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A review by filberthoneysac
Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay
5.0
I will try my best to put into words the entirety of The Sarantine Mosaic.
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Sailing to Sarantium was a trip. Literally, figuratively, all of the above. A talented mosaicist makes his way from his homeland to Sarantium, city of cities, in a historical setting I personally know nothing about. I would say that someone more familiar with Byzantium's history might enjoy the duology more thoroughly than I did, but I would also say that such knowledge isn't required to appreciate this masterpiece.
Crispin was a fun character to behold right from the get-go. Foul-mouthed, talented, striking, and blunt.
I do have a few qualms with the books. Firstly, lots of sexy people doing sexy things. Crispin is apparently immensely attractive to every woman he meets. Not a huge problem, just a bit... weird.
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Sailing to Sarantium was a trip. Literally, figuratively, all of the above. A talented mosaicist makes his way from his homeland to Sarantium, city of cities, in a historical setting I personally know nothing about. I would say that someone more familiar with Byzantium's history might enjoy the duology more thoroughly than I did, but I would also say that such knowledge isn't required to appreciate this masterpiece.
Crispin was a fun character to behold right from the get-go. Foul-mouthed, talented, striking, and blunt.
I do have a few qualms with the books. Firstly, lots of sexy people doing sexy things. Crispin is apparently immensely attractive to every woman he meets. Not a huge problem, just a bit... weird.