A review by bbrassfield
The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay

3.0

Hmm. Well, let me say I like what fiction I've read from Guy Gavriel Kay in the past, especially Tigana, but in reading this early novel I am afraid, while mildly entertaining, it suffers a bit much from the fact that it wants to be the Silmarillion and as such is rather a paint-by-numbers reflection. It isn't really surprising given that Kay worked with Tolkien's son Christopher on the manuscript for the Silmarillion that was first published in 1977 and yet I honestly expected something with a little more originality from this obviously talented writer.

unexpected addendum: I found a nice little review in a sadly now defunct site that agrees with me in key and yet finds much to admire despite the stock elements present in Kay's novel and so I am adding a link to the review: http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/09/20/guy-gavriel-kays-the-summer-tree-review/