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Where there is light, there must always be shadow... The fifth volume in Janny Wurts's spectacular epic fantasy, now re-released with a striking new cover design along with the rest of the series.
The wars began when two half-brothers, gifted of light and shadow, stood shoulder to shoulder to defeat the Mistwraith. Their foe cast a lifelong curse of enmity between them that has so far woven three bitter conflicts and uncounted deadly intrigues.
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Where there is light, there must always be shadow... The fourth volume in Janny Wurts's spectacular epic fantasy, now re-released with a striking new cover design along with the rest of the series. The curse that hangs over the Master of Shadow, Arithon, and Lord of Light, Lysaer, is drawing the two half-brothers ever closer towards direct conflict. For the Natural Balance to be maintained, the two must never fight. If they do, one is sure to perish...
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The spellbinding final instalment of The Alliance of Light.
Though Athera may be free, the fight is far from over...
The heart stopping conclusion to the Alliance of Light series brings Lysaer's army of Light to besiege the great citadel of Alestron. Master of Shadow, Arithon, with barely a moment's recuperation from his victory over the necromancers, has discovered that young Jeynsa s'Valerient whom he has sworn to protect, has joined the ranks...
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The gripping penultimate instalment of The Alliance of Light.
When half-brothers Lysaer and Arithon defeated the Mistwraith its revenge left them cursed to lifelong enmity. Having conquered the maze and acheived self-redemption, Arithon, Master of Shadow, is now the guest of the formidable sorcerer, Davien the Betrayor. No one knows how his influence will affect Arithon's recovered mage power, or his newly awakened rogue talent for prescience. Meanwhile...
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The stunning first volume in Janny Wurts's epic tale of two half-brothers cursed to life-long enmity. The world of Athera lives in eternal fog, its skies obscured by the malevolent Mistwraith. Only the combined powers of two half-brothers can challenge the Mistwraith's stranglehold: Arithon, Master of Shadow and Lysaer, Lord of Light. Arithon and Lysaer will find that they are inescapably bound inside a pattern of events dictated by their own deepest...
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Where there is light, there must always be shadow... The fourth volume in Janny Wurts's spectacular epic fantasy.
The schism began with two half-brothers empowered to subdue a Mistwraith. In revenge it cursed them to a life of perpetual conflict. Each believes absolutely in his cause, and loathes the other for opposing it...
Lysaer, Prince of the Light - a charismatic leader sworn to set humanity free from sorcerous oppression. He claims divine...
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Janny Wurts's epic tale of two half-brothers cursed to life-long enmity continues in this spectacular second volume.
The half-brothers Arithon, Master of Shadow, and Lysaer, Lord of Light, have defeated the Mistwraith and dispersed the fogs that smothered Athera's skies. But their victory comes at a high price: the Mistwraith has set them at odds under a powerful curse of vengeance. The two princes are locked in deadly enmity, with the fates of nations...
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Tricked once more by his wily half-brother, Lysaer arrives at the tiny harbour town of Merior, to find that his brother's ship yards have been meticulously destroyed and abandoned. But where is Arithon? The forces of light and shadow circle and feint, drawing ever closer to a huge conflict.
Tricked once more by his wily half-brother, Lysaer, Lord of Light, arrives at the tiny harbour town of Merior to find that Arithon's ship yards have been abandoned...
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The long-awaited beginning of the fourth story arc - Sword of the Canon - in the epic fantasy series, the Wars of Light and Shadow.
Betrayed and double-crossed, Arithon s'Ffalenn is held captive by the Order of the Koriathain. The desperate Fellowship Sorcerers have gambled the weal of Athera and forced through the perilous bargain that spared him, as the last Prince of Rathain, and their sole hope of unity. To suspend the Prime Matriarch's decree...
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Old Man's War author John Scalzi's sendup of the heroic fantasy genre, now a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story.
An over-the-top, humorous short story representing the prologue for a "future" book (written as an April Fool's Joke) published on Tor.com. The title of the series and book was created from an amalgamation of the most commonly used words in fantasy and science fiction novels over the previous decade.
