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Adult Books - Fiction - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Fantasy
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The Lions of Al-Rassan.
Kay, Guy Gavriel (author).
June 1995. 528p. HarperPrism, hardcover, $20 (0-06-105217-5).
REVIEW.
First published June 1, 1995 (Booklist).
Kay’s thoroughly excellent new novel resembles his Song for Arbonne (1992) in that there is no magic in it. Instead, Kay deftly and intelligently bends history at a slightly different angle. The setting is a variant early medieval Spain whose Muslims, Christians, and Jews are also suitably modified. The story turns on the rivalries between the Kingdom of Al-Rassan, once mighty but now split into quarreling principalities, and the kings of the Jaddites. Far to the north, the Jaddites hope to reclaim Al-Rassan, which was once theirs. Into this skillfully imagined, eloquently described stew of war, intrigue, and magnificence happen a warrior from each side and a female physician. The threesome’s adventures constitute the bulk of a long but never padded, demanding but enormously rewarding novel. — Roland Green
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