A Song for Arbonne

Maybe A Song for Arbonne? It’s inspired by medieval troubadours and takes place in a country where music is a really important part of the culture.

and you haven't yet even read A Song for Arbonne, my personal favorite!

I hold the Sarantine Mosaic as his best work, with A Brightness Long Ago and A Song for Arbonne not far behind.

A Song for Arbonne was really, really fantastic.

I have some minor gripes with Tigana and with A Song for Arbonne but none are so significant that they really impacted my enjoyment of the novels.

A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gravial Kay. He does a lot of fantasy that is historical fiction with some liberties and some name changes

Parent context: Last Light of the Sun is probably my least favorite (outside of Fionavar/Ysabel) but I also very much loved A Song for Arbonne Reply: Yes, I've heard less gushing praise for Last Light of the Sun, relative to some of his more popular works.

Last Light of the Sun is probably my least favorite (outside of Fionavar/Ysabel) but I also very much loved A Song for Arbonne

I'd recommend A Song for Arbonne or The Lions of Al-Rassan as two excellent standalones to start with his catalogue.

Guy Gavriel Kay, maybe look at *A Song for Arbonne*, *Under Heaven* or *The Lions of Al Rassan*.