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Janny Wurts is great marekj Send a noteboard - 16/05/2010 06:48:43 PM
"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.
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Janny Wurts: The Wars of Light and Shadow. Rebekah's reread. - 25/04/2010 10:11:41 AM 1204 Views
Book One: The Curse of the Mistwraith. - 25/04/2010 10:22:03 AM 722 Views
Eh it didn't really capture my interest. Her prose is difficult to read - 25/04/2010 04:29:08 PM 657 Views
My brother found that initially but soon got used to it. - 25/04/2010 04:30:13 PM 695 Views
Re: My brother found that initially but soon got used to it. - 09/06/2010 09:29:56 AM 640 Views
- 09/06/2010 09:32:13 AM 745 Views
See, I like these books, but looking back at it, the first book seems... underdeveloped. - 25/04/2010 08:45:27 PM 708 Views
Fair enough. - 25/04/2010 08:48:53 PM 745 Views
Day 2 of Book 1: Up to page 250 or so. - 27/04/2010 10:43:34 PM 652 Views
Re: Book One: Finished - 02/05/2010 12:42:46 PM 746 Views
About that flying below the radar of most readers... - 25/04/2010 05:10:40 PM 874 Views
That's a good point. - 25/04/2010 06:39:09 PM 751 Views
That's interesting. - 25/04/2010 08:27:40 PM 742 Views
Probably something like that. - 25/04/2010 08:38:42 PM 698 Views
That seems unlikely, she is American after all... - 25/04/2010 08:56:53 PM 660 Views
Nah, there has been something strange with her US publisher. - 25/04/2010 09:24:28 PM 663 Views
Ah, makes sense then. - 25/04/2010 09:34:27 PM 750 Views
Okay, I'll bite. - 26/04/2010 02:03:06 PM 762 Views
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Janny Wurts is great - 16/05/2010 06:48:43 PM 758 Views
Agree with pretty much everything you wrote here. *NM* - 18/05/2010 01:11:06 PM 320 Views
Book Two: The Ships of Merior. - 18/05/2010 01:13:43 PM 673 Views
Finished this today. - 21/05/2010 12:44:58 AM 664 Views
This doesn't have anything to do with the Ships of Merior, but... - 21/05/2010 01:36:54 AM 669 Views
Book 3: Warhost of Vastmark - 30/05/2010 02:23:31 PM 738 Views
Book 4: Fugitive Prince. (Or: Book 1 of the Alliance of the Light) - 07/06/2010 08:13:08 PM 766 Views
Hm. More. - 08/06/2010 03:16:53 PM 665 Views
Re: Hm. More. - 09/06/2010 09:39:06 AM 689 Views
Well, true. - 09/06/2010 09:40:55 AM 768 Views
Also: is it just me, or is Wurts really rubbish at writing about sex? - 24/06/2010 08:03:46 PM 686 Views
She writes about sex?? - 24/06/2010 10:50:20 PM 668 Views
Occasionally. - 24/06/2010 11:00:27 PM 743 Views
Re: Occasionally. - 26/06/2010 11:33:18 AM 675 Views
Re: Occasionally. - 27/06/2010 10:59:48 PM 777 Views
Book 6: Peril's Gate . (Book 3 of the Alliance of the Light) - 10/07/2010 01:00:23 AM 1188 Views

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