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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The finest Wurts' book to date - follow Arithon's journey, 18 Mar 2002
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. 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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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A masterpiece: Arithon & Jieret will leave you shellshocked, 20 July 2001
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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.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An amazingly moving story, 28 Feb 2002
I thoroughly enjoyed 'Peril's Gate' and feel it rivals the brilliance of Janny's first book in this series, 'The Curse of the Mistwraith'. Yes, the language may be a little taxing at times, but I think that in today's society of instant gratification, we've become a little complacent and expect everything to be easily understandable first time. These books only get better the more times you read them - like a good painting, you see new things with every fresh look. 'Peril's Gate' contains many extremely powerful scenes, and your understanding of the characters deepens considerably. I care, more than ever now, about what happens to Arithon and the others. It's very hard not to include spoilers! Some parts just made me want to cry - they were so well written, poignant and deeply affecting. You suffer with Arithon and you worry and laugh with Dakar. I would advise anyone to read the previous books in the series before this one - they are well worth it and things in this book probably won't make much sense if you don't! I love this series, and 'Peril's Gate' is of the same high quality as the previous books - Janny Wurts has to be one of the best fantasy writers around :)
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