by Guy Gavriel Kay · RBA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788490063545
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«Los caballos celestiales» is the fantasy novel by Guy Gavriel Kay, published by RBA in paperback (616 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Kitai, an empire inspired by Tang-dynasty China, the plot follows Shen Tai, who buries the fallen at Kuala Nor to honor his father. The ghosts speak to him at night, and his labor earns him two hundred and fifty celestial horses, a gift that drags him into the final intrigues of Emperor Taizu's reign.
Translated from English by Francisco García Lorenzana, it is the first installment of the «Under Heaven» series and belongs to RBA's «Otros Ficción» collection.
Suitable for readers of historical fantasy seeking a setting inspired by Tang-dynasty China and a plot of courtly intrigues.
Guy Gavriel Kay is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction. The majority of his novels take place in fictional settings that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Justinian I or Spain during the time of El Cid. Kay has expressed a preference to avoid genre categorization of these works as historical fantasy. As of 2025, Kay has published 16 novels and a book of poetry. As of 2018, his fiction has been translated into at least 22 languages. Kay is also a qualified lawyer in Canada.
