Upon discovering that he himself is from this province, Devin joins a delicately planned rebellion as the chess pieces finally begin to move-all in the name of Tigana. Lower Corte was once a shining beacon of culture and honor that went by another name, a name that Brandin, a sorcerer, has erased from the world. When Devin d’Asoli, a young singer, meets the new harpist in his company, he learns just how thoroughly. In retribution, Brandin has utterly crushed Lower Corte. In battle, Lower Corte, one of the provinces under Brandin’s rule, killed Brandin’s beloved son. The nine squabbling provinces have been conquered by two invading tyrants-Alberico of Barbadior controls the eastern Palm, while Brandin of Ygrath controls the western Palm. Tigana is set in the Palm, a fantasy peninsula based on Renaissance Italy. (But maybe just not The Fionavar Tapestry.) (I enjoyed it, but I could definitely tell Kay is a devotee of Tolkien.) I was always going to give Kay another shot, and I’m quite glad I ultimately did with Tigana I’ll be definitely be reading more. I’ve really enjoyed slowing down and looking at the text semi-academically it’s helped me get more out of the text than, perhaps, I would have on my own, considering my last experience with Kay, The Summer Tree. Well, this is it-the last update for Memory’s Tigana Read-Along.
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