Beyond This Dark House

by Guy Gavriel Kay

Book Overview

Before Guy Gavriel Kay became known for his groundbreaking works of speculative fiction he was an accomplished poet, his work appearing in major literary journals such as The Antigonish Review and Prism . Through the years, while writing his dramatic international bestsellers, Kay has continued to quietly explore the paths and boundaries of poetry as well. Now for the first time, Guy Gavriel Kay's poetry has been gathered and selected for publication...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143013785
• ISBN13: 9780143013785
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Poetry by a Superb Craftsman

I am a long-time admirer of this author's fantasy novels, filled with magic due in part to his lyrical use of words. I was overjoyed to rediscover this author as a poet. For fans of his, who might shy away from poetry, don't pass this up. His poems have a haunting, quiet quality that really gets under your skin. He writes about things all of us can relate to. This is a masterpiece by a truly gifted writer.

ignore the 1-star review, for the good of the human race ...

Who's the idiot who wrote, "the book had a nausighating plot and horrible character developement. The book was just a mish-mash of quantitative trash. Please, for the good of the human race"This is a book of poetry, for heaven's sake. Poetry isn't supposed to have a plot or characters. And by the way, "quantitative" means numerical, as in scientific. So you're completely wrong on both counts.It's a fine book.

Master of the craft

Guy's poetry has long been read in short pieces during reading of his long novels. For the first time many of his poems are laid out for the reader. He is a master craftsman.