The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay, Elsa T.S. Vieira

The Summer Tree

The Fionavar Tapestry #1

Guy Gavriel Kay, Elsa T.S. Vieira

400 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

The first volume in Guy Gavriel Kay's stunning fantasy masterwork, now reissued with the beautiful original cover art by Martin Springett.Five men and women find themselves flung into the magical land of Fionavar, First of all Worlds. They have be...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 2,041 reviews

Moods

adventurous 95%
dark 50%
emotional 43%
mysterious 38%
challenging 24%
tense 19%
reflective 12%
sad 12%
inspiring 8%
funny 6%
hopeful 6%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 35%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 48% | Plot: 42% | Character: 8%

Strong character development?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 39% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.8

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...