{"id":7873,"date":"2010-08-05T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=7873"},"modified":"2010-07-30T12:40:30","modified_gmt":"2010-07-30T18:40:30","slug":"under-heaven-by-guy-gavriel-kay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/under-heaven-by-guy-gavriel-kay\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2230756\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7875\" title=\"underheaven\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/underheaven.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/underheaven.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/underheaven.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>After his Father&#8217;s death,\u00a0Shen Tai\u00a0leaves the glittering and sophisticated world of\u00a0 Xianan, the capital city,\u00a0and travels to the far western borders of the civilized world to Kuala Nor,\u00a0the site of an epic battle where thousands died.\u00a0There, in homage to his father, Tai begins to\u00a0bury the dead. At night Tai can hear\u00a0the ghosts of the dead howl and cry in sorrow and pain; sometimes, when one voice falls silent, he knows he has laid that ghost to rest.<\/p>\n<p>Unexpectedly, two years into his mission a foreign princess gives him an unimaginable gift for his efforts &#8211; 250 rare and valuable Sardian horses. It is a gift that could change the course of empires, and it will change Tai&#8217;s life in unforeseen and unexpected ways.<\/p>\n<p>Loosely based on ancient Chinese history and legend, <a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2230756\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Under Heaven<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>is an epic novel of an ordinary man being swept into history&#8217;s current, how he adapts and how his actions change the course of his country&#8217;s path. Melding the experiences of the\u00a0ordinary and the powerful, <em>Under Heaven<\/em> creates a complex and layered story of a turbulent era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After his Father&#8217;s death,\u00a0Shen Tai\u00a0leaves the glittering and sophisticated world of\u00a0 Xianan, the capital city,\u00a0and travels to the far western borders of the civilized world to Kuala Nor,\u00a0the site of an epic battle where thousands died.\u00a0There, in homage to his father, Tai begins to\u00a0bury the dead. 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