River of Stars - by Guy Gavriel Kay (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Several hundred years after the events of Under Heaven (which was set in the equivalent of the Tang Dynasty), teen Ren Daiyan demonstrates legend-level archery prowess and becomes a marsh outlaw. Years later, when a cloistered emperor's hobby begins destroying lives, Daiyan tries to redeem his honor by joining the imperial army to halt the empire's decline. In a world ruled by gentleman scholars, female artist Lin Shan is lauded for her unique talent in the masculine arts of poetry and calligraphy. Shan's courtly skills will prove vital to Daiyan as he navigates around scheming ministers, supernatural fox-women, and horsemen who drink from the skulls of their enemies"--Publishers Weekly.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"<i>River of Stars</i> is a major accomplishment, the work of a master novelist in full command of his subject."--Michael Dirda, in <i>The Washington Post <p/></i><b>"<i>Game of Thrones</i> in China."</b>--Salon.com<i><br></i></b><br>Ren Daiyan was still just a boy when he took the lives of seven men while guarding an imperial magistrate. That moment on a lonely road changed his life in entirely unexpected ways, sending him into the forests of Kitai among the outlaws. From there he emerges years later--and his life changes again, dramatically, as he circles toward the court and emperor, while war approaches Kitai from the north. <p/> Lin Shan is the daughter of a scholar, his beloved only child. Educated by him in ways young women never are, gifted as a songwriter and calligrapher, she finds herself living a life suspended between two worlds. Her intelligence captivates an emperor--and alienates women at the court. But when her father's life is endangered by the savage politics of the day, Shan must act in ways no woman ever has. <p/> In an empire divided by bitter factions circling an exquisitely cultured emperor who loves his gardens and his art far more than the burdens of governing, dramatic events on the northern steppe alter the balance of power in the world, leading to events no one could have foretold, under the river of stars.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>River of Stars <p/></i></b>"<i>Game of Thrones</i> in China."--Salon.com <p/>"From whatever angle you approach it, <i>River of Stars</i> is a major accomplishment, the work of a master novelist in full command of his subject. It deserves the largest possible audience."--<i>The Washington Post <p/>"</i>Kay has the uncanny ability to depict the grand sweep of historical events through the eyes of those living through them...What's even more amazing is how through his careful rendering of character and environments we are drawn into this history...<i>River of Stars</i> is an exceptional piece of work."--<i>Seattle Post-Intelligencer <p/></i>"With <i>River of Stars</i>, Kay transports readers to a dazzling court and the ravages of war, with language almost impossibly multilayered in its nuance and tone, offering a series of insights that exquisitely build on each other...one of Kay's richest creations to date."--The Huffington Post <p/>"<i>River of Stars</i> is the sort of novel one disappears into, emerging shaken, if not outright changed. A novel of destiny, and the role of individuals within the march of history, it is touched with magic and graced with a keen humanity."--<i>Globe and Mail <p/></i><b>More Praise for the Novels of Guy Gavriel Kay</b><br><b> </b><br>"[Read] anything by Guy Gavriel Kay...His strengths are strong characters and fantastic set pieces."--<i>The New Yorker </i> <p/>"History and fantasy rarely come together as gracefully or readably as they do in the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay."--<i>The Washington Post Book World <p/></i>"Kay shows why he's the heir to Tolkien's tradition."--<i><i>Booklist</i></i> <p/>"Kay is a genius. I've read him all my life and am always inspired by his work."--#1<i> New York Times </i>bestselling author Brandon Sanderson <p/>"A storyteller on the grandest scale."--<i>Time Magazine</i>, Canada<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Guy Gavriel Kay</b> is the international bestselling author of numerous fantasy novels including The Fionavar Tapestry trilogy, <i>Tigana</i>, <i>The Last Light of the Sun</i>, <i>Under Heaven</i>, <i>River of Stars</i>, and <i>Children of Earth and Sky</i>. He has been awarded the International Goliardos Prize for his work in the literature of the fantastic, and won the World Fantasy Award for <i>Ysabel </i>in 2008. In 2014 he was named to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honor. His works have been translated into more than twenty-five languages.
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