11) First Dragon
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Bloodied bodies littered the floor of the warehouse and the sands of the beach along the quiet shore of Lake Erie. The Shadows' invasion stopped and their human followers defeated. Their portal to Earth closed. But for how long? And what about the other worlds? Even now Duat was under attack. Duat, the home of Ra.
Arthur took a deep breath. He was exhausted. This gift, or curse, this power of the Blocker, awakened within him by some unknown entity...
12) Unbroken Fire
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After dealing what she hopes is a major blow to the enemy, Avery Rendon has found her way home to Asria. Safe for now, she spends her time adjusting to her new role in her planet's future and reveling in personal victories. But Asria is still under the control of the Haederan Empire, and their grip has only tightened since the invasion. When the Asrian prime minister begs her to ask the Commonwealth for help in person, she agrees.
It's a harrowing...
13) Dragon Child
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For the first time ever, Keriya Soulstar is truly happy. She's a hero among the Galantrians, having returned triumphant from her battle with Necrovar; she's been reunited with her dragon, Thorion; she's even daring to think she's found a place she can call home. Things are good. Unfortunately, the Allentrian states are gearing up for war, and when a surprise attack reveals that Thorion is sick, Keriya's happy life crumbles apart. In a race against...
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Humanity has escaped the dead Earth, but can they escape their dark flaws? Distinguished officer Faith Benson seemed headed for a promising career in the Kedraalian Republic Navy. Then came her dead-end assignment to the search-and-rescue ship Pandora. After an accident sends the Pandora into the demilitarized zone separating the Republic from the brutal Azoren Federation, a series of events pushes the two powers closer to war. And when war involves...
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One wrong move means interstellar war. Faith Benson was a distinguished officer heading for a promising career. Then came her assignment to the Pandora. A posting aboard a search-and-rescue ship was usually the end of the line in the Kedraalian Republic Navy. When an accident sends the Pandora into the demilitarized zone separating the Republic from its greatest enemy, the ship's reckless captain follows an SOS signal into enemy territory. Once the...
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Escaping death should have been the final act of Commander Faith Benson's career. Resuscitation technology makes death temporary for essential personnel, and after her run-in with Azoren Federation Marines, Faith finds herself in that position. But she's revived for a specific purpose: a mission that's just as hopeless as the one that killed the Pandora crew. Once again, she's sent into Azoren Fedaration space, only this time she's in command of a...
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Hero or criminal? After completing another impossible mission, Commander Faith Benson heads home to Kedraal, uncertain of her fate. With no idea who really ordered her into enemy territory, she feels like a pawn in a complicated game playing out between rival intelligence agencies and political factions. But her worries are quickly overcome by greater threats not just to her task force but to the Kedraalian Republic itself. Amidst diabolical political...
18) Assassins
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Au sortir de la Grande Guerre, les terres de la Nostraterra ne sont plus que ruines. Tandis que les Elfes, les Nains et les Hommes rebâtissent leurs royaumes, un sinistre projet est mis en branle : l'assassinat d'Alfrahil, l'héritier du trne d'Eldora. Alors que les flammes pleuvent sur les murs de la Cité, le jeune prince Alfrahil s'accroche à la vie et parvient de justesse à en réchapper. Bravant de périlleuses complications, il est bien déterminé...
19) Dragon Blood
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The Shadow will rule.
A hero will rise.
Keriya Soulstar awakens on the other side of the world, far from Allentria, far from the dragon god Shivnath, far from everyone she's every known and loved. She can't remember what happened, during her final battle with Necrovar, and she doesn't want to. Besides, she's comfortable in Jidaeln, a country where no one wields magic. She fits in.
But, Keriya knows she can't hide forever. With her sword-the only reminder...
20) Dragon Speaker
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Everyone knows this story: an unlikely young hero is chosen by divine providence to save the world from a terrible evil.
Except Keriya Nameless is crippled, without the ability to wield magic-in fact, she's the only person who doesn't have powers of her own. The god who chose her is a mysterious dragon with a knack for exploiting loopholes in rules. Oh, and that terrible evil the world needs to be saved from? Maybe it's not quite as evil as everyone...
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