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A Song for Arbonne
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A Song for Arbonne Paperback - 2002

by Guy Gavriel Kay

A peaceful, gentle, and passionate kingdom named Arbonne is invaded by ruthless northern warriors, and Arbonne's goddess and Arbonne's people must band together to fight the invaders.


Summary

For the Northern mercenary called Blaise, it began with the death of a king and betrayal in the form of a peace treaty. Wandering in self-imposed exile, he would journey to the Kingdom of Arbonne, where the Court of Love made warriors bow to troubadours, and a well-sung ballad was valued as highly as a skillfully swung sword. But Arbonne was a troubled realm, torn by an ancient feud between its two most powerful dukes and coveted as a prize by the land in which Blaise himself had grown to manhood. And no one—except perhaps Arbonne’s goddess—could forsee that one Northern mercenary might become the key to Arbonne’s destiny....

From the publisher

From the critically-acclaimed author of The Fionavar Tapestry comes an epic fantasy novel of love, both courtly and forbidden, and two kingdoms endlessly opposed... Blaise of Gorhaut is a warrior. He fought for his king and country, until the king died with an arrow in his eye at the battle of Iersen Bridge, and a dishonorable treaty ceded a good part of his country to foreign hands. He has broken relations with his father, adviser to the king of Gorhaut, and abandoned the use of his family name. Now, Blaise is a mercenary. He never expected to work for the lords of Arbonne, the warm, fertile lands south of Gorhaut, whose people praise the love of women--they even worship a goddess, instead of the god. They are a soft people, or so he thought. But for all their nonsense about love, their troubadours and songs, they will fight for their country, when invasion comes from the north.

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There was very little wind, which was a blessing.

Details

  • Title A Song for Arbonne
  • Author Guy Gavriel Kay
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 512
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ace Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date November 5, 2002
  • ISBN 9780451458971 / 0451458974
  • Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.04 x 5.34 x 1.12 in (20.42 x 13.56 x 2.84 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Historical fiction
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

'For anyone who appreciates that rarest of literarytreasures: the ideal novel.'
Charles de Lint

'This panoramic, absorbing novel beautifully createsan alternate version of the medieval world of loveand music, magic and death.'
Publishers Weekly

'A richly ornamented and tightly woven tapestryWar, love, assassination, deception, kindness,heroism, loyalty, friendship, and magic mixinstartling, unexpected, and satisfying ways.'
Locus

'An exhilarating epica powerful tale of great eventsin a richly drawn magical kingdom.'
Kirkus Reviews

'Rarely has a book come along that fulfills on somany levelsKay skillfully and lyrically paints aportrait of a land and the human hearts that inhabitit, complete with their failures and epiphanies.'
Palm Beach Post

About the author

Guy Gavriel Kay is the international bestselling author of numerous fantasy novels including The Fionavar Tapestry trilogy, Tigana, The Last Light of the Sun, Under Heaven, River of Stars, and Children of Earth and Sky. He has been awarded the International Goliardos Prize for his work in the literature of the fantastic, and won the World Fantasy Award for Ysabel in 2008. In 2014 he was named to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honor. His works have been translated into more than twenty-five languages.
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