by Guy Gavriel Kay · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780451461902
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«Ysabel» is the fantasy novel by Guy Gavriel Kay, published by Penguin in paperback (432 pages, in English).
Ned Marriner, a teenager, accompanies his father, a celebrated photographer, to the cathedral of Saint-Sauveur in Aix-en-Provence. While exploring the building, he discovers it is not empty: an ancestral story of two thousand five hundred years, with mythical Celtic figures, is still alive. Together with Kate, an American student, Ned will become involved in a conflict that will affect his family.
The protagonist, Ned, is fifteen years old. Published in February 2008, this paperback edition consists of 432 pages.
It will appeal both to fantasy readers and to those who appreciate literary fiction with historical and modern characters.
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.
