Ysabel
Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay, published by Roc in 2008, is a reprint edition featuring 421 pages in English. This novel intertwines contemporary life with mythic elements, as it follows Ned Marriner, who is in France with his father, a photographer capturing the Saint-Sauveur Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence. During their exploration, Ned encounters Kate, an American exchange student, and together they stumble upon a mysterious stranger who warns them of the ancient stories that linger in the area.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the intersection of history and myth, as Ned and his family become entangled in a tale where the past and present collide. The story explores themes of legacy and the impact of historical figures on contemporary lives, set against the backdrop of a richly detailed French landscape. As the characters navigate this haunted narrative, they confront the thin veil separating the living from the long-dead, leading to profound transformations.
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The multiple award-winning fantasy author of The Fionavar Tapestry brings his extraordinary imagination to a tale of mythic figures in contemporary times…
Ned Marriner is in France with his father, a celebrated photographer shooting the Saint-Sauveur Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence. While exploring the cathedral, Ned meets Kate, an American exchange student with a deep knowledge of the area’s history. But even Kate is at a loss when she and Ned surprise a scar-faced stranger, wearing a leather jacket and carrying a knife. “I think you ought to go now,” he tells them. “You have blundered into a corner of a very old story…”
In this ancient place, where the borders between the living and the long-dead are thin, Ned and his family are about to be drawn into a haunted story, as mythic figures from conflicts of long ago erupt into the present, changing–and claiming–lives.
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