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Tigane
Translation by Élisabeth Vonarburg of
Tigana

An Epic fantasy on the grand scale... A beautifully executed and absorbing tale of exile, love, and loyalty. Aboriginal Science Fiction

Illustration : Guy England	Illustration : Guy England
Guy Gavriel Kay Tigane -1 487 pages, $14.95	Guy Gavriel Kay Tigane -2 342 pages, $14.95
Weakened by internal feuds, the provinces of the Palm have fallen one after the other to Brandin, the sorcerer from Ygrath, and Alberico, a tyrant from Barbadior. The fate of the peninsula played itself out at the battle of the Deisa, when Prince Valentin's army, unable to counter Brandin's sorcery, was totally destroyed. Twenty years have passed in the Palm since that fateful day and Valentin's son, Alessan, is secretly organizing the resistance, with a handful of men and women still loyal to their true sovereign. But how can you defeat sorcery when you must hide disguised as simple troubadours and when the history and the very name of your country have been erased from memories ?	After years of quiet preparations, Alessan, Prince of Tigana, knows that the time for plotting and secret manoeuvring is past. Relying on the promise made to him by the king of Quileia, he can at last come out of the shadows and openly confront those who robbed him of his land. But unexpected events may disrupt his plans. As for Dianora, who saved from certain death the very man she had sworn to kill, a disturbing meeting in the royal gardens with a riselka confirms her destiny : she is the one that will ensure the fall of Brandin of Ygrath... or the one who will allow him to become the legitimate monarch of the Palm. The shattering conclusion of Guy Gabriel Kay's masterpiece.