Author | Janny Wurts |
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Cover artist | Janny Wurts |
Language | English |
Series | Wars of Light and Shadow |
Genre | Epic fantasy novel |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1999 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 624 pp |
ISBN | 978-0-06-105219-4 |
OCLC | 41096175 |
823/.914 21 | |
LC Class | PR6073.U78 G7 2000 |
Preceded by | Fugitive Prince |
Followed by | Peril's Gate |
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Publishers Weekly praised the "fine climax to the novel" as well as Wurts as "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". [1] Library Journal also highlighted "The author's attention to detail and her skill for creating memorable heroes and villains" which "lend a sense of immediacy to a tale of epic battles and great betrayals". [2]
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