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Guy Gavriel Kay


Canada (b.1954)

Guy Gavriel Kay was born and raised in Canada. In 1974-5 he spent a year in Oxford assisting Christopher Tolkien in his editorial construction of J R R Tolkien’s posthumously published THE SILMARILLION. He took a law degree at the University of Toronto on his return to Canada and was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1981. Guy Gavriel Kay lives in Toronto.
 

Genres: Fantasy, Historical
 
Series
Fionavar Tapestry
   1. The Summer Tree (1984)
   2. The Wandering Fire (1986)
   3. The Darkest Road (1986)
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Under Heaven
   1. Under Heaven (2010)
   2. River of Stars (2013)
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Novels
   Tigana (1990)
   A Song for Arbonne (1992)
   The Lions of Al-Rassan (1995)
   The Last Light of the Sun (2004)
   Ysabel (2007)
   Children of Earth and Sky (2016)
   A Brightness Long Ago (2019)
   All the Seas of the World (2022)
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Collections
   Beyond This Dark House (poems) (2003)
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Guy Gavriel Kay recommends
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Celtika (2001)
(Merlin Codex, book 1)
Robert Holdstock
"Robert Holdstock's is one of the voices at the very heart of modern fantasy."

Awards
2008 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel : Ysabel

Award nominations
2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel : Under Heaven
2011 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Best Book : Under Heaven
2008 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Best Book : Ysabel
2008 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Best Book : Ysabel
2005 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel : The Last Light of the Sun
2001 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel : Lord of Emperors
2001 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Best Book : Sailing to Sarantium
1999 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel : Sailing to Sarantium
1991 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel : Tigana
1991 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Best Book : Tigana
1987 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Best Book : The Summer Tree
1986 Astounding Award for Best New Writer : The Summer Tree


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