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Summary: A Tour de Force completion to Ships of Merior!
Review: The tale of the two half-brothers continues in volume 2A of The Wars of Light and Shadow. A carefully balanced alliance has been shattered byactions not in the control of either brother. Actions that not even the Fellowship of Seven are able to counter. Move and counter move proceedacross the continent of Paravia as Lysaer moves town Mayors and armies in his never ending desire to see the destruction of Arithon. Arithon flees back to the ships that served himself so well as a pirate on his home world of Dascen Elur. But Lysaer pursues him closely. Into this mix comes a character from CURSE OF THE MISTWRAITH, Dakar the Mad Prophet, he of the West Gate prophecy. Devoted to his cups and wenching. Desiring nothing so much as to be left to his own devices he is entwined into the fate of the two brothers. Ms. Wurts weaves a deft tale that reveals incredible depths in these characters. You care so much about each of these that it is hard to take sides. But take sides you will. Lesser characters shine in the roles of friends, lovers or opponents. Stroke and counter stroke are described with a delicate nicety that leaves you wanting more. Events of such striking compassion occur that you will be forced to lay the book aside, but not for long, and contemplate the results.
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Summary: Vibrant continuation - book III in the series
Review: This book begins with action at the very start. The Fellowship find themselves underpowered, but still have to meet the initial onslaught of an investigation by the same source that invaded all those years prior - another faction of the mistwraith.But this is just a side battle in the preparation for something much grander as Arithon finds he cannot run from his half-brother forever. This book ends a series of wars between the Light (Lysaer) and Shadow (Arithon), but the story continues. At this point the plots are still thick and alliances are constantly changing as truth and knowledge become available to those participating on the various sides. Janny does not come out and say that this side is good and this side is evil. Instead, she paints a picture defining the characteristics of all involved and leaves that up to you. The depth of this book continues with the others, but is not as able to stand alone as the others, simply because it was originally to be part of Ships of Merior. When that book became too large, Warhost of Vastmark took a life of its own. This is not to say it is wanting because it continues in the grand tradition that Janny set forth in her previous books in this series.
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Summary: It keeps getting better
Review: This series has so spoiled me that I no longer am satisfied with much else! The characters are completely compelling, and Wurts continues to deliver suprise endings -- just when you think she can't possibly let something happen ... it does.
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Summary: It keeps getting better
Review: This series has so spoiled me that I no longer am satisfied with much else! The characters are completely compelling, and Wurts continues to deliver suprise endings -- just when you think she can't possibly let something happen ... it does.
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Summary: An excellent novel, Wurts builds reality flawlessly, again!
Review: Warhost of Vasmark is a chilling account of an innocent man (Arithon) being ruthlesly followed by his insatiable half-brother Lysaer's quest for justice. The wraiths which have posesed the two half brothers, into a state of enmity, strive to force a bloody confrontation, which is once again thrawted by Arithon's brilliant and devious mind. The book is extremily difficult to put down and the ending leaves the reader begging for the next volume in the series, which will hopfully see the return of the ancient Paravien races
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