lucas Ng http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/09/20/guy-gavriel-kays-the-summer-tree-review/#comment-2100 Lucas Ng Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:12:31 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=620#comment-2100 'Light mind' - I like that description and know exactly what you mean. Kay's gift for casual observations that say so little yet mean so much = pure awesome. For me Ursula Le Guin came later in my fantasy reading years, same with the Fionavar Tapestry and that meant I was comparing Earthsea and Fionavar to Kay's later stuff which is completely unfair! ‘Light mind’ – I like that description and know exactly what you mean. Kay’s gift for casual observations that say so little yet mean so much = pure awesome.

For me Ursula Le Guin came later in my fantasy reading years, same with the Fionavar Tapestry and that meant I was comparing Earthsea and Fionavar to Kay’s later stuff which is completely unfair!

]]> By: Renai LeMay http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/09/20/guy-gavriel-kays-the-summer-tree-review/#comment-2075 Renai LeMay Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:06:30 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=620#comment-2075 I was disappointed with the conclusion to The Fionavar Tapestry, but plan to make a space for Kay on my shelf almost as large as Ursula Le Guin :) I know that he has that special touch ... the mark of what I would call a 'light mind' that can rest on ideas gently but meaningfully. In short, I like his writing very much :) I was disappointed with the conclusion to The Fionavar Tapestry, but plan to make a space for Kay on my shelf almost as large as Ursula Le Guin :) I know that he has that special touch … the mark of what I would call a ‘light mind’ that can rest on ideas gently but meaningfully.

In short, I like his writing very much :)

]]> By: Lucas Ng http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/09/20/guy-gavriel-kays-the-summer-tree-review/#comment-2064 Lucas Ng Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:31:22 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=620#comment-2064 Kay is a fantasy writer with few peers - for me, he stands alone in the 'niche' of historical fantasy - Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors are two of my most treasured stories, with Tigana and Lions of Al-Rassan not too far behind. I'm currently reading his 2008 World Fantasy Award-winning Ysabel so there is a lot of nostalgia when I compare his latter work with his debut series. If you read his newer novels you might be disappointed. It's an entree to the delightful menu that Kay later serves up. It is still well written with good character development that is several rungs above the average fantasy writer. Kay is a fantasy writer with few peers – for me, he stands alone in the ‘niche’ of historical fantasy – Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors are two of my most treasured stories, with Tigana and Lions of Al-Rassan not too far behind. I’m currently reading his 2008 World Fantasy Award-winning Ysabel so there is a lot of nostalgia when I compare his latter work with his debut series.

If you read his newer novels you might be disappointed. It’s an entree to the delightful menu that Kay later serves up. It is still well written with good character development that is several rungs above the average fantasy writer.

]]> By: The Darkest Road: Review http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/09/20/guy-gavriel-kays-the-summer-tree-review/#comment-1079 The Darkest Road: Review Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:37:42 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=620#comment-1079 [...] probably don’t want to read this review or The Darkest Road itself unless you’ve read The Summer Tree and The Wandering Fire [...] [...] probably don’t want to read this review or The Darkest Road itself unless you’ve read The Summer Tree and The Wandering Fire [...]

]]> By: The Wandering Fire: Review http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/09/20/guy-gavriel-kays-the-summer-tree-review/#comment-952 The Wandering Fire: Review Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:24:22 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=620#comment-952 [...] Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay (his website here) launched with a bang with his 1984 fantasy novel The Summer Tree. Readers who loved the first book (and we presume there are many) will want to proceed straight on [...] [...] Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay (his website here) launched with a bang with his 1984 fantasy novel The Summer Tree. Readers who loved the first book (and we presume there are many) will want to proceed straight on [...]

]]> By: Fantasy Blogosphere: September 27, 2009 | Fantasy Book News http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/09/20/guy-gavriel-kays-the-summer-tree-review/#comment-591 Fantasy Blogosphere: September 27, 2009 | Fantasy Book News Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:10:45 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=620#comment-591 [...] Review: The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay @ Keeping the Door [...] [...] Review: The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay @ Keeping the Door [...]

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