Guy Gavriel Kay
A Song for Arbonne
Copyright
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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
A SONG FOR ARBONNE. Copyright © Guy Gavriel Kay 1992.
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This book is dedicated, with love,
to the memory of my father,
Dr. Samuel K. Kay,
whose skill and compassion as a surgeon were
enhanced all his life by a love for language and
literature—a love he conveyed to his sons, among
so many other gifts.
Contents
Copyright
A Note on Pronunciation
On a morning in the springtime of the year, when…
Part One: Spring
Chapter I
There was very little wind, which was a blessing. Pale…
Chapter II
Some mornings, as today, she woke feeling amazingly young, happy…
Chapter III
Ademar, king of Gorhaut, slowly turns away from the diverting…
Part Two: Midsummer
Chapter IV
Walking briskly through the crowded streets, calling cheerful replies to…
Chapter V
It wasn’t, of course. It wasn’t the same man; the…
Chapter VI
Lisseut, if asked in the midst of that swirling, suddenly…
Chapter VII
Even when he saw the peacocks in the extravagantly lit…
Chapter VIII
The crimson-clad guard of Carenzu took Lisseut through the late…
Part Three: Autumn
Chapter IX
On the bright, mild morning in autumn when her life…
Chapter X
Roban, the chancellor of Arbonne, had had an intensely trying…
Chapter XI
‘A challenge!’ shouted the trovaritz from Aulensburg. The tavern was…
Chapter XII
‘I hope you realize I do not want her back,’…
Chapter XIII
Tournaments in Arbonne and duels performed in the presence of…
Chapter XIV
The blue moon is full tonight, Ranald realizes belatedly, lending…
Part Four: Winter
Chapter XV
On the night appointed there was fog at Garsenc Castle.…
Chapter XVI
Roche the priest was in disgrace on Rian’s Island in…
Chapter XVII
The identical message by a different messenger came to the…
Chapter XVIII
The battle that ended Gorhaut and Arbonne as the world…
Chapter XIX
Blaise was unaware for the first part of his ride…
