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Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay
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Feb 05, 2008 | ISBN 9780451461902

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Praise

Praise for Ysabel

“Will enthrall mainstream as well as fantasy readers.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 
Ysabel is beyond honed. It reads like a perfectly cut jewel…It is very much like a great classic Hollywood film.”—Science Fiction Weekly
 
“[Kay] turns out quality work every time. Ysabel is another testament to his storytelling skill.”—The Davis Enterprise
 
“Outstanding characters, folklore, and action add up to another Kay must-read.”—Booklist
 
“Kay constructs a suspenseful narrative, and he uses the atmosphere of Provence to good effect.”—The Toronto Star

“Encapsulates my experience of reading Kay’s work—that the sense of loss experienced when his world slips away and his tale is told will be profound, but the beauty of the experience is worth that loss.”—Fantasy & Science Fiction

More Praise for the Novels of Guy Gavriel Kay
 
“[Read] anything by Guy Gavriel Kay…His strengths are strong characters and fantastic set pieces.”—The New Yorker 
 
“History and fantasy rarely come together as gracefully or readably as they do in the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay.”—The Washington Post Book World

“Kay shows why he’s the heir to Tolkien’s tradition.”—Booklist
 
“Kay is a genius. I’ve read him all my life and am always inspired by his work.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson 
 
“A storyteller on the grandest scale.”—Time Magazine, Canada

Awards

Locus Award for Fantasy Novel WINNER

World Fantasy Award FINALIST

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