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summerofsoaps 's review for:
The Summer Tree
by Guy Gavriel Kay
This is the first book in Kay's The Fionavar Tapestry series and I really enjoyed it. I know this was his first published novel, and it does draw from a lot of the Celtic and Nordic lore seen in Tolkien and other popular fantasy novels of the time. I read Tigana a few years ago and it blew me away and I can definitely see that Kay's writing is younger and less developed here. Nonetheless, the book is pretty fabulous fantasy. The start is slow but towards the middle the book really starts to build momentum as the characters, the mythology, and the worldbuilding become clearer and the action picks up.
Oh, right, what's the book about? Five college kids who are transported by a mysterious man to another world, Fionavar, which is the first of all the worlds. Sounds simple enough and I'm sure you know if you like that trope, but even if you don't and you're still a fantasy fan, I'd say give Kay a try, but maybe not start with this one.
Oh, right, what's the book about? Five college kids who are transported by a mysterious man to another world, Fionavar, which is the first of all the worlds. Sounds simple enough and I'm sure you know if you like that trope, but even if you don't and you're still a fantasy fan, I'd say give Kay a try, but maybe not start with this one.