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The Summer Tree
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The Fionavar Tapestry: Book 1

The Summer Tree (1984) (edit title/settings)

by Guy Gavriel Kay (Author) (edit contributors)

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Five university students--Kimberly, Dave, Jennifer, Kevin, and Paul--meet a wizard who takes them to the heart of all worlds, Fionavar, where they discover who they were truly meant to be.

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  • Dave Martyniuk: One of the 5 college students brought to Fionavar.
  • Kevin Laine: One of the 5 college students brought to Fionavar. Paul's best friend.
  • Paul Schafer: One of the 5 college students brought to Fionavar. Kevin's best friend. Experienced a deep loss leaving him a little messed up.
  • Kimberly Ford (Kim): One of the 5 college students brought to Fionavar. Jennifer's best friend/roommate.
  • Jennifer Lowell: One of the 5 college students brought to Fionavar. Kimberly's (Kim's) best friend/roommate.
  • Diarmuid: Younger son of the High King of Brennin (Ailell)
  • Ivor: Chieftain of the third tribe of the Dalrei.
  • Levon: First son of Ivor (Chieftain of the third tribe)
  • Loren Silvercloak: The mage who brings them to fionavar.
  • Matt Soren: A Dwarf, who is Loren's "source". Once was the King of the Dwarfs.
  • Tabor: Second son of Ivor (Chieftain of the third tribe)
  • Coll: Lieutenant to Diarmuid.
  • Ysanne: Seer of Brennin ("the Dreamer")
  • Gorlaes: The Chancellor
  • Tegid: One of the men of South keep (Diarmuid's band)
  • Na-Brendel: A lord of the Lios Alfar, from Daniloth
  • Torc: A Rider of the third tribe ("the Outcast")
  • Cordeliane (Liane): Daughter of Ivor (Chieftain of the third tribe)
  • Carde: One of the men of South keep (Diarmuid's band)
  • Dana: Godess, the Mother
  • Galadan: Wolflord of the andain, lieutenant to The Unraveller
  • Ailell: High King of Brennin
  • Metran: First mage of Brennin
  • Gereint: Blind Shaman of the third tribe
  • Rakoth Maugrim: "The Unraveller" Aka: Sathain, the Hooded One
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  • “Song," the aggrieved troubadour said, "is a gift to men from the immortal gods.”
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First Sentence edit see section history

In the spaces of calm almost lost in what followed, the question of why tended to surface.

Table of Contents edit see section history

The Characters: ix

Overture: (Prologue?)

Part I: Silvercloak................(Chapters 1-3)

Part II: Rachel's Song............(Chapters 4-9)

Part III: The Children of Ivor...(Chapters 10-14)

Part IV: The Unraveller...........(Chapters 15-16)

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 3 in The Fionavar Tapestry. (standard series)

Followed by The Wandering Fire .

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This book is in Hopeless Romantic. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Guy Gavriel Kay (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
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Publication Date: 1984
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Page Count: 323

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