In the mail: “Children of Earth and Sky.”

Guy Gavriel Kay’s latest, set in his not-quite-Europe just after the fall of the derived-from-Byzantine Empire to the squint-and-they-look-like-Ottomans. Part of the birthday Amazon extravaganza: all praise the glories of pre-ordering, hey? – At any rate, there appear to be analogues to the Holy Roman Empire and the Venetians involved, so hopefully Kay is going to rack up quite the stylish body count in this one. Guess we’ll see…

2 thoughts on “In the mail: “Children of Earth and Sky.””

  1. I would suggest reading “Sailing to Sarantium” and “Lord of Emperors” first. Sarantium is Kay’s equivalent to Byzantium.

    But you’ve probably already done that.

  2. Loved his pseudo-China Under Heaven, as well. The 2nd is more depressing. Seems he can’t help writing about the death-knells of his almost-real civilizations.

    Snark aside, I’ve read Kay’s justification for not going full historical fantasy, and I understand why his rationale is right for him. It’s not how I approach alternate history. But I have to admit that my disagreement aside, I’d read Kay a hundred times over before Turtledove.

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