Fugitive Prince: First Book of The Alliance of Light: Book 4 (The Wars of Light and Shadow) - Softcover

Wurts, Janny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006482996 ISBN 13: 9780006482994

Publisher: HarperVoyager, 2007

Synopsis

Where there is light, there must always be shadow... 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 schism began with two half-brothers empowered to subdue a Mistwraith. In revenge it cursed them to a life of perpetual conflict. Each believes absolutely in his cause, and loathes the other for opposing it...

Lysaer, Prince of the Light – a charismatic leader sworn to set humanity free from sorcerous oppression. He claims divine power to safeguard his people from an enemy he is convinced will destroy them.

Arithon, Master of Shadow – a trained mage who wishes for nothing but to defuse war, and search out the vanished old races who hold the key to restore the world’s shattered peace.

When Koriani enchantresses join forces with Lysaer, new intrigues upset Arithon’s hard-won autonomy. Faction is set against faction, heart against heart, and the scene is set for an explosive recurrence of war. The curse of the Mistwraith echoes eternal...

About this title

Review:

Praise for the Wars of Light and Shadow:

‘Astonishingly original and compelling... A gifted creator of wonder’ Raymond E Feist

‘Janny Wurts builds beautiful castles in the air ... where 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

From the Back Cover:

THE WARS OF LIGHT AND SHADOW

With the appalling destruction of the Vastmark warhost, recoil and grief reshape the balance of power in the Five Kingdoms. Two half brothers, cursed by a Mistwraith to a lifelong enmity, are set into violent conflict: Lysaer, Prince of the Light, and Arithon, Master of Shadow. And there are those between who will stop at nothing to fulfill secret desires and consolidate their own power. With faction set against faction, heart set against heart, and spells of high mastery engaged to cast down the ancient mysteries, the moves made by hunters and fugitive alike will remake the course of world destiny.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperVoyager
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0006482996
• ISBN 13: 9780006482994
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 576