Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of Ysabel

Ysabel
Ysabel
Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Hardcover
reviewed on + 26 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2


Kay's a great fantasy writer and in Ysabel he blends fantasy with real life, history with present day. Once I got to chapter 5 I could not put it down. The premise is a famous photographer and his team is working on a book in and about France. The photographer's son stumbles into an alternate universe of sorts where he can see people who are trapped between worlds because of an ancient Celtic ritual. Its a bit crazy but Kay's an awesome writer and he makes it work really well. If you like fantasy writers, check Kay out. The other stuff I've read by him are A Song For Arbonne, Tigana and The Fionavar Tapestry Trilogy (The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire and The Darkest Road). I loved them all.