{"product_id":"9781473692374","title":"A Brightness Long Ago","description":"Author: Guy Gavriel Kay\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781473692374\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Jan 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The greatest living author of epic fantasy' - Brandon Sanderson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'The finest in his field' - Tor.com\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Guy Gavriel Kay's \u003ci\u003eA Brightness Long Ago\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece; perhaps the finest work of one of the world's greatest living storytellers' - \u003ci\u003eFantasy Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ***One of Goodreads' Most Anticipated SFF Books of 2019***\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eInternationally bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay's latest work is set in a world evoking early Renaissance Italy, with an extraordinary cast of characters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a chamber overlooking the nighttime waterways of a maritime city, a man looks back on his youth and the people who shaped his life. Danio Cerra's intelligence won him entry to a renowned school, though he was only the son of a tailor. He took service at the court of a ruling count - and soon learned why that man was known as The Beast.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Danio's fate changed the moment he recognized Adria Ripoli as she entered the count's chambers one night - intending to kill. Born to power, Adria had chosen a life of danger - and freedom - instead.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Other vivid figures share the story: a healer determined to defy her expected lot; a charming, frivolous son of immense wealth; a religious leader more decadent than devout; and, affecting these lives and many more, two mercenary commanders, whose rivalry puts a world in the balance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eFurther praise for Guy Gavriel Kay\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Contemporary fiction's finest fantasist' \u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'History and fantasy rarely come together as gracefully or readably as they do in the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'One of the (if not the) premiere fantasists of our time' \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Compulsively readable . . . Kay is a global phenomenon . . . a storyteller on the grandest scale' \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (Canada)","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717736976542,"sku":"ADS-9781473692374","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781473692374.jpg?v=1776129176","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781473692374","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}