Janny Wurts biography

Janny Wurts is the author of Traitor's Knot and To Ride Hell's Chasm and twelve other novels, a short story collection, as well as the internationally best selling Empire trilogy, co authored with Raymond E. Feist. Her most recent title in the Wars of Light and Shadow series, Traitor's Knot, culminates more than twenty years of carefully evolved ideas. The cover images on the books, both in the US and abroad, are her own paintings, depicting her vision of characters and setting.

Janny Wurts books

Arc I

  • Curse of the Mistwraith (1993)

Arc II

  • Ships of Merior (1994)
  • Warhost of Vastmark (1995)

Arc III - Alliance of Light

  • Fugitive Prince (1997)
  • Grand Conspiracy (1999)
  • Peril's Gate (2001)
  • Traitor's Knot (2004)
  • Stormed Fortress (November 2007)

Arc IV - Sword of the Canon

  • Initiate's Trial (TBA)
  • Destiny's Conflict (TBA)

The Cycle of Fire Trilogy

  • Stormwarden (1984)
  • Keeper of the Keys (1988)
  • Shadowfane (1988)

Empire Trilogy

  • Daughter of the Empire (1987) - with Raymond E. Feist
  • Servant of the Empire (1990) - with Raymond E. Feist
  • Mistress of the Empire (1992) - with Raymond E. Feist

Standalone novels

  • Sorcerer's Legacy (1989)
  • Master of Whitestorm (1992)
  • To Ride Hell's Chasm (2002)

 

Latest news: Janny Wurts

Why Janny Wurts writes the way she does
By Joshua S Hill As a reviewer for Fantasy Book Review, I have the great privilege of having a great “in” to some of my favourite authors. I have email relationships with James Barclay, David Webb, Steven Erikson and, most recently (thanks to Goodreads), Janny Wurts. In the near future there w [...]

Stormed Fortress now available
Stormed Fortress, the final book of the Alliance of Light series by Janny Wurts is now available. You can read an extract from the book by clicking on the following link, the extract is in PDF format so you will need Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer. [...]

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