Description: Sailing to Sarantium Guy Gavriel Kay Advance Reader's Edition Book 1 of the Sarantine Mosaic. Advance Reader’s Edition published: August 1998 with complete number line. HarpwrPrism, 438 pages. Reviews: From Library Journal “Summoned to the court of the Emperor of Sarantium, Crispin, a mosaicist from faraway Varena, encounters a city filled with beauty and treachery beyond his wildest imaginations. Caught in a web of political intrigue and religious controversy, Crispin attempts to retain his artistic vision even as he lays to rest the ghosts of his embittered past. With consummate skill and a flair for leisurely storytelling, the author of The Lions of Al-Rassan (HarperCollins, 1995) begins a new series set in a fantasy version of the Byzantine Empire. This evocative tale of one man's rendezvous with his destiny is a priority purchase for fantasy collections.” From Booklist “The title page imparts that this is "Book One of the Sarantine Mosaic." Kay has embarked on yet another fantasy saga, set several centuries earlier in the same world as his masterpiece, The Lions of Al-Rassan (1995). The historically knowledgeable will recognize that Sarantium essentially equals Byzantium during the reign of Justinian and Theodora, who appear under other names, along with Belisarius, Procopius, Hagia Sophia, the Visigoths--the whole kit and caboodle. The protagonist is a mosaicist from Rhodius (Visigothic Rome) who travels to Sarantium to work on the Great Temple (i.e., Hagia Sophia) because he has lost his family in the plague and feels he has nothing more to lose should Sarantium change him. The characterization is up to Kay's usual high standard, and he has adapted real-world history so well for his world-building purposes that even those who know what he is borrowing will admire it. A good book that bodes very well for the series it inaugurates.” Roland Green This PB Advance Reader’s Edition is in Near Mint Condition. It is Unread. No markings in the text. Binding is tight and square. Spine is uncreased. Only a hint of edgewear/shelfwear. Please see photos. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Thank you for your consideration.
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Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Book Title: Sailing to Sarantium
Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Fantasy / Epic
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 1999
Genre: Fiction
