Guy Gavriel Kay
River of Stars
- ISBN 13:
- 9780007521937
- author:
- Guy Gavriel Kay
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harper
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 656
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 4.1 x 19.7 cm
- Genre:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Guy Gavriel Kay's latest novel is set in a world inspired by the Song Dynasty, a glittering and decadent era of Chinese history. The story follows Ren Daiyan, a young man who takes the lives of seven men while guarding an imperial magistrate, an event that sets him on a path of unexpected change. Years later, Ren Daiyan emerges from the forests, his life changed dramatically as he circles towards the court and emperor. In this world, a young woman named Lin Shan finds herself living a life suspended between two worlds. Educated by her scholar father, she is gifted as a songwriter and calligrapher, but her intelligence and talents make her an outsider at the court. When her father's life is endangered, Shan must act in ways no woman ever has. As the balance of power in the world shifts, dramatic events on the northern steppe lead to events no one could have foretold, set against the backdrop of an exquisitely cultured emperor who loves his gardens and art more than the burdens of governing.
Related Products
Related Products
Not a River
Almada, Selva
The River
Paulsen, Gary
A River
Marc Martin (Author, Illustrator)
Virgin River (Virgin River Novel)
Carr, Robyn
Virgin River (A Virgin River Novel, Book 1) (A Virgin River Novel)
Carr, Robyn