Under Heaven
core novel 2010 Under Heaven
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.17 (17,257 ratings, collected 2026-08-11) |
| Page count | 592 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451463302 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Under Heaven
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Awards (verified)
- Sunburst Award (Adult), 2011: won
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 2011: finalist; 2nd place, no-cutoff convention.
- World Fantasy Award (Best Novel), 2011: nominated
- Mythopoeic Award (Adult Literature), 2011: nominated
- Aurora Award (Long-Form Work in English), 2011: nominated
Notes
- single-work: a standalone, fully-resolved novel (Viking Canada, 2010) set in a Tang-dynasty-China-inspired world. Kay's River of Stars (2013) shares the same fictional world, set roughly 400 years later, but tells a wholly independent story with no shared characters or plot -- not researched or registered; flagged as a possible future companion admission (the Bas-Lag same-world-independent-story pattern, not a direct sequel).
Sources
← Under Heaven dossier · All universes
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