# Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/tigana/ 3 people recommended Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. 2 of the 3 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Ask HN: What are you reading?”. **Verdict:** People recommend it as good fantasy that works as a standalone read, and as a favorite among Guy Gavriel Kay's books. Summary written by Claude from 3 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Good fantasy for fantasy readers (1 comment in the sample): "if you like fantasy Tigana was pretty good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46925322)) - Standalone and good (1 comment in the sample): "Tigana which is standalone and good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49928183)) - A favorite Kay book (1 comment in the sample): "Tigana is my favorite GGK book." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49902491)) ## Other fantasy novels people recommend - [The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lord-of-the-rings/): 52 recommend, 13 mixed, 10 criticize - [Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dungeon-crawler-carl/): 43 recommend, 4 mixed, 6 criticize - [The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hobbit/): 34 recommend, 6 mixed, 9 criticize - [Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality/): 15 recommend, 4 mixed, 17 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tigana/ (3 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.