Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay

Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay

Award-winning author Guy Gavriel Kay evokes the dazzling Tang Dynasty of 8th-century China in an masterful story of honor and power.

It begins simply. Shen Tai, son of an illustrious general serving the Emperor of Kitai, has spent two years honoring the memory of his late father by burying the bones of the dead from both armies at the site of one of his father's last great battles. In recognition of his labors and his filial piety, an unlikely source has sent him a dangerous gift: 250 Sardian horses.

You give a man one of the famed Sardian horses to reward him greatly. You give him four or five to exalt him above his fellows, propel him towards rank, and earn him jealousy, possibly mortal jealousy. Two hundred and fifty is an unthinkable gift, a gift to overwhelm an emperor.

Wisely, the gift comes with the stipulation that Tai must claim the horses in person. Otherwise he would probably be dead already.

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ISBN 13	9780451463302
ISBN 10	0451463307
Title	Under Heaven
Author	Guy Gavriel Kay
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Roc
Year published	2010-04-27
Number of pages	592
Prizes	Short-listed for Locus Awards (Fantasy Novel) 2011
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.