A Brightness Long Ago

The greatest living author of epic fantasy` - Brandon Sanderson `The finest in his field` - Tor.com `Guy Gavriel Kay`s A Brightness Long Ago is a masterpiece; perhaps the finest work of one of the world`s greatest living storytellers` - Fantasy Book Review ***One of Goodreads` Most Anticipated SFF Books of 2019*** Internationally bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay`s latest work is set in a world evoking early Renaissance Italy, with an extraordinary cast of characters. 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 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. 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.