Peril’s Gate: Third Book of The Alliance of Light (The Wars of Light and Shadow, Book 6)

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 and the Mistwraith will regain its evil power over their world. Even now, Lysaer – convinced of his own godhead and aided by the treacherous Koriani Sisterhood – is tracking Arithon the Masterbard through the snows and wastes of the winter-locked mountains and the Barrens of Daon Ramon. Arithon is tortured by the knowledge that for the sake of future generations he must not be killed, no matter the cost of others' lives now. Fighting valiantly to prevent unnecessary suffering, he strikes out on his own; but he is injured and failing fast. Meanwhile, the ancient Paravians are stirring, summoned by trespassers on their sacred domain; and the Fellowship of Seven are battling on many other fronts, as the Mistwraith's wards begin to break, and khadrim and free wraiths roam the land...

the Schism Began With Two Halfbrothers 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—claims Divine Power To Safeguard His People From An Enemy He Is Convinced Will Destroy Them. Arithon, Master Of Shadow—a Trained Mage—wishes For Nothing But To Defuse War And Search Out The Vanished Old Races Who Hold The Key To Restore The World's Shattered Peace. When Koriani Enchantresses Join Forces With Lysaer, New Intrigues Upset Arithon's Hard-won Autonomy. Faction Is Set Against Faction, Heart Against Heart, And The Scene Is Set For An Explosive Recurrence Of War. The Curse Of The Mistwraith Echoes Eternal!

publishers Weekly

this Hefty High Fantasy Is The Fifth Volume Of The War Of Light And Shadow, A Saga That Represents More Than Half The Author's Solo Work. It May Not Immediately Please The Reader New To The Story Of The Ruthless Battle Over The Future Of Athera--will Light Prevail And Suppress Magic, To Make The World Safe For Humans, Or Will The Shadow Preserve Magic And The Nonhuman Races? Even Newcomers To The Saga, However, Will Soon Recognize Fantasy Writing Of A High Level. Both Lysaer Of The Light And Arithon Of The Shadow Are Able, Charismatic, Even Heroic Figures, But Driven By Their Individual Personalities And The Demands Of Their Causes To Put Aside Much Of Their Humanity. The Focus In This Volume Is On The Conspiracy Of The Title, In Which The Ruthless Sorceresses Of The Koriathain Create A Double To Arithon, A Shepherd Boy Named Fion Areth, Who Is To Lure The Master Of Shadow Into The Women's Trap. The Desperate Struggle Of Arithon And The Wizards Who Help Him To Rescue Fionn Areth, Who Believes All The Vilest Rumors About The Cause Of Shadow, Makes A Fine Climax To The Novel. Wurts Is An Accomplished Builder Of Worlds, Scenes And Characters Through Well-chosen Detail, With An Ear For Dialogue And An Eye For Realism--her Shipboard Scenes, The Battling Street Mobs And The Reluctantly Taxed Merchants Are Exemplary. Though Not Yet Up To Tolkien Or Jordan, Wurts Is Getting There, And Fast. (jan.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Where there is light, there must always be shadow The fourth volume in Janny Wurtss spectacular epic fantasy, now re-released with a striking new cover design along with the rest of the series. 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 power to safeguard his people from an enemy he is convinced will destroy them. Arithon, Master of Shadow a trained mage who wishes for nothing but to defuse war, and search out the vanished old races who hold the key to restore the worlds shattered peace. When Koriani enchantresses join forces with Lysaer, new intrigues upset Arithons hard-won autonomy. Faction is set against faction, heart against heart, and the scene is set for an explosive recurrence of war. The curse of the Mistwraith echoes eternal "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 power to safeguard his people from an enemy he is convinced will destroy them. Arithon, Master of Shadow - a trained mage who wishes for nothing but to defuse war, and search out the vanished old races who hold the key to restore the world's shattered peace. When Koriani enchantresses join forces with Lysaer, new intrigues upset Arithon's hard-won autonomy. Faction is set against faction, heart against heart, and the scene is set for an explosive recurrence of war. The curse of the Mistwraith echoes eternal ..."--Amazon.com It is nine years on from the aftermath of Sethanon. There has been peace awhile and it's been needed. But news is feeding through to the people of the Kingdom of the Isles that deadly forces are stirring on the horizon. At the root of all this unrest lie the machinations of a group of magicians It is 9 years on from the aftermath of Sethanon and deadly forces are stirring on the horizon. The bringer of the latest grim tidings is Gorath, a moredhel (dark elf). At the root of all the unrest lie the mysterious machinations of a group of magicians known as The Six Book One of The Riftwar Legacy. A novel created from a 1993 computer game, Betrayal at Krondor