Under Heaven

The new Guy Gavriel Kay book is great, of course. It is also a GGK book. Have a checklist!

Soldier/scholar who is caught between two worlds? Check.
Royalty giving out gifts which are very difficult to manage? Check.
Knowing woman who is amused by someone's uncertainty vis a vis relationships? Check.
Primal supernatural elements which frighten those of the civilized lands? Check.

Poetry? Check.

I really love his stuff.