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Book Review
Jun. 16th, 2016 11:01 pmLord of Emperors
by Guy Gavriel Kay
Lord of Emperors concludes the story of Crispin the mosaicist begun in Sailing to Sarantium, and it is a very satisfying second half, bringing unexpected heartbreak and some unlooked-for joys to its characters. Here we see the intrigues that were set in motion in the first book come to fruition, for both good and ill.
Kay's narrrative is very intricate, with many different threads and characters involved. The different plotlines are continually joining up in different configurations and then breaking apart. Kay's handling of this is quite amazing; he keeps everything and everyone in motion around the central axis of Crispin's story. And within this Kay deftly nestles themes of the relationship between art and politics and art's permanence and impermanence.
by Guy Gavriel Kay
Lord of Emperors concludes the story of Crispin the mosaicist begun in Sailing to Sarantium, and it is a very satisfying second half, bringing unexpected heartbreak and some unlooked-for joys to its characters. Here we see the intrigues that were set in motion in the first book come to fruition, for both good and ill.
Kay's narrrative is very intricate, with many different threads and characters involved. The different plotlines are continually joining up in different configurations and then breaking apart. Kay's handling of this is quite amazing; he keeps everything and everyone in motion around the central axis of Crispin's story. And within this Kay deftly nestles themes of the relationship between art and politics and art's permanence and impermanence.
