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| Title | : | Ysabel |
| Author | : | Guy Gavriel Kay |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
| Published | : | February 5th 2008 by Roc (first published January 9th 2007) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Young Adult. Urban Fantasy. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Canada |
Guy Gavriel Kay
Paperback | Pages: 432 pages Rating: 3.61 | 9537 Users | 909 Reviews
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Saint-Sauveur Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence is an ancient structure of many secrets-a perfect monument to fill the lens of a celebrated photographer, and a perfect place for the photographer's son, Ned Marriner, to lose himself while his father works.But the cathedral isn't the empty edifice it appears to be. Its history is very much alive in the present day-and it's calling out to Ned...
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| Original Title: | Ysabel |
| ISBN: | 0451461908 (ISBN13: 9780451461902) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2008), World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (2008), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Adult Literature (2008) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Ysabel
Ratings: 3.61 From 9537 Users | 909 ReviewsDiscuss Appertaining To Books Ysabel
I'm not sure wtf is going on w/ Kay. He's always had William Shatner-esque tendencies towards the overly dramatic statement. (KHAN!!!) I find it annoying but bearable if the plot and characterization are decent (See his Fionavar Tapestry trilogy for example). Here he introduces a 2nd element thats equally annoying: wrap the basic story in a wet blanket of obtuse statements. Much of the book is devoted to the characters either thinking or expounding on the fact that they dont know anything. Fine,Fifteen year old Ned goes on a trip with his famous photographer father and his team, who are setting up a major photo shoot in Provence. While exploring an old cathedral Ned meets a girl, Kate, who is visiting the area as an exchange student. They are checking out the baptistery of the church when Ned experiences a strange sense of deja vu and encounters a stranger climbing out of a hole in the floor. Things go from strange to bizarre when the stranger warns Ned to stay out things that don't
What a thoroughly unremarkable book from such an exceptionally skilled fantasy writer.Guy Gavriel Kay is by far my favourite author of what I'd call historical fantasy. That being said, his historical fantasy can be divided in two, both solidly anchored in our own world, history and legends.The first type of book that he writes is something set, at least initially, in our own world, where he writes about modern teenagers getting involved in some magical fantasy. The Fionavar Tapestry and Ysabel
A bit of warning: Guy Gavriel Kay is only my most favorite author in the entire world. Given how many different authors I admire and follow, that's a pretty big honor for me to bestow. His novels evoke a certain range of emotions that no other author has ever been able to achieve, and without a doubt makes it impossible for me to honestly critique any of his books' weaknesses. Ysabel is no different, and if you take one thing from this review, it's that you should read it. Now.Kay has mostly
My friend Jen once in a while posts a list of words that probably don't exist in German, but should. Here's one: a book that makes you really really happy even though you're making a long list of its flaws as you read it.A young adult story about two teenagers in the south of France stumbling into an ancient love triangle. Full of old cathedrals, and verbal photographs of the countryside, and family tensions and people coming through for each other.Let's just preface every point I'm about to
Kay writes high melodrama and always has--his women always the most beautiful, his characters always the most passionate, every gesture and breath and bit of scenery always dripping with Significance. In a high fantasy setting, I love it. In a contemporary setting . . . in a contemporary setting, it turns out, it does not work for me at all. It might sound odd, then, to say that the past of this book I was most invested in was part of the contemporary story: it was the reconciliation between the
I can see both sides of the debate people seem to be having about this book. Yes, it's not as rich and deep as his other work. Yes, sometimes it felt like you were trapped in the shallow end of a swimming pool, when you know that, if you could just get there, there's a dazzling, deep lagoon just beyond your reach. If you're familiar with Kay's work, this could be frustrating. But I think it's also clear that Kay wrote this story for his sons. As such, I'm grateful he shared it with us. It was
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