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Description edit
The ruling Asharites of Al-Rassan have come from the desert sands, but over centuries, seduced by the sensuous pleasures of their new land, their stern piety has eroded. The Asharite empire has splintered into decadent city-states led by warring petty kings. King Almalik of Cartada is on the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jehane bet Ishak: doctor; Kindath
- Ammar Ibn Khaíran: poet, diplomat, soldier, assassin; Asharit
- Rodrígo Belmonte: military leader; A Jadit
- Alvar de Pelino: young soldier under the command of Rodrigo Belmonte
- Ishak of Fezana: Kindath physician, father of Jehane bet Ishak
- Husari ibn Musa: Asharite businessman, who joins the Jaddites
Quotes edit
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“"Even the sun goes down, my lady."”
Rodrigo Belmonte -
“"Ashar taught that the deeds of men are as footprints in the desert. You know that."”
Husari ibn Musa -
“What ought a man honorably to do? To aspire towards? Was it the stillness of that pool—dreamedof, and written about—where only the one beast dared stalk from the dark trees to drink in themoonlight and under the stars?”
Ammar ibn Khairan
Setting & Locations edit
It is set in a peninsula of the same world in which The Sarantine Mosaic and The Last Light of the Sun are set, and is based upon Moorish Spain.
- Al-Rassan
- Valledo
- Cartadan
- Jaloña
- Esperañan
- Valledan
- Orvilla
- Sorenica
- Ruenda
- Batiara
- Silvenes
- Esteren
- Carcasia
- Soriyya
- Al-fontina
- Jad
- Fibaz
- Arbastro
- Kindath
- Carnival
- Nunaya
- Moat
- Tudesca
- Rancho Belmonte
- Lonza
- Eschalou
- Lake Serrana
- Ardeño
- Asharites
- Waleska
- Ammuz
- Majriti
- Muwardi
- Vasca
- Salos
- Aljais
- Ronizza
- Khalifate
First Sentence edit
Always remember that they come from the desert.
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Religious conflicts: The novel concentrates on the relationships between the three peoples: the Kindath (based on the Jews), the Asharites (based on the Muslims), and the Jaddites (based on the Christians). (The actual religions of the Kindath, Asharites, and Jaddites, as described in the novel, bear no relation to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Guy Gavriel Kay (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 2005
ISBN: 978-0060733490
Page Count: 528
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 2005
ISBN: 978-0060733490
Page Count: 528
Awards edit
- Locus Fantasy Award (Finalist, 1996, Nominee)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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