Children of Earth and Sky
core novel 2016 The Lions of Al-Rassan / The Sarantine Mosaic
Record
| First published | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.16 (8,496 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 571 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451472977 |
Synopsis
Children of Earth and Sky is set in a world drawing on Renaissance-era Europe, in the aftermath of the decline of the great city of Sarantium, as Jaddite states weakened by plague face the expanding power of the Osmanli empire. The novel follows several interlocking figures whose journeys intersect: Danica Gradek, a skilled archer and warrior seeking to recover her brother after his abduction by Osmanli raiders; Pero Villani, an ambitious young painter commissioned to travel east and paint the Osmanli khalif; Leonora Valeri, a woman with her own hidden ties who is sent along under the pretense of accompanying Pero; and Marin, a merchant from the trading city of Dubrava who guides part of the group through dangerous territory. As their paths diverge on the road eastward, personal rivalries and survival bonds form against a backdrop of mounting tension between the Jaddite world and the Osmanli empire.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Lions of Al-Rassan / The Sarantine Mosaic
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Notes
- Set generations after The Sarantine Mosaic, in the same world.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within The Lions of Al-Rassan / The Sarantine Mosaic (standalone work): position 4 of 7: previous Lord of Emperors (2000) · next A Brightness Long Ago (2019)
Sources
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