About the Author

Guy Gavriel Kay was born and raised in Canada. In 1974-5 he spent a year in Oxford assisting Christopher Tolkien in his editorial construction of J R R Tolkien’s posthumously published THE SILMARILLION. He took a law degree at the University of Toronto on his return to Canada and was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1981. Guy Gavriel Kay lives in Toronto.

Reviews

Praise for TIGANA: ‘Flair, glamour and unstudied romance’ Sunday Express ‘An enchanting, colourful fantasy adventure’ Time Out ‘A huge book, packed with action, I enjoyed it all’ The Times ‘[Tigana] is so perfect I don’t think I could bear it if Kay wrote a sequel’ Interzone ‘One of the best fantasy novels I have read’ Anne McCaffery ‘Kay shows why he’s the heir to Tolkien’s tradition’ Booklist ‘A richly sensuous fantasy world, full of evocative history, religions, folklore, local customs, and a magical rites…a bravura performance, nearly impossible to put down’ Kirkus Reviews Praise for Guy Gavriel Kay: ‘Kay has delievered such a magnificent conclusion – I can’t praise it enough. THE FIONAVAR TAPESTRY will be read and reread for many years to com’ Fantasy Review ‘Packed with action’ The Times ‘A brilliant and complex portrayal of good and evil’ Publishers Weekly