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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.
Wurts, coauthor (with Raymond E. Feist) of Mistress of the Empire (1992), etc., embarks on a massively ambitious five-book sword-and-sorcery epic involving good and evil, light and dark, and two warring half-brothers. On the ``splinter'' world Dascen Elur, the half-brothers Arithon and Lysaer grow up as deadly enemies, victims of a family feud; at last both are banished through a magical Gate; along the way they acquire 500-year lifespans, and eventually arrive on the world Athera, where both brothers are heir to mighty kingdoms. Athera, however, is afflicted with the Mistwraith, a sentient fog that hides the sun and causes climatic deterioration. Both bothers' magical powers--Arithon, Master of Shadows, was tutored in sorcery at Fauven; Lysaer, the self-taught Lord of Light, projects laser beams--are needed to defeat and confine the Mistwraith. But inbred into Lysaer is the need to seek justice, whatever the cost; into Arithon, forgiveness; and the banished Mistwraith has left behind a powerful curse, urging the brothers to their mutual destruction. After 300 pages of battles and musings, Lysaer retires to train new armies, while Arithon becomes apprentice to a master musician. A tremendous amount of hard work but no signs of genuine talent, composed of gnarled writing, a farrago of plot elements, and ideas no better than mediocre retreads. -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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- PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0002240718
- ISBN 13 9780002240710
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages560
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Athera is beseiged by the Mistwraith, which blights the land and dims the mysteries still guarded by the last fugitives of the old bloodlines. Hope springs from the ashes of a dark age: the paired gifts of two brothers one dark, one fair, raised on opposite sides of a relentless war and both heirs to a broken legacy may challenge the Mistwraiths invasion, though at brutal cost Arithon, Master of Shadow, musician and mage, commands the power of illusion and darkness. Taken prisoner in battle, his fate falls to his half-brother, Prince Lysaer, endowed with the gift of light through the mother they share and legitmate son of a king betrayed by her choice to father Arithon by his mortal enemy. Vengeful fury drives the king to banish both Lysaer and Arithon to the troubled realms of Athera beyond the Worldsend Gate. The two exiles are thrown together by hatred and spilled blood then bound by destiny to champion Atheras sundered heritage. The highest stakes ride the backlash of their conflict they must reforge their adverse ideals into balance, or destroy the etheric grace of a culture all but lost to antiquity. A subtle and intricate tale of morality and difference, justice versus compassion, told with epic scope and real magic, Curse of the Mistwraith remains a modern classic of the fantasy genre. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001932095
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. Athera is beseiged by the Mistwraith, which blights the land and dims the mysteries still guarded by the last fugitives of the old bloodlines. Hope springs from the ashes of a dark age: the paired gifts of two brothers one dark, one fair, raised on opposite sides of a relentless war and both heirs to a broken legacy may challenge the Mistwraiths invasion, though at brutal cost Arithon, Master of Shadow, musician and mage, commands the power of illusion and darkness. Taken prisoner in battle, his fate falls to his half-brother, Prince Lysaer, endowed with the gift of light through the mother they share and legitmate son of a king betrayed by her choice to father Arithon by his mortal enemy. Vengeful fury drives the king to banish both Lysaer and Arithon to the troubled realms of Athera beyond the Worldsend Gate. The two exiles are thrown together by hatred and spilled blood then bound by destiny to champion Atheras sundered heritage. The highest stakes ride the backlash of their conflict they must reforge their adverse ideals into balance, or destroy the etheric grace of a culture all but lost to antiquity. A subtle and intricate tale of morality and difference, justice versus compassion, told with epic scope and real magic, Curse of the Mistwraith remains a modern classic of the fantasy genre. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR002069273
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