![]() ![]() ![]() The story starts off slowly with Shen Tai in Kuala Nor, burying the wailing, fallen dead and living a quiet, contemplative life far from politics and city bustle. This distinction comes with a heavy price it draws Tai into a world of danger, fraught with assassins, court intrigue, rival political factions, unexplained mystical forces, love and difficult choices. Tai’s father, Shen Gao has recently died and Tai decides to honour him by burying the dead as part of his two year mourning period. Tai, the son of a respected general, is thrust into the midst of political turmoil when he is given the staggering gift of 250 Sardian horses by the White Jade Princess for burying fallen soldiers of Tagur and Kitai in remote Kuala Nor. This intricately written novel details a complex moment in fictional Kitai’s history as told through the experiences of its main character, Shen Tai. In his twelfth novel, Under Heaven, he uses 8th century China as his inspiration in creating the country of Kitai. Guy Gavriel Kay is one of the best known writers of historical fiction, having penned novels set in worlds very similar to medieval places like Spain, Provence and Byzantium. Publisher: Penguin Group Canada, March 30, 2010 ![]()
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