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Op het slagveld op de grens van Gorhaut en Valenda wordt beslist over het lot van het zonnige, muziekminnende Arbonne. Gorhaut, een land bewoond door strijdlustige lieden, is zijn koning kwijt en zijn corrupte opvolger sluit een misdadig pact met de vijand. het is een kwestie van tijd voordat de machthebbers van Gorhaut hun begerige blik zullen richten op het naburige Arbonne. Maar de bewoners van Arbonne hebben nog meer te vrezen. In hun cultuur speelt de hoofse liefde een grote rol - de liefde die wordt bezongen en begeleid door troubadours en minstrelen. Deze cultuur lijkt in gevaar te komen wanneer de felle strijd die een tweetal hertogen voert om de liefde van een vrouw, opnieuw oplaait. Dan, tot overmaat van ramp, zoeken twee belangrijke inwoners van Gorhaut hun toevlucht tot Arbonne. Een invasie lijkt onvermijdelijk...

Nadat zijn zoon sneuvelt op het slagveld in de provincie Valentin kent de woede van Brandin de Tiran, machtig magiër en succesvol krijgsheer, geen grenzen. Zijn wraak is meedogenloos. Valentin houdt op te bestaan - haar liederen worden doodgezwegen, haar boeken en kunst vernietigd, haar steden met de grond gelijk gemaakt. En als bekroning van zijn wraak weeft Brandin een spreuk die de provincie voorgoed uit het geheugen van de mensen wist. In de tijd van onderdrukking die volgt zucht het eens zo trotse schiereiland van de Palm onder het juk van de veroveraars uit Oost en West met hun machtige magie. Maar gelukkig is er een sprankje hoop. De minstreel Devin hoort het verloren lied van Avalle van de Torens en betreedt vanaf dat moment het pad dat zijn lotsbestemming zal blijken te zijn. Hetzelfde geldt voor Alessanbar Valentin, Prins van Tigana, die al zijn leven lang strijdt voor de bevrijding van Valentin, beter bekend als Tigana. Maar de tijd dringt en de machinaties van het tirannieke bewind draaien onverbiddelijk door...

The thrilling sequel to Sailing To Sarantium and the concluding novel of The Sarantine Mosaic, Kay's sweeping tale of politics, intrigue and adventure inspired by ancient Byzantium. Beckoned by the Emperor Valerius, Crispin, a renowned mosaicist, has arrived in the fabled city of Sarantium. Here he seeks to fulfill his artistic ambitions and his destiny high upon a dome that will become the emerror's magnificent sanctuary and legacy. But the beauty and solitude of his work cannot protect his from Sarantium's intrigue. Beneath him the city swirls with rumors of war and conspiracy, while otherworldly fires mysteriously flicker and disappear in the streets at night. Valerius is looking west to Crispin's homeland to reunite an Empire - a plan that may have dire consequences for the loved ones Crispin left behind. In Sarantium, however, loyalty is always complex, for Crispin's fate has become entwined with that of Valerius and his Empress, as well as Queen Gisel, his own monarch exiled in Sarantium herself. And now another voyager - this time from the east - has arrived, a pysician determined to make his mark amid the shifting, treachearous currents of passion and violence that will determine the empire's fate.

Now King Almalik of Cartada is on the ascendancy adding city after city to his realm, aided by his friend and advisor, the notorious Ammar ibn Khairan - poet, diplomat, soldier - until a summer day of savage brutality changes their relationship forever.

The young heroes from our own world have gained power and maturity from their sufferings and adventures in Fionavar. Now they must bring all the strength and wisdom they possess to the aid of the armies of Light in the ultimate battle against the evil of Rakoth Maugrim and the hordes of the Dark. On a ghost-ship the legendary Warrior, Arthur Pendragon, and Pwyll Twiceborn, Lord of the Summer Tree, sail to confront the Unraveller at last. Meanwhile, Darien, the child within whom Light and Dark vie for supremacy, must walk the darkest road of any child of earth or stars. Guy Gavriel Kay’s classic epic fantasy plays out on a truly grand scale, and has already been delighting fans of imaginative fiction for twenty years.

On a dark night along a lonely stretch of coast, a small ship sends two people ashore. Their purpose is assassination. They have been hired by two of the most dangerous men alive to alter the balance of power in the world. If they succeed, the consequences will affect the destinies of empires, and lives both great and small. One of those arriving at that beach is a woman abducted by corsairs as a child and sold into years of servitude. Having escaped, she is trying to chart her own course-and is bent upon revenge. Another is a seafaring merchant who still remembers being exiled as a child with his family from their home, for their faith, a moment that never leaves him. In what follows, through a story both intimate and epic, unforgettable characters are immersed in the fierce and deadly struggles that define their time. All the Seas of the World is a drama that also offers moving reflections on memory, fate, and the random events that can shape our lives-in the past, and today.

Crispin is a master mosaicist, creating beautiful art with colored stones and glass. Summoned to Sarantium by imperial request, he bears a Queen's secret mission, and a talisman from an alchemist. Once in the fabled city, with its taverns and gilded sanctuaries, chariot races and palaces, intrigues and violence, Crispin must find his own source of power in order to survive-and unexpectedly discovers it high on the scaffolding of his own greatest creation.

In a setting that evokes the dazzling Tang Dynasty of 8th-century China, Shen Tai has been sent a mysterious and dangerous gift: 250 Sardian horses in recognition of his service to the Emperor of Kitai. Wisely, the gift comes with the stipulation that the horses must be claimed in person--otherwise, he would probably be dead already.

Set against the backdrop of an epic war, five individuals from our world are drawn into a battle against an ancient evil in a richly crafted fantasy realm. As they navigate this colossal conflict, they must embrace their destinies and confront the challenges that come with their roles. The narrative weaves together themes of courage, sacrifice, and the interconnectedness of worlds, showcasing Guy Gavriel Kay's masterful storytelling and intricate world-building.