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Guy Gavriel Kay

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Guy Gavriel Kay was born in Saskatchewan in 1954. After having studied philosophy in Manitoba, he worked on the posthumous publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillon. After obtaining his law degree at the University of Toronto, he worked as the screen writer for the series The Scales of Justice, (1982-1989), produced by the English network of the CBC, while at the same time publishing the fantasy trilogy The Fionavar Tapestry. This was followed by Tigana, A Song for Arbonne, The Lions of Al-Rassan, three historical fantasy novels set in medieval Italy, France, and Spain. This was followed by The Sarantine Mosaic and The Last Light of the Sun. Translated in more than twenty languages, Guy Gavriel Kay has sold millions of books in Canada and the rest of the world, making him one of the most read authors of his generation. He has lived in Toronto for many years.

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About Guy Gavriel Kay

How to combine worldbuilding with the narrative vigour of mythic plot structure, giving his work a strength and intelligence missing from most sub-Tolkien epics... [Kay] attempts to create a grittier, harsher world than is common within fantasy. The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Kay remains among the foremost fantasy writers... "His work" set a new standard in what could be achieved in original fantasy writing. Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy	A successor to Tolkien. Publishing News
An epic vision rooted firmly in a realist sense of character. Douglas Barbour	Kay understands, better than almost anyone writing in the field today, the underpinnigns of fantasy. Quill & Quire

Bibliography

• The Fionavar Tapestry / La Tapisserie de Fionavar
  • The Summer Tree. Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1984.
    • L'Arbre de l'Été. Lévis : Alire, (Romans 060), 2002.
  • The Wandering Fire. Toronto : HarperCollins, 1986.
    • Le Feu vagabond. Lévis : Alire, (Romans 061), 2002.
  • The Darkest Road. Toronto : HarperCollins, 1986.
    • La Route obscure. Lévis : Alire, (Romans 062), 2002.
• Tigana. Markham : Toronto : Roc, 1990.
  • Tigane (2 vol.). Beauport : Alire, (Romans 018 / 019), 1998.
• A Song for Arbonne. Toronto : Viking, 1992.
  • Une chanson pour Arbonne. Beauport : Alire, (Romans 044), 2001.
• The Lions of Al-Rassan. Toronto : Viking, 1995.
  • Les Lions d'Al-Rassan. Beauport : Alire, (Romans 024), 1999.
• The Sarantine Mosaic / La Mosaïque Sarantine
  • Sailing to Sarantium. Toronto : Viking, 1998.
    • Voile vers Sarance. Lévis, Alire, (Romans 056), 2002
  • Lord of Emperors. Toronto : Viking, 2000.
    • Seigneur des empereurs. Lévis, Alire, (Romans 057), 2002
• The Last Light of the Sun. Toronto : Viking, 2004.
  • Le Dernier Rayon du soleil. Lévis, Alire, (Romans 086), 2005.
• Ysabel : Viking, 2007.
  • Ysabel. Lévis, Alire, (Romans 108), 2007.