A review by j_wrathall
Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay

4.0

Similar thoughts to Lords of the Horizon though fiction. Probably closer to 3.5 stars. Didn't realise it would be a standalone but liked how it wrapped up, though the historical parallelism became more overt. I liked it and it was certainly intentional but can feel derivative. The dialogue may be a bit weak at times, and I think some of the many stories he tells could have been done more interestingly or less predictably. Maybe will make more sense if I read other works in the same world, thinking next of Lions of Al Rassan. Nevertheless, loved the setting and especially Pero and Leonora most - teared up at the end. Eudoxia and other bit characters great too. Liked the eastern Jaddites' heterodoxy. Keen to see more of Asharites and Kindath in Lions, depending on how he handles it (wouldn't mind as much if the parallelisms weren't so abject).