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Fantasy · 1990 · PG-13

Tigana

by Guy Gavriel Kay

A sorcerer erased a country from memory. Only its people can remember its name.

For14+GenreFantasyLength380 pagesRead time~10.6 hours

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Violence

A lot

Significant

Language

Barely any

Mild

Sexual Content

Some

Some content

Substance Use

None

None

Emotional Intensity

Some

Moderate

What this book is about

The sorcerer-king Brandin destroyed Tigana and cast a spell erasing it from all memory except those born there. A band of Tiganans conspire to reclaim their name — and their identity — across a generation of occupation. One of epic fantasy's most profound novels about culture, memory, and what cannot be taken.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Adult romantic relationship between a character and the tyrant who destroyed her homeland — morally complex

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