Curse of the Mistwraith
core novel 1994 The Wars of Light and Shadow
Record
| First published | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.78 (6,603 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 830 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451454164 |
Synopsis
This opening volume of The Wars of Light and Shadow introduces half-brothers Lysaer and Arithon, raised apart in mutual hostility, who are thrown together when they are cast through a Worldsend Gate onto the ancient world of Athera, the homeland of their ancestors. They find Athera's skies smothered by choking fog conjured by the malevolent Mistwraith, and the Fellowship of Seven, a group of sorcerers sworn to the world's defense, recruits the two brothers to help drive the fog back. Setting aside their long enmity, Lysaer and Arithon combine their opposing gifts of light and shadow to trap the Mistwraith, but the creature escapes total destruction and, in retaliation, curses both brothers at Arithon's coronation as High King with an irrational, undying hatred of one another.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Wars of Light and Shadow
- Series: The Wars of Light and Shadow core; position 1 of 11 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Janny Wurts
Notes
- From the series record (The Wars of Light and Shadow): One continuous 11-volume saga across 5 named story arcs; completed with Song of the Mysteries, per the author's own series page.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Wars of Light and Shadow: position 1 of 11: next Ships of Merior (1995)
Sources
- Janny Wurts official site: Wars of Light and Shadow series page
- FictionDB: The Wars of Light and Shadow
- Janny Wurts (X/Twitter): Destiny's Conflict release date
- Readings: Song of the Mysteries
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Mistwraith
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