Title: another Kay masterpiece
Review: Possibly the best of Kay's work, in my own mind, it even outranks Tigana, which was nearly as amazing. While the historical foundations of Al-Rassan are interesting enough, it is the characters which truly shine. Kay effortlessly creates believeable, sympathetic characters like no other fantasty writer I have come across. Kay's writing is, as always, elegant in its simplicity, and his spare descriptions easily conjure up the scene. The handling of the emotions -always a sticky topic in fantasy - is deftly done here and the dialogue - magnificent! Despite the emphasis on emotion and spiritual matters, Kay never forgets that he's writing fantasy and keeps the story moving at a good clip. An added bonus is the ending, which is very cleverly handled and is guaranteed to shock you. Kay's best novel ever and a nice change from all that formulaic garbage (here I'm thinking of Dragonlance) which pollutes the market on a regular basis.
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