The concluding novel in Kay's trilogy, The Fionavar Tapestry, opens as the fantasy world's magically prolonged winter yields to spring but a spring where showers bring death, emptying entire cities. To combat the arch evil Rakoth Maugrim, the High King of Brennin marches north with his army and allies, anticipating a final confrontation. At the same time, a crucial choice faces young Darien, the son produced by Rakoth's rape of Guinevere. Feeling rejected by the good and the light, Darien sets off on the dark road to his father.
The Wandering Fire (The Fionavar Tapestry, Book 2)
The Wandering Fire is the second book of Kay's stunning trilogy which has received international praise from reviewers and readers alike. It finds the evil Rakoth Maugrim threatening the very existence of Fionavar. To stop him, Kimberly Ford and her four companions from our world must summon the Warrior Condemned from his resting place. But desperate measures can have desperate consequences - ancient curses and prophecies are set in motion that may change the tapestry forever.
The Fionavar Tapestry trilogy consists of The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire, and The Darkest Road. The first book of the trilogy was published in 1984, and was runner-up for SF Book Club's book of the year award. The trilogy is set firmly and consciously in the Tolkien tradition of High Fantasy. GGK has said that one of his motives for writing it was to show that the 'matter' of High Fantasy was deep enough to be used in various original ways, and that the genre did not have to become debased into nothing but pale Tolkien imitations.
