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This historical fantasy novel by one of my favourite authors returns to his alternate Renaissance setting. It contains references to earlier characters and events but works perfectly as a standalone story.

The audiobook is beautifully read by Simon Vance, who has narrated most if not all of GGK's novels. Honestly, I couldn't image anyone else reading them.

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Our new episode just posted! We review the new Guy Gavriel Kay novel, place some prop bets on Slow Horses, and select a new short story to read for February. 90 minutes of pure fun and adrenaline. Enjoy!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5m9KsWFnLiyOoSyLS6xBHa?si=a1QL2RFRSO-lru1kJaN2W...

As much of the Midwest braces for a monster winter storm, what better way to pass the time than with some insightful and fun book talk. This week we have a jam packed episode as we discuss Guy Gavriel Kay's novel, “All the Seas of the World,“ set prop bets for our newest thriller book, and pick a few short stories to tide us over for February. As always, enjoy!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5m9KsWFnLiyOoSyLS6xBHa

Friends, I‘m reading this great book too damned slowly. I spent some time with it over my very healthy breakfast and haven‘t had another shot at it until now, at almost 10:00 pm. Poop. I really need to carve out a good, long reading period tomorrow. Y‘all know I enjoy things less when I read them slowly, no matter how solid they are, and I‘ve gotta worry about the due date besides.

Last night I finally realized my dream of drinking beer out of a glass shaped like a boot. It was glorious, and this bottle of 3 Monts? Delicious. I‘ve been drunk before, and I‘ve been delighted before, but never before has a beer made me so delightfully drunk.

Unfortunately, it also made me SUPER SLEEPY, so I couldn‘t binge-read the tagged book OR finish the Sandman adaptation like I planned to. Gonna make up for that tonight.

All Kay‘s alternate world novels stand alone (except for the two-book Sarantine Mosaic), but they all contain little callbacks to the others. I love moments like this one, which references Jehane from THE LIONS OF AL-RASSAN. Her name has been lost to history but she‘s still left her mark on the world.

I started ALL THE SEAS OF THE WORLD before bed last night. This is gonna be good.

I love the fierce MC Nadia, who was captured by pirates as a girl, sold into slavery, & then freed herself, which is where this immersive fantasy begins. It‘s a standalone, with ties to Kay‘s earlier novels set in the same alternate history Mediterranean & Middle Eastern world, where 3 religions parallel our 3 western faiths. Geopolitics, war & romance. Just a touch of the fantastical (which mainly serves as a plot device). Audio by Simon Vance.

“She read the world in his eyes” is the kind of cheesy romantic writing that makes me roll my eyes, but that‘s me. Fortunately, there‘s a lot more than romance going on in this novel.

These lovely gems arrived today! Happy publications day to the newest Guy Gavriel Kay book! Does anyone else love his work? I find his writing to be so exquisitely beautiful! ❤️📖❤️ #bookmail

I needed some good news today! This releases May 17!!! Can‘t wait!!