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by Janny Wurts

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Janny Wurts

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978-0061054679

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0061054674

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English

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Eos (January 1, 2003)

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Fantasy

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Where there is light, there must always be shado. Where there is light, there must always be shado. he fourth volume in Janny Wurts’s spectacular epic fantasy, now re-released with a striking new cover design along with the rest of the series

Where there is light, there must always be shado. he fourth volume in Janny Wurts’s spectacular epic fantasy, now re-r. he fourth volume in Janny Wurts’s spectacular epic fantasy, now re-released with a striking new cover design along with the rest of the series. The curse that hangs over the Master of Shadow, Arithon, and Lord of Light, Lysaer, is drawing the two half-brothers ever closer towards direct conflict. For the Natural Balance to be maintained, the two must never fight. If they do, one is sure to perish and the Mistwraith will regain its evil power over their world.

Where there is light, there must always be shado. If they do, one is sure to perish and the Mistwraith will regain its evil power over their world

The Wars of Light and Shadow is a series of fantasy books by Janny Wurts. When completed, it will consist of five story arcs, with the first four arcs complete.

The Wars of Light and Shadow is a series of fantasy books by Janny Wurts. Through her combined talents as a writer/illustrator, Janny Wurts has immersed herself in a lifelong ambition: to create a seamless interface between words and pictures that will lead reader and viewer into the imagination.

The Wars of Light and Shadow. VOLUME 6. Third Book of the Alliance of Light. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

Book 1. The Curse of the Mistwraith. Janny Wurts's justifiably skilful and lovingl. ore.

The fourth volume in Janny Wurts's spectacular epic fantasy, now re-released with a striking new cover design along with the rest of the series. The curse that hangs over the. If they do, one is sure to perish and the Mistwraith will regain its evil power over their world

The Wars of Light and Shadow. or flout the High Temple’s Trade Embargo. decreed by the Light’s Conclave, Erdane. 3rd Year of the Canon, Third Age 5686. Volume 9. First book of. Sword of the canon. A. ll of his days began the same way. He awoke without any memory. Nameless, he knew nothing at all of his past.

Peril's Gate Janny Wurts is the author of numerous successful fantasy novels including the acclaimed Cycle of Fire trilo. CURSE OF THE MISTWRAITH The Wars of Light and Shadow By JanNY Worts Prologue The Wars of Light and Shadow were fought. Janny Wurts - Light & Shadows 4 - Fugitive Prince. Janny Wurts - Light & Shadows 3 - Warhosts Of Vastmark. Janny Wurts - Light & Shadows 1 - Curse of the Mistwraith. Janny Wurts - Sorcerer's Legacy.

Janny Wurts is the author of the Cycle of Fire series, co-author of the worldwide bestselling Empire series with Raymond E. Feist, and is currently working on the Wars of Light and Shadow series. She often paints her own covers and is also an expert horsewoman, sailor, musician and archer. Country of Publication. he fourth volume in Janny Wurts’s spectacular epic . Praise for the Wars of Light and Shadow: ‘Astonishingly original and compellin. gifted creator of wonder’ Raymond E Feist

Where there is light, there must always be shado. he fourth volume in Janny Wurts’s spectacular epic fantasy. gifted creator of wonder’ Raymond E Feist. Janny Wurts builds beautiful castles in the ai. here every detail is richly imagined and vividly rendered’ Diana Gabaldon. It ought to be illegal for one person to have so much talent’ Stephen Donaldson. Janny Wurts is the author of the Cycle of Fire series, co-author of the worldwide bestselling Empire series with Raymond E.

Barely escaping with his life from the evil machinations of his half-brother Lysaer, Prince of Light, who is determined to kill him, Arithon flees into the winter wilds where he must learn to survive the violent storms, but Arithon soon discovers he is not alone and is forced to choose between dying at his enemies' hands or uniting with a dangerous enchanter who had once destroyed his royal ancestors. Reprint.

Oso

I loved the first 3 books I was enthralled by the main character Arithon. These books are rich in fantasy and imagery .Perils Gate is a continutation and Arithon is on the run. He is forced to chance the trial of Davien Maze. Davien is a delightfull charcter.

The reason I rated this at 3 stars is the ridicous amount of emotional angst. 'Cry Mercy" was use every other paragrah by Elaira which started to make me dislike her for cowardicee. She was so brave, so this disonnace is jarring. This book needed to be edited to reduce the tiresome self pity and sorrow and destructive guilt. Plus the language to awe gets overdone.. I hope that the next book gets better.

The world is consistent and very well explained. I enjoyed Sulin and his expansion of character. Donot read this book before the first . The books build on each other.

Malahelm

For the uninitiated, I would recommend reading the first in the series, Curse of the Mistwraith, and continue on through the set. The tragedy, however, is that most of the series is out of print. Further, the latest one, Traitor's Knot, had to be ordered through Amazon, as my local bookstore never seems to have any books by Janny Wurts. I'd recommend buying just the first one, or check your local library first, rather than buying the entire set at once. For many, Janny Wurts is incredibly wordy. True, her books are long (my hardcover copy of this book runs to about 700 pages), yet in truth she challenges the reader to understand and visualize her well-crafted fantasy world, empathize with her complex characters, and follow the twists of her far-reaching plots.

