- Hardcover: 688 pages
- Publisher: Voyager (16 July 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007101066
- ISBN-13: 978-0007101061
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 6.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,305,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Astonishingly original and compelling… A gifted creator of wonder’
RAYMOND E. FEIST
‘It ought to be illegal for one person to have so much talent’
STEPHEN DONALDSON
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Wurts’ incredibly successful Wars of Light and Shadow series continues.
The curse that hangs over the Master of Shadow, Arithon, and Lord of Light, Lysaer is drawing the two half-brothers ever closer toward direct conflict. For the Narural Balance to be maintained, the two must never fight, for if they do, one is sure to perish and the Mistwraith will regain its evil power over their world.
Even now, Lysaer – convinced now of his own godhead and aided in treacherous ways by the Koriani Sisterhood – is tracking the Masterbard through the snows and wastes of the winter-locked mountains and the Barrens of Daon Ramon. Arithon, tortured by his desperation at knowing that for the sake of future generations, he must not be killed, no matter at what cost of others’ lives now, but fighting valiantly to prevent unnecessary suffering, 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…
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Peril's Gate is the finest book written by Janny Wurts. Peril's Gate continues the Wars of Light and Shadow series and is the third of four books making up the Alliance of Light sub-series - the fourth being Stormed Fortress.
Peril's Gate takes up where Grand Conspiracy left off with Arithon and Fionn Areth having just escaped Jaelot, Morriel is still camped in the Skyshiels having upset Athera's lane flux which threatens the fabric of Athera as the overstretched Fellowship battle to keep the grimwards and other protections intact. Arithon and Jieret dominate the subsequent action, carrying the reader with them on a journey that will thrill, exhilarate, appal and make them cry. This is not a book for light reading - this book will leave you shaken and disturbed because of where Arithon and Jieret take you. The grand wheel of the Wars and Light and Shadow rolls on as the wider elements of the story are evolved at a cracking pace, but the immediacy, emotion and sacrifice of the lead characters will stay with you after you put the book down.
And all this without having mentioned that in this book we meet Davien, Elaira starts to take control of her destiny, a Paravian or two appears, the Fellowship battles to keep the Mistwraith contained and Kevor continues to win the hearts of his people.
Peril's Gate is not simply a good book, it marks a new level in the intricate writing of Janny Wurts. A must have.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Picking up precisely where "Grand Conspiracy" left off, Peril's Gate continues the new strand begun with the birth of Fionn Areth with a skill and intracacy that left me almost breathless.
With this new book Janny Wurts brings the series number to six and she still shows no signs of slowing, or of losing her grip on the intensity of her tale. As always she writes with skill and in full command of both her story and the characters that populate her wonderful world.
The passions brought alive in the previous books - which have been steadily expanded and compounded - are given new life and brought to a new level by the events of this new section of the series. As well as somehow managing to keep the intensity of the previous books alive, Ms Wurts has managed - God knows how - to find time to incorporate new themes and new strands into her massive story.
Janny Wurts is possibly the only writer of fantasy that I am aware of who has both the skill and the necessary drive to tackle a story where only a very few of the central characters have the potential for survival. The introduction of the 'Five centuries fountain' in the very first part of the first book left the reader well aware that most of the characters would die of old age if nothing else, and yet the series continues to hold the attention through every adversity because of the depth of feeling and the roundness of the authors writing. She is a consumate seamstress of fantasy, weaving strand upon strand of individual story into a grand tapestry that is truly beautiful to behold, though it defies the mind to comprehend quite how she has managed to hold the tale together.
To say that this series is magnificent falls short, and this new book has taken it to even greater heights, with the introduction of some more optimistic themes and the maintaining of the strength of the writing, this book is without doubt the best in a beautiful sequence of books.
Absolutely fantastic.
With this new book Janny Wurts brings the series number to six and she still shows no signs of slowing, or of losing her grip on the intensity of her tale. As always she writes with skill and in full command of both her story and the characters that populate her wonderful world.
The passions brought alive in the previous books - which have been steadily expanded and compounded - are given new life and brought to a new level by the events of this new section of the series. As well as somehow managing to keep the intensity of the previous books alive, Ms Wurts has managed - God knows how - to find time to incorporate new themes and new strands into her massive story.
Janny Wurts is possibly the only writer of fantasy that I am aware of who has both the skill and the necessary drive to tackle a story where only a very few of the central characters have the potential for survival. The introduction of the 'Five centuries fountain' in the very first part of the first book left the reader well aware that most of the characters would die of old age if nothing else, and yet the series continues to hold the attention through every adversity because of the depth of feeling and the roundness of the authors writing. She is a consumate seamstress of fantasy, weaving strand upon strand of individual story into a grand tapestry that is truly beautiful to behold, though it defies the mind to comprehend quite how she has managed to hold the tale together.
To say that this series is magnificent falls short, and this new book has taken it to even greater heights, with the introduction of some more optimistic themes and the maintaining of the strength of the writing, this book is without doubt the best in a beautiful sequence of books.
Absolutely fantastic.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Peril's Gate is the finest book written by Janny Wurts. Peril's Gate continues the Wars of Light and Shadow series and is the third of four books making up the Alliance of Light sub-series - the fourth being Stormed Fortress.
Peril's Gate takes up where Grand Conspiracy left off with Arithon and Fionn Areth having just escaped Jaelot, Morriel is still camped in the Skyshiels having upset Athera's lane flux which threatens the fabric of Athera as the overstretched Fellowship battle to keep the grimwards and other protections intact. Arithon and Jieret dominate the subsequent action, carrying the reader with them on a journey that will thrill, exhilirate, appal and make them cry. This is not a book for light reading - this book will leave you shaken and disturbed because of where Arithon and Jieret take you. The grand wheel of the Wars and Light and Shadow rolls on as the wider elements of the story are evolved at a cracking pace, but the immediacy, emotion and sacrifice of the lead characters will stay with you after you put the book down.
Peril's Gate takes up where Grand Conspiracy left off with Arithon and Fionn Areth having just escaped Jaelot, Morriel is still camped in the Skyshiels having upset Athera's lane flux which threatens the fabric of Athera as the overstretched Fellowship battle to keep the grimwards and other protections intact. Arithon and Jieret dominate the subsequent action, carrying the reader with them on a journey that will thrill, exhilirate, appal and make them cry. This is not a book for light reading - this book will leave you shaken and disturbed because of where Arithon and Jieret take you. The grand wheel of the Wars and Light and Shadow rolls on as the wider elements of the story are evolved at a cracking pace, but the immediacy, emotion and sacrifice of the lead characters will stay with you after you put the book down.
And all this without having mentioned that in this book we meet Davien, Elaira starts to take control of her destiny, a Paravian or two appears, the Fellowship battles to keep the Mistwraith contained and Kevor continues to win the hearts of his people.
Peril's Gate is not simply a good book, it marks a new level in the intricate writing of Janny Wurts. A must have.
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Peril's Gate
The saga continues!! Misunderstood prince, Arithon, continues his battle against the his half-brother of the 'light'. Read more
Published 3 months ago by sparta
A series for the 21st Century
Peril's Gate, the third volume of The Alliance of Light, continues to realize the promise set forth in the previous volumes. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2002
Wider and Deeper
This installment of the Wars of Light and Shadow deepens the plot and broadens the scope of the story and the characters. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2002
Perilously Bad
I'm actually a fan of Wurts, ever since I read her Empire series collaboration with Feist (whom I don't much like). Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2002 by Michael O. Akinde
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