Although I haven’t read the novel yet and therefore cannot post a review on it, I at least wanted to bring the news that Guy Gavriel Kay has published his latest book: “Under Heaven”.
This eleventh novel of the author of Tigana is set in the Tang Dynasty of 8th-century China and tells the story of Shen-Tai, the son of a general who sees it as his duty to his father to mourn and bury the soldiers who died in a battle in which also his father was killed. Not only does he bury the soldiers of his own people but also the enemy dead. Then he receives an unexpected gift of 250 rare horses from a princess that turns out to be a gift that will change his life. Shen-Tai has to return from his exile to his home city. As the gift is extremely precious, people are willing to kill for it which is why Shen-Tai has to go to extraordinarely lengths to protect his life.
So far Under Heaven seems to have been well-received so I am looking forward to reading this novel. If anyone has already read it, feel free to comment as long as you don’t give away major spoilers!
Tags: Guy Gavriel Kay, Tigana, Under Heaven
