

A Brightness Long Ago
Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Narrator: Simon Vance
Unabridged: 14 hr 11 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 05/14/2019
Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Narrator: Simon Vance
Unabridged: 14 hr 11 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 05/14/2019
This will be longer than my usual review because I have a lot to say. And I will attempt not to do spoilers. First of all, this book comes out in May. I received a free advance copy. I don't think that affects my review. I virtually know Guy Gavriel Kay and hope to someday play cribbage with him. So,......more
Update: July 2022 reread for my IRL book club. I'm in charge of leading the discussion in a few hours. Wish me luck! Oh yeah, still a 5-star book. Original review: Amazing book! This is really an excellent historical novel, with just a trace of fantasy. If you haven't read one of GGK's recent novels,......more
To be honest, I had a lot of trouble slipping away into the world of this one. It took far far longer for the usual Kay incantation to take effect, mostly because it took far, far longer for him to start chanting it. As he’s grown older, Kay has developed an insistence on showing the teller’s hand t......more
I received this book electronically via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. You can find this review and more at Novel Notions. “I knew, once, a woman diamond bright and two men I will not forget. I played a part in a story in a fierce, wild, windblown time. I do have that. I always will. I......more
To be perfectly candid, I wasn't a huge fan of Kay's earlier work and I left off reading anything else by him, thinking I already got his measure. Two books in an early trilogy. They were pretty good but it left a not-so-pleasant taste in my mouth. So why did I come back? Give him another try? I can'......more