{"product_id":"brightness-long-ago","title":"Brightness Long Ago","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The greatest living author of epic fantasy'' - Brandon Sanderson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''The finest in his field'' - Tor.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Guy Gavriel Kay''s \u003ci\u003eA Brightness Long Ago\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece; perhaps the finest work of one of the world''s greatest living storytellers'' - \u003ci\u003eFantasy Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ***One of Goodreads'' Most Anticipated SFF Books of 2019***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eInternationally bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay''s latest work is set in a world evoking early Renaissance Italy, with an extraordinary cast of characters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Danio''s fate changed the moment he recognized 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e whose rivalry puts a world in the balance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eFurther praise for Guy Gavriel Kay\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Contemporary fiction''s finest fantasist'' \u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''History and fantasy rarely come together as gracefully or readably as they do in the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay'' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''One of the (if not the) premiere fantasists of our time'' \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Compulsively readable . . . Kay is a global phenomenon . . . a storyteller on the grandest scale'' \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (Canada)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306328170878,"sku":"NW9781473692374","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781473692374.jpg?v=1778259918","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/brightness-long-ago","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}