"Daughter of the Empire" was my first real introduction to Fantasy, other than Tolkein.
I loved the Feist/Wurts collaboration and went on to read "Magician" and of course RJ's "Eye of the World".
I picked up "Mistwraith" and thoroughly enjoyed it! The language Wurts uses in this series is different; more elaborate, perhaps at times even overly so. However, she at least knows the meanings of the words and phrases she uses. Nothing irks me more than authors using words incorrectly; sloppy writing and sloppy editing.
The wait between books is at times too long, but it is worth it. Wurts' characters are well depicted and are very definitely not your common or garden good guy/bad guy stereotype.
If you haven't read her books, do yourself a favour and give them a go.
I loved the Feist/Wurts collaboration and went on to read "Magician" and of course RJ's "Eye of the World".
I picked up "Mistwraith" and thoroughly enjoyed it! The language Wurts uses in this series is different; more elaborate, perhaps at times even overly so. However, she at least knows the meanings of the words and phrases she uses. Nothing irks me more than authors using words incorrectly; sloppy writing and sloppy editing.
The wait between books is at times too long, but it is worth it. Wurts' characters are well depicted and are very definitely not your common or garden good guy/bad guy stereotype.
If you haven't read her books, do yourself a favour and give them a go.
Janny Wurts: The Wars of Light and Shadow. Rebekah's reread.
25/04/2010 10:11:41 AM
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Book One: The Curse of the Mistwraith.
25/04/2010 10:22:03 AM
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Eh it didn't really capture my interest. Her prose is difficult to read
25/04/2010 04:29:08 PM
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My brother found that initially but soon got used to it.
25/04/2010 04:30:13 PM
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See, I like these books, but looking back at it, the first book seems... underdeveloped.
25/04/2010 08:45:27 PM
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About that flying below the radar of most readers...
25/04/2010 05:10:40 PM
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That's interesting.
25/04/2010 08:27:40 PM
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That seems unlikely, she is American after all...
25/04/2010 08:56:53 PM
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It is possible for an American not to sell well in her own country.
*NM*
25/04/2010 09:12:36 PM
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Just finished reading Stormed Fortress, after waiting YEARS for it to come out in the US
05/05/2010 06:17:58 PM
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I bought that a couple of weeks ago, hence the reread. I hope it's better than Traitor's Knot *NM*
18/05/2010 01:12:08 PM
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Janny Wurts is great
16/05/2010 06:48:43 PM
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Book Two: The Ships of Merior.
18/05/2010 01:13:43 PM
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Finished this today.
21/05/2010 12:44:58 AM
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This doesn't have anything to do with the Ships of Merior, but...
21/05/2010 01:36:54 AM
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Book 4: Fugitive Prince. (Or: Book 1 of the Alliance of the Light)
07/06/2010 08:13:08 PM
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Book 5: Grand Conspiracy (Book 2 of the Alliance of the Light). Little thoughts.
24/06/2010 07:56:36 PM
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Re: Book 5: Grand Conspiracy (Book 2 of the Alliance of the Light). Little thoughts.
26/06/2010 11:27:57 AM
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Re: Book 5: Grand Conspiracy (Book 2 of the Alliance of the Light). Little thoughts.
27/06/2010 10:59:17 PM
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Re: Book 5: Grand Conspiracy (Book 2 of the Alliance of the Light). Little thoughts.
30/06/2010 08:06:37 AM
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Also: is it just me, or is Wurts really rubbish at writing about sex?
24/06/2010 08:03:46 PM
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She writes about sex??
24/06/2010 10:50:20 PM
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Occasionally.
24/06/2010 11:00:27 PM
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Book 7: Traitor's Knot - The crappiest near ending in the world. Perhaps.
18/08/2010 06:43:04 PM
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