Fugitive Prince
core novel 1997 The Wars of Light and Shadow
Record
| First published | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.94 (3,344 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 540 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780006482994 |
Synopsis
Opening the Alliance of Light story arc within The Wars of Light and Shadow, this fourth volume finds Lysaer, self-styled Prince of Light, presenting himself as a charismatic liberator sworn to free humanity from what he calls sorcerous oppression, while his half-brother Arithon, the Master of Shadow, continues to seek nothing more than an end to the killing and a chance to search out Athera's vanished ancient races. The uneasy balance between them is upended when the Koriani enchantresses ally themselves with Lysaer's cause, and their Prime Matriarch sets her sights on capturing Arithon to use as leverage against the Fellowship of Seven sorcerers. As faction is set against faction once more, ideological fervor and old prejudices threaten to destabilize the fragile order that has held Athera's peoples together since the Mistwraith's defeat.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Wars of Light and Shadow
- Series: The Wars of Light and Shadow core; position 4 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 4 of 11: previous Warhost of Vastmark (1996) · next Grand Conspiracy (1999)
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://wiki.paravia.com/wiki/Fugitive_Prince
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