Byzantium Redux
Early this morning, I finally finished Guy Gavriel Kay's Sarantine Mosaic (comprised of Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors, and foisted upon me by dear Drew).
So, that's what, three years to read two books?
Sheesh.
Possible: I was avoiding the ending because I didn't really want to leave my first experience of these characters behind forever.
True: Guy Gavriel Kay takes his sweet time, often. I skipped the first 50 pages of Sailing to Sarantium because I couldn't find a protagonist, only to realize, a book and a half later, that this is Kay's genius - choosing an event, then triangulating its meaning through the multiple and varied perspectives of a diverse cast.
He spreads the love, does the Kay.
Looking at his new one, Ysabel, I don't see a smidgen of the technique thus far, but the tone and approach seem more YA. Should be interesting to see where he takes it.
Anyhoo, thank you Drew, for introducing me to a talent I'd missed. A Canuck talent, at that!
And to Teresa, if she's reading: you may be right, about reading.
So, that's what, three years to read two books?
Sheesh.
Possible: I was avoiding the ending because I didn't really want to leave my first experience of these characters behind forever.
True: Guy Gavriel Kay takes his sweet time, often. I skipped the first 50 pages of Sailing to Sarantium because I couldn't find a protagonist, only to realize, a book and a half later, that this is Kay's genius - choosing an event, then triangulating its meaning through the multiple and varied perspectives of a diverse cast.
He spreads the love, does the Kay.
Looking at his new one, Ysabel, I don't see a smidgen of the technique thus far, but the tone and approach seem more YA. Should be interesting to see where he takes it.
Anyhoo, thank you Drew, for introducing me to a talent I'd missed. A Canuck talent, at that!
And to Teresa, if she's reading: you may be right, about reading.
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