Arbonne and Gorhaut -- two lands as different as the sun and the shadowed moon.

In the south, the olive trees and vineyards of Arbonne flourish, as the troubadours and joglars fill the air with the music of love and desire. To the north, the people of Gorhaut embrace the power of the sword.

The history of Gorhaut has been forged with blood and fire, and now a degenerate king and his ruthless advisor seek to quench an insatiable thirst for conquest by destroying Arbonne. But the land of courtly love is also a land of passion, willing to wage a complex and cunning fight to survive.

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I enjoyed this book very much. I'd always meant to read this author and was very pleased with this, my first attempt at his work. Not a perfect book, a bit clunky in style here and there, but I found myself surprisingly caught up in this world and its inhabitants; it also tells a good and sometimes quite touching story. This particular copy is a second-hand paperback I picked up specifically to register & release; I don't much care for the goofy cover art but other than that, it's perfectly enjoyable. :)

Rec'd today. I've always wanted to read some GGK.

Whew! It took me awhile to get to this book and quite a few weeks to get through it. I should have been able to read this book in an average week. I've been a slightly slower reader lately, so that played a part. It took some time for the story to pick up, and I found it very predictable. The writing is fairly standard. I know some poeple love GGK, but I am not inspired to read more by this author. I don't know that I would have ever gotten through this had I not had several hours on a car trip with little else to do but read. Not sure what plans for this novel. Had thought to wild release whilst on the trip, but kept forgetting to bring it with me. :)

RELEASE NOTES:

Leaving by the pool during swimming lessons.