A Song for Arbonne
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4.6 • 29 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
From the critically-acclaimed author of The Fionavar Tapestry comes an epic fantasy novel of love, both courtly and forbidden, and two kingdoms endlessly opposed...
Blaise of Gorhaut is a warrior. He fought for his king and country, until the king died with an arrow in his eye at the battle of Iersen Bridge, and a dishonorable treaty ceded a good part of his country to foreign hands. He has broken relations with his father, adviser to the king of Gorhaut, and abandoned the use of his family name.
Now, Blaise is a mercenary. He never expected to work for the lords of Arbonne, the warm, fertile lands south of Gorhaut, whose people praise the love of women—they even worship a goddess, instead of the god. They are a soft people, or so he thought. But for all their nonsense about love, their troubadours and songs, they will fight for their country, when invasion comes from the north.
Customer Reviews
Everything you’d expect from Guy Gavriel Kay
The layers and complexity of the stories weaved by this author are a marvel. Each novel I read, regardless of when they were written in his esteemed career, are a joy to be cherished. All of them are unique in story, consistent in quality and never predictable. I would be hard pressed to rank his novels.
Ok story
This is my first GGK read and while I appreciated the prose I found the story overall a bit lacking and wish there were more to it.