Written on the Dark

Guy Gavriel Kay
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Written on the Dark

Guy Gavriel Kay
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CANADIAN320 PAGESENGLISH

Promotional Details
  • Published date: Apr 28, 2026
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 320
  • Publisher: Penguin Canada
  • ISBN: 9781037800528
  • Dimensions: 5.27" W x 0.65" L x 8.24" H
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year


Praise for Written on the Dark:

“The brilliance of Written on the Dark is its capacity to be many things at once. It’s a great story, or series of stories, moving from murder mystery to court drama to war epic to tale of love and loss and beyond, like a song changing keys. And it works. . . . Written on the Dark is equally as impressive for its accessibility and its density. . . But its accessibility doesn’t undermine its insightfulness, which is to say that a lot happens in the novel that reveals both something about the world in which the story unfolds, and our own. It’s quite an achievement.”
The Globe and Mail

“An absolutely astonishing novel about poetry, and war, and what it means to be human, by our greatest living writer of the fantastic. Written on the Dark shines with its own unearthly light: Guy Gavriel Kay has given us, quite simply, a masterpiece."
—J.M. Miro, international bestselling author of Ordinary Monsters and Bringer of Dust

"The pen proves mightier than the sword in this masterful historical fantasy. . . . Kay burnishes his reputation for worldbuilding with this believable, magic-tinged analogue for medieval France."
—Publishers Weekly
(starred review)

“Kay once again delivers a skillful blend of history and fantasy that captures both the beauty and brutality of the past with poetic precision. His sophisticated prose elevates every scene, intertwining fleeting joys and deep sorrows into a narrative that resonates long after the final page. . . . In addition to being a profound meditation on history, identity, and the human condition, this novel stands as a testament to Kay’s unparalleled storytelling.”
Library Journal

“There are more than a few flashes of brilliance in Written on the Dark, as well as some profoundly moving insights and some of Kay’s most memorable characters.”
Locus

“Written on the Dark is a wonderful read filled with elegance and danger. . . . Kay has done his usual masterful job of bringing a time and era to life. . . . These aren’t unblemished societies, as he depicts them warts and all, but they are fascinating and enthralling, making you wish your visit would last just a little longer.”
—Blog Critics

"A beautiful depiction of a world that just might have been."
—Reactor Magazine
GUY GAVRIEL KAY is the internationally bestselling author of fifteen previous novels, including the Fionavar Tapestry series, Tigana, and most recently, All the Seas of the World, A Brightness Long Ago, and Children of Earth and Sky. He has been awarded the International Goliardos Prize for his work in the literature of the fantastic and won the World Fantasy Award for Ysabel in 2008. In 2014, he was named to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages.

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