Tigana
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Our view
“Tigana” is fantasy carried by its prose and by the depth of feeling behind it. Kay sets it on a peninsula loosely modelled on Renaissance Italy and builds it around grief, vengeance and the hope of redemption, with dialogue in which even minor figures speak with weight. Some readers find the cast a touch too flawless, everyone beautiful and gifted; it reaches furthest with those who read fantasy for language and emotion.
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About the book
Tigana is a 1990 fantasy novel by Canadian writer Guy Gavriel Kay. The novel is set in a region called the Peninsula of the Palm, which somewhat resembles Renaissance Italy as well as the Peloponnese in shape.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 296 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 67% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 296 | 100% |
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