Tigana

10th Anniversary Edition

688 pages

English language

Published Dec. 1, 1999 by Roc Trade.

ISBN:
978-0-451-45776-9
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4 stars (10 reviews)

13 editions

I’m a sucker for Kay’s type of fantasy.

5 stars

A very good work of fantasy playing with deeper concepts than “magical secret orphan prince” tropes. The long time I spent reading it is unrelated to its quality (but more related to my brain's bandwidth capacity these last 6 months). The characters are compelling, the Aragorn-type is way more human than Tolkien’s Aragorn and the bad guys are well rounded and have interesting motivations. On the other hand I don’t remember if the book passes the Bechdel Test and the women roles could have been bigger.

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5 stars

I read this a scary number of years ago, and have remembered since how much I loved it. Now, rereading it, I remember why. I love G.G. Kay's writing style and the themes he explores in his books. also, randomly, loved the author's note at the end of the version narrated by Simon Vance.

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