Arithon, master of shadow, and lysaer, lord of light. Let each who reads determine the good and the evil for himselfat. For the first time in audio, the cycle of fire trilogy, a stout and epic tale mixing scifi and fantasy, by acclaimed author janny wurts. The longawaited second audiobook of the fourth story arc sword of the canon in the epic fantasy series the wars of light and shadow. Id never heard of the book but i knew the authors name well because she coauthored with raymond e feist one of my favourite fantasy trilogies, the empire trilogy. Curse of the mistwraith by itself has elements of this already that i noticed upon my first readthrough, and if the rest of the series holds up to that promise then i know i will greatly enjoy rereading this series once its all over. Book one in the groundbreaking series, the wars of light and shadow a powerful, layered weaving of myth, prose and pure. The following editions and translations have been published. Curse of the mistwraith the wars of light and shadow, book 1 kindle edition by wurts, janny. Athera is besieged by the mistwraith, which blights the land and dims the mysteries guarded by the last fugitives of the old bloodlines. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes. Its a book 10 in the series and that, frankly, really upsets me.
When completed, it will consist of five story arcs, with the first four arcs complete. The curse of the mistwraith by janny wurts librarything. We are introduced to many of our primary characters in this volume and learn the peril that plagues the. The wars of light and shadow is a series of fantasy books by janny wurts. Let each who reads determine the good and the evil for himselfathera is besieged by the mistwraith, which blights the land and dims. Janny has listened to a couple of potential readers already, and is busy helping out with the. Curse of the mistwraith the wars of light and shadow. When halfbrothers lysaer silessid, prince of the west, and arithon s. Curse of the mistwraith is the opening volume of a series that clearly is a labour of love. It feels like every word is hand picked, and i must admit i fell in love with arithon, master of shadow, who just wants to. A sweeping epic fantasy series from worldwide bestselling author raymond e. Book 1 in wars of light and shadow halfbrothers lysaer silessid and arithon sfalenn, born to rival families on the splinter world of dascen alur, are exiled to an alien world, and then called upon to fulfill a prophecy that they will defeat a malicious being called the mistwraith that has blotted out the sun in athera. In book 2, keeper of the keys, ivainson jaric, keeper of the keys, heir of the firelord, is being hunted down by the accursed. The use of book curses dates back much further, to prechristian times, when the wrath of gods was invoked to protect books and scrolls.
Curse of the mistwraith is the first volume in the wars of light and shadow chapterbychapter quick reference. Both princes are escorted to etarra for arithons formal accession, both against arithons preference, and in the face of adamant, even deadly resistance from the towns mayor, its guilds and high council. If youre just tuning in, the goal of this book club is to expose more people to the fantasy classics and. Mar 19, 2011 a reading of the prologue of the curse of the mistwraith by janny wurts, book one of the wars of light and shadow. Seems audible will be releasing the audio version of destinys conflict early next year.
Janny wurts is the author of the cycle of fire series, coauthor of the empire series and is currently working through the wars of light and shadow series. Publication date 1994 topics fantasy fiction, fantasy fiction. Joined oct 11, 2007 messages 2,619 location johannesburg, sa. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading curse of the mistwraith the wars of light and shadow, book 1. But at the moment of his greatest peril, ivan is betrayed and he swears a. Curse of the mistwraith by janny wurts waterstones.
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