Guy Gavriel Kay

Guy Gavriel Kay was born on November 7, 1954, in Canada and studied Law at the University of Toronto. He wrote most of his works while residing in Europe, and he currently lives in Toronto with his wife, Laura, and their two sons. To write his works, he frequently travels around the world. "The Summer Tree," the first book of the renowned trilogy "The Fionavar Tapestry," was written during his stay in Crete. This particular trilogy has received rave reviews worldwide, and as the reputable magazine Interzone notably states, it is "the only work in the realm of fantasy literature that could stand proudly alongside J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings'." During the period of 1974-75, Kay was hired by the J.R.R. Tolkien Estate in Oxford to collaborate with Christopher Tolkien on the posthumous editing of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's (1892-1973) work "The Silmarillion." Kay has been awarded the Aurora Award twice, in 1987 and 1991, which is Canada's most prestigious literary award for works of fantasy and science fiction.