A Brightness Long Ago
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A Brightness Long Ago
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Narrated by:
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Mr Simon Vance
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By:
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Guy Gavriel Kay
About this listen
Internationally best-selling author Guy Gavriel Kay's latest work is set in a world evoking early Renaissance Italy, with an extraordinary cast of characters.
In a chamber overlooking the nighttime waterways of a maritime city, a man looks back on his youth and the people who shaped his life. Danio Cerra's intelligence won him entry to a renowned school, though he was only the son of a tailor. He took service at the court of a ruling count - and soon learned why that man was known as The Beast.
Danio's fate changed the moment he recognised Adria Ripoli as she entered the count's chambers one night - intending to kill. Born to power, Adria had chosen a life of danger - and freedom - instead.
Other vivid figures share the story: a healer determined to defy her expected lot; a charming, frivolous son of immense wealth; a religious leader more decadent than devout; and, affecting these lives and many more, two mercenary commanders, whose rivalry puts a world in the balance.
A Brightness Long Ago offers both compelling drama and deeply moving reflections on the nature of memory, the choices we make in life, and the role played by the turning of Fortune's wheel.
©2019 Guy Gavriel Kay (P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedCritic Reviews
Praise for Guy Gavriel Kay: "The greatest living author of epic fantasy." (Brandon Sanderson)
"Contemporary fiction's finest fantasist." (Tor.com)
"One of the (if not the) premiere fantasists of our time." (The Financial Times)
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- Rob Ekstein
- 02-08-2019
Got hooked early!
Beautifully crafted, poignant tale of adventure. The book describes a sophisticated and dangerous world where one's every move are a matter of life or death. The narrator is gifed and a very good choice. This was my first audio novel. I will buy another audio book by this author for sure.
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- Louise Hobson
- 26-09-2022
A Masterpiece
Wow once more the duo : narrator Simon Vance and author Guy Gabriel Kay create a masterpiece. A story to savour.
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- Lise
- 13-12-2022
Such a brightness!
Lovable characters, intrigue - excellent storytelling with beautiful writing and narration. On to the next book!
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- Darren Neilsen
- 10-06-2023
Another perfect story
The subtleties in these books are almost overwhelming. As enjoyable on the second read, perhaps more so, than the first.
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