{"product_id":"the-last-light-of-the-sun-9780451459855","title":"The Last Light of the Sun","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful, moving saga evoking the Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and Norse cultures of a thousand years ago from the acclaimed author of The Fionavar Tapestry. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A historical fantasy of the highest order, the work of a man who may well be the reigning master of the form.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBern Thorkellson, punished for his father's sins, denied his heritage and home, commits an act of vengeance and desperation that brings him face-to-face with a past he's been trying to leave behind... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Anglcyn lands of King Aeldred, the shrewd king, battling inner demons all the while, shores up his defenses with alliances and diplomacy--and with swords and arrows. Meanwhile his exceptional, unpredictable sons and daughters give shape to their own desires when battle comes and darkness falls in the spirit wood... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd in the valleys and shrouded hills of the Cyngael, whose voices carry music even as they feud and raid amongst each other, violence and love become deeply interwoven when the dragon ships come and Alun ab Owyn, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003epursuing an enemy in the night, glimpses strange lights gleaming above forest pools... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaking brilliant use of motifs from saga and song and chronicle, Guy Gavriel Kay conjures a work of subtle, intricate richness, bringing to life\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ean unforgettable world balanced on the knife-edge of change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ace Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451459855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.06w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2005 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 138\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Guy Gavriel Kay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916908990645,"sku":"9780451459855","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_40828940-eebb-404a-b138-72b73c2889e9.jpg?v=1687273535","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-last-light-of-the-sun-9780451459855","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}