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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 1403 Views
Book One: The Curse of the Mistwraith. - 25/04/2010 10:22:03 AM 930 Views
Eh it didn't really capture my interest. Her prose is difficult to read - 25/04/2010 04:29:08 PM 834 Views
My brother found that initially but soon got used to it. - 25/04/2010 04:30:13 PM 894 Views
Re: My brother found that initially but soon got used to it. - 09/06/2010 09:29:56 AM 810 Views
- 09/06/2010 09:32:13 AM 922 Views
See, I like these books, but looking back at it, the first book seems... underdeveloped. - 25/04/2010 08:45:27 PM 899 Views
Fair enough. - 25/04/2010 08:48:53 PM 923 Views
Day 2 of Book 1: Up to page 250 or so. - 27/04/2010 10:43:34 PM 834 Views
Re: Book One: Finished - 02/05/2010 12:42:46 PM 936 Views
About that flying below the radar of most readers... - 25/04/2010 05:10:40 PM 1089 Views
That's a good point. - 25/04/2010 06:39:09 PM 951 Views
That's interesting. - 25/04/2010 08:27:40 PM 932 Views
Probably something like that. - 25/04/2010 08:38:42 PM 895 Views
That seems unlikely, she is American after all... - 25/04/2010 08:56:53 PM 854 Views
Nah, there has been something strange with her US publisher. - 25/04/2010 09:24:28 PM 858 Views
Ah, makes sense then. - 25/04/2010 09:34:27 PM 944 Views
Okay, I'll bite. - 26/04/2010 02:03:06 PM 955 Views
- 26/04/2010 06:10:19 PM 795 Views
Janny Wurts is great - 16/05/2010 06:48:43 PM 950 Views
Agree with pretty much everything you wrote here. *NM* - 18/05/2010 01:11:06 PM 432 Views
Book Two: The Ships of Merior. - 18/05/2010 01:13:43 PM 861 Views
Finished this today. - 21/05/2010 12:44:58 AM 857 Views
This doesn't have anything to do with the Ships of Merior, but... - 21/05/2010 01:36:54 AM 861 Views
Book 3: Warhost of Vastmark - 30/05/2010 02:23:31 PM 932 Views
Book 4: Fugitive Prince. (Or: Book 1 of the Alliance of the Light) - 07/06/2010 08:13:08 PM 924 Views
Hm. More. - 08/06/2010 03:16:53 PM 841 Views
Re: Hm. More. - 09/06/2010 09:39:06 AM 880 Views
Well, true. - 09/06/2010 09:40:55 AM 962 Views
Also: is it just me, or is Wurts really rubbish at writing about sex? - 24/06/2010 08:03:46 PM 890 Views
She writes about sex?? - 24/06/2010 10:50:20 PM 848 Views
Occasionally. - 24/06/2010 11:00:27 PM 915 Views
Re: Occasionally. - 26/06/2010 11:33:18 AM 848 Views
Re: Occasionally. - 27/06/2010 10:59:48 PM 959 Views
Book 6: Peril's Gate . (Book 3 of the Alliance of the Light) - 10/07/2010 01:00:23 AM 1384 Views

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