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Tigana

Book · Fantasy books · 13 mentions · 2 subreddits · discussed in r/Fantasy, r/suggestmeabook

Reddit take

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Pros

  • Guy Gavriel Kay: Tigana
  • One example I see misinterpreted a lot is the incest in Tigana. It’s not meant to titillate; it’s meant to show how war and cultural erasure impact people, and how two powerless and grieving siblings respond to all that in an unhealthy w...
  • I started with Tigana, moved right to Lions, now I’m on book 3 of the Fionavar Tapestries.
  • GGK is a given in this question. I love his storytelling too but most anyone will tell you he's the best *writer* in modern SFF. Just beautiful prose and a command of the English language. Tigana and Fionavar are the ones he is most know...
  • Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana or Lions of Al-Rassan.

Cons

  • I tried to read Tigana, by Guy Gavriel Kay, but it just slid off my brain like water off a duck, and I could not get a grip on it.
  • I’ve only read Tigana so I can’t speak for his other books but I found the writing of the female characters in that book very weak.
  • 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.

Sentiment

10 positive (77%) · 1 mixed (8%) · 2 negative (15%)

Trust + time weighted score: +63% · raw score 62%

What redditors said (10 of 13)

Guy Gavriel Kay: Tigana
positive · u/N****n · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jan 11, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
One example I see misinterpreted a lot is the incest in Tigana. It’s not meant to titillate; it’s meant to show how war and cultural erasure impact people, and how two powerless and grieving siblings respond to all that in an unhealthy way. ... Both scenes are well written IMO, and accomplish something meaningful.
positive · u/c****d · r/Fantasy · comment · Dec 21, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I tried to read Tigana, by Guy Gavriel Kay, but it just slid off my brain like water off a duck, and I could not get a grip on it.
negative · u/T****t · r/Fantasy · Dec 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I’ve only read Tigana so I can’t speak for his other books but I found the writing of the female characters in that book very weak.
negative · u/t****- · r/Fantasy · comment · Dec 10, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I started with Tigana, moved right to Lions, now I’m on book 3 of the Fionavar Tapestries.
positive · u/p****r · r/Fantasy · Dec 10, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
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.
mixed · u/G****0 · r/Fantasy · Nov 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
GGK is a given in this question. I love his storytelling too but most anyone will tell you he's the best *writer* in modern SFF. Just beautiful prose and a command of the English language. Tigana and Fionavar are the ones he is most known for
positive · u/z****m · r/Fantasy · comment · Aug 2, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana or Lions of Al-Rassan.
positive · u/m****3 · r/Fantasy · comment · Jul 11, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
So far I’ve read Tigana, A Song for Arbonne, which I think you will love, and Lions of Al-Rassan.
positive · u/B****s · r/Fantasy · comment · Feb 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
It is an AMAZING book. The prose is gorgeous; I agree. The entire mythos is so melancholic.
positive · u/M****r · r/Fantasy · comment · Jan 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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