Summertime, When the Visigoths Go Pillaging

Summer as a season for escape.
By Guy Gavriel Kay
· illustration by Hanna Vieslander
Escapes · From the Escape: Summer 2008 magazine
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And, I’d be willing to guess, a fair number of those come with the conjured scent of suntan oil and insect repellent.
Guy Gavriel Kay was recognized for his tenth novel, Ysabel, on lists of the best books of 2007 in the Globe and Mail and the National Post.
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NicoleOctober 27, 2008 13:55 EST

How wonderful! I was searching for names of invading tribes to illustrate a business strategy paper, and Google led me to this little treat. Guy Kay has a beautiful way with words.

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