A brightness long ago
Kay, Guy Gavriel2020
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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. Danio's fate changed the moment he recognised 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. 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, whose rivalry puts a world in the balance.
Main title:
A brightness long ago / Guy Gavriel Kay.
Author:
Kay, Guy Gavriel, author
Imprint:
London : Hodder, 2020.
Collation:
420 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2019.
ISBN:
9781473692374 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6FICTION
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2903600