Upon finishing both books I experienced that "pause," where you turn the final page and just sit there for minutes mulling everything over. It's a book that is perfect in almost every respect, so much so that I was sorry to turn that last page and lay it down, finished. Excellently written, fantastic themes and characters. Under Heaven is, far and away, the finest work of fiction to come from the pen of Guy Gavriel Kay. If you haven't read either of these books, I'd strongly recommend them. How did others find this method of re-telling and re-working of history? And to anyone knowledgeable about Chinese history in particular, how did you feel about the representation and working of the source material? The setting of both is also thoroughly ancient China, but because he's not actually writing a book set in ancient China there's no obligation to complete and utter historical accuracy. I was curious what other readers thought about 'historical fantasy' - Kay bases both of these books on actual historical events in Chinese history, but fudges place/people names just enough to make them his own. Just finished River of Stars a couple of days ago (Under Heaven a couple weeks before that), and I thought the two works were absolutely magical. Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay: 9780451463890 : Books Award-winning author Guy Gavriel Kay evokes the dazzling Tang Dynasty of 8th-century China in an masterful story of honor and power.
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