Fugitive Prince

Fugitive Prince begins the third arc in the overall five arc series and develops Lysaer's chilling new strategy for dealing with his half brother as well as the eventual rammifications. Arithon also changes his strategy to one of avoidance and goes sailing to find the lost Paravians, much to the frustration of the Koriani Prime. However, the Prime has her own plans for using Elaira and others to lure Arithon back to shore to further her own plot against the Fellowship. This arc is longer than the previous two which allows for more character and insidious plot development. Janny does an excellent job of showing us each person's viewpoint, creating truly three dimensional characters that are never all good or all evil. She couples that with her unique descriptive style, which may seem awkward to those new to her writing, but is rich in imagery and perfectly describes each scene. This series is also unique from others i've read in that you gain more knowledge and shift your perception of characters after each new book comes out. Rereading the entire series becomes a treat because of this. I highly recommend reading this book and this entire series even though it isn't finished, because each book wraps up fairly well, instead of leaving readers in a cliffhanging lurch.

This series of books was outstanding.The characters are very realistic as far as sci-fi goes. There is only one major problem, Waiting for the new releases seems to take years. So how about speeding up the process Janny & Publishers??

When I first saw the book....CURSE OF THE MISTWRAITH, I was in for the full ride. Wurts makes you wonder with her opening...."How bad can this Arithon guy be?" Then she takes your heart on a power trip with admiration, and then love of the misjudged Arithon. Lysaer....you could really learn to hate a guy like him. Sometimes I find myself yelling at him, and consoling Arithon. Even the devious Dakar has won my true affection and admiration. Definetly the very best series I will ever read. My one question,"How fast can you get the GRAND CONSPIRACY, to my door!!"

First I want to make a point. There are plenty of useless fantasy writers out there, and Ms. Wurts is completely and utterely, and without a shadow of a doubt, NOT one of them. So naturally I am horrified when I see some of the commentaries on this book, where the occaisional Philistine urged people not to read the book, or worse still, urge Ms. Wurts to stop writing. I have read every last one of her books, and, countrary to the general Law of Sequels, they get better as they go on. The Wars of Light and Shadows series is my number #1 series in any type of book (and I read a LOT). I make weakly visits to the local book store to see whether the next in the series has come out. Fourtunately, I found that those who liked the book far outweighed the detractors of it. So I will now enjoy complementing Ms. Wurts on another really first class book. I openely invit any who wish to comment on my comments to e-mail me.

Nowadays I find that there are very few books making new strides in the fantasy genre. They all have the same elements, the only variations are the characters names, but the characters and plot remain essentailly the same as when Tolkien first penned his works. Not so with Janny Wurts series of the War of Light and Shadow. Here she boldly goes where no fantasy novel has gone before. To say that she reinvents fantasy would not be too far from the truth. Each word seems to conjure the image it was meant to, something sorely lacking with other books. The plot is gripping, the characters believable. The accolades I can bestow on ths book are endless. If, as the myth goes, there is a book in each of us, read Janny Wurt's efforts to see a perfect example of how it should be done.