Under Heaven Hardback - 2010
by Guy Gavriel Kay
In his latest innovative novel, the award-winning author evokes the dazzling Tang Dynasty of 8th-century China in a story of honor and power. Inspired by the glory and power of Tang dynasty China, Guy Gavriel Kay has created a masterpiece. It begins simply. Shen Tai, son of an illustrious general serving the Emperor of Kitai, has spent two years honoring the memory of his late father by burying the bones of the dead from both armies at the site of one of his father's last great battles. In recognition of his labors and his filial piety, an unlikely source has sent him a dangerous gift: 250 Sardian horses. You give a man one of the famed Sardian horses to reward him greatly. You give him four or five to exalt him above his fellows, propel him towards rank, and earn him jealousy, possibly mortal jealousy. Two hundred and fifty is an unthinkable gift, a gift to overwhelm an emperor. Wisely, the gift comes with the stipulation that Tai must claim the horses in person. Otherwise he would probably be dead already...
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In his latest innovative novel, the award-winning author evokes the dazzling Tang Dynasty of 8th-century China in a story of honor and power.Inspired by the glory and power of Tang dynasty China, Guy Gavriel Kay has created a masterpiece.
It begins simply. Shen Tai, son of an illustrious general serving the Emperor of Kitai, has spent two years honoring the memory of his late father by burying the bones of the dead from both armies at the site of one of his father's last great battles. In recognition of his labors and his filial piety, an unlikely source has sent him a dangerous gift: 250 Sardian horses.
You give a man one of the famed Sardian horses to reward him greatly. You give him four or five to exalt him above his fellows, propel him towards rank, and earn him jealousy, possibly mortal jealousy. Two hundred and fifty is an unthinkable gift, a gift to overwhelm an emperor.
Wisely, the gift comes with the stipulation that Tai must claim the horses in person. Otherwise he would probably be dead already...
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- Title Under Heaven
- Author Guy Gavriel Kay
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 573
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Roc, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication date 2010-04-27
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780451463302 / 0451463307
- Weight 1.78 lbs (0.81 kg)
- Dimensions 9.26 x 6.6 x 1.78 in (23.52 x 16.76 x 4.52 cm)
- Age range 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Category Fiction - Fantasy
- Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Imaginary wars and battles
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010004833
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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