Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay
Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay
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Under Heaven

Author: Guy Gavriel Kay

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 19 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/03/2020

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy


Synopsis

Award-winning author Guy Gavriel Kay evokes the dazzling Tang Dynasty of 8th-century China in a masterful story of honor and power.

It begins simply. Shen Tai, son of an illustrious general serving the Emperor of Kitai, has spent two years honoring the memory of his late father by burying the bones of the dead from both armies at the site of one of his father’s last great battles. In recognition of his labors and his filial piety, an unlikely source has sent him a dangerous gift: 250 Sardian horses.

You give a man one of the famed Sardian horses to reward him greatly. You give him four or five to exalt him above his fellows, propel him towards rank, and earn him jealousy, possibly mortal jealousy. Two hundred and fifty is an unthinkable gift, a gift to overwhelm an emperor.

Wisely, the gift comes with the stipulation that Tai must claim the horses in person. Otherwise he would probably be dead anyway.

“A magnificent epic, flawlessly crafted, that draws the reader in like a whirlwind and doesn’t let go.”—Huffington Post

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly on May 04, 2010

(Dear Goodreads friends I may have deceived with my initial status updates on this book, please to accept my profound regrets and the below revised retraction- if you don't mind some spoilers... With apologies, Kelly...) So, you guys saw Clerks, right? Actually, I think it might’ve been Clerks II, but......more

Goodreads review by Paul on June 28, 2017

Here the world is all the world may be. A powerful blend of historical fiction and fantasy, Kay delivers a great story about loss and honour. This story is about Shen Tai who, after spending two years in mourning over the death of his father burying the bones and being haunted by their ghosts, is sen......more

Goodreads review by Jake on November 30, 2023

Ok, another GGK stand alone book done. And another that is a viable entry point for the author. Edit: I want to clarify for people, because this gets confused. Under Heaven is a stand alone book. River of Stars takes place in the same world, but about 500 years later. This is not a duology like The S......more

Goodreads review by Choko on April 28, 2019

Just perfect!......more

Goodreads review by Andrei(Drusca) on June 07, 2023

Mi-a plăcut foarte mult, recomand și audiobook-ul. I love it......more