{"product_id":"a-brightness-long-ago-by-guy-gavriel-kay-9781473692374","title":"A Brightness Long Ago","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'The greatest living author of epic fantasy' - Brandon Sanderson\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'The finest in his field' - Tor.com\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eGuy Gavriel Kay's \u003ci\u003eA Brightness Long Ago\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece; perhaps the finest work of one of the world's greatest living storytellers' - \u003ci\u003eFantasy Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of Goodreads' Most Anticipated SFF Books of 2019\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003eInternationally bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay's latest work is set in a world evoking early Renaissance Italy, with an extraordinary cast of characters.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a chamber overlooking the nighttime waterways of a maritime city, a man looks back on his youth and the people who shaped his life. Danio Cerra's intelligence won him entry to a renowned school, though he was only the son of a tailor. He took service at the court of a ruling count - and soon learned why that man was known as The Beast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDanio's fate changed the moment he recognized Adria Ripoli as she entered the count's chambers one night - intending to kill. Born to power, Adria had chosen a life of danger - and freedom - instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOther vivid figures share the story: a healer determined to defy her expected lot; a charming, frivolous son of immense wealth; a religious leader more decadent than devout; and, affecting these lives and many more, two mercenary commanders, whose rivalry puts a world in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eFurther praise for Guy Gavriel Kay\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e'Contemporary fiction's finest fantasist' \u003cb\u003eTor.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e'History and fantasy rarely come together as gracefully or readably as they do in the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay' \u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e'One of the (if not the) premiere fantasists of our time' \u003cb\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e'Compulsively readable . . . Kay is a global phenomenon . . . a storyteller on the grandest scale' \u003cb\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e (Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46700917260524,"sku":"9781473692374","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19061263482712_8eee9a5b-bfe7-4191-b76a-64d58c7fb460.jpg?v=1753842167","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-brightness-long-ago-by-guy-gavriel-kay-9781473692374","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}