Peril's Gate continues the tale of two half-brothers, Lysaer and Arithon, having drunk from a fountain which sustains life for 500 years, then held in thrall of a curse which binds them to enmity, as heirs to two royal lines they plunge the world of Athera into war. As a backdrop, the lands have been split for centuries - the ancient royal lines had been ousted from power, persecuted and hunted like wild animals by the narrow-minded townborn people, they become clans living in the wilds, forests and mountains. Through deceptive statesmanship, wholly in thrall by the curse, Lysaer rallies the townborn to destroy Arithon, who is supported by the clan lines. Worse, each brother has an inherent gift - Lysaer has the gift to summon light, Arithon that of darkness...and as people naturally associate light with good, dark with evil, it takes little persuasion to convince others that Arithon is demonspawn, dubbed the Spinner of Darkness. Never mind that Arithon is Athera's Masterbard, trained to mastery of magic, and sanctioned by the mysterious group of Sorcerers dedicated to the protection of Athera known as the Fellowship of Seven.

In this latest installment, we see Arithon hounded on all sides by Lysaer and his allies, through harsh mountains in winter, until he finally seeks sanctuary in Kewar Tunnel, known as Davien's Maze. This Maze is the gate to peril which the title refers to. It was created by a rogue member of the Fellowship of Seven, a Sorcerer of brilliant artistry, who had instigated the rebellion which overthrew the royal lines. For that act, he gained the title of Davien the Betrayer. The Maze is a complex series of tests, not the least of which is to examine the traveler's guilty past and conscience. Each death caused by a person's hand is experienced through the eyes of the victim, their widow, their children. No memory, no matter how far back in a person's past, is exempt from blistering reexamination. Those who have trod the Maze before have been rendered mad with guilt, trapped in their minds by unending rings of compassion for their victims. This is the danger into which Arithon treads, fully aware that his ancestor died as a result of entering the Maze, and that upon his gifts as Masterbard, master of magic and shadow, and last heir of the High Kings, rests the possibility of healing the division between the townborn and clans, the return of the Paravians (centaurs, unicorns and elves) and the safety of all Athera against the wraiths which are crossing space to invade the world.

I cannot speak highly enough of Janny Wurts - her works put most authors to shame. Rather than clothing her characters in drab descriptions, she understands them, highlights their flaws and strengths. This Maze that she devised lets the reader truly understand the character of Arithon to dizzying depths. This then, is her strength, while she deftly weaves disparate plot threads with seeming ease, and brings the reader to understand the mythical fundamentals of spellcraft.

I highly recommend this book.

Domarivip

A brilliant scintillating climax of a book as each battle Arithon must face, whether with his half brother, or with the Koriani, or with the myriad of characters and forces along the way stops my heart in fear that he will be killed or destroyed. His beloved Elaira is with him in spirit as he faces the most grueling trial ever - Kewar's Maze. Here he faces the most his fearsome enemy -- himself and his deeds -- and finally comes face to face with a mighty centaur. All others have died in this maze.

I repeat - Mistwraith is an incredibly compelling, action filled, gut wrenching, heart stopping adventure with one of the most incredible love stories I've read in a long time.

Fog

Stilted language, scant action, nothing new. The hero Arithon has been rendered by the author as a whining cry baby who, despite his magical abilities, cannot seem to get it together and save himself. This story describes his struggle to get from point A to point B throughout nearly 700 pages. This reader estimates that 400 pages are scenery descriptions.
The excuse for Arithon's misery is that he is being driven by the geas of the Mistwraith Curse. Arithon's girlfriend, Elaira, while safe at Whitehaven,is in a dream state far removed from Arithon's trial while he undergoes imaginary deaths and struggles and moans, whimpers, sobs, cries, weeps and so on. She is "remote viewing" and snivveling right along with him. An example of the overworked prose is as follows:'"Oh, cry mercy!" whispered Elaira. Ribbons of tears coursed down her dreaming cheeks.' Dreaming cheeks? All the characters talk in the same convoluted stilted high toned language style, including the illiterate goatherd forced to look like Arithon through magical mean. This puts him in the same "class" as the educated Arithon and Lysaer, Sethvir and others and is simply unbelievable. They are all reduced to one dimensional beings as a result of such pretentious prose. Every one of the characters from high Mage Sethvir to Dakkar are all dying or near death and this grim saga offers no light at the end of the tunnel. It is this reader's opinion that Peril's Gate could have been left out of the story arc entirely.

Perdana

If only the Master of Shadow were a real person ???? He would not need his mastery over shadows, just his gift of music and song ????

Ieslyaenn

In Peril's Gate, Janny Wurts manages to regain some of her momentum. Arithon is literally chased through-out the book. Wurts manages to convey that sense of urgency and panic throughout the book. Usually by book six, most of the zing is gone, and I usually reading it because I almost feel obligated to finish it, not so with this book, she does a really good job of picking up the pace, and introducing a bad/boy mystery character. Overall a good book.

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