Tigana

Tigana is the writer's fourth book, after the Fionavar trilogy, and it's with this book that he finds the first full measure of his unique voice. Tigana  features a wealth of detail, everything from religion to politics to warfare to culture to interpersonal relationships, all in a setting analogous to medieval Italy. The list of writing traits mastered in Tigana also includes pain, which Kay has never shied away from.