Grand Conspiracy
core novel 1999 The Wars of Light and Shadow
Record
| First published | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.13 (2,649 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 614 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780061052194 |
Synopsis
The fifth volume of The Wars of Light and Shadow opens in a climate of intrigue, fanaticism and rampaging armies, as distrust of sorcery fuels a widespread purge of the mageborn across Athera, with Arithon, the Master of Shadow, made the most hated target of all through his half-brother Lysaer's manipulation of public sentiment. By the book's opening, those still loyal to Arithon and willing to defend him find themselves overwhelmed, in retreat, and facing the prospect of near-total defeat as Lysaer's forces and the wider persecution close in around them. Amid this deteriorating situation, new schemes and shifting loyalties among the Fellowship sorcerers, the Koriani order and Athera's warring factions set the stage for a betrayal whose full shape has not yet been revealed.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Wars of Light and Shadow
- Series: The Wars of Light and Shadow core; position 5 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 5 of 11: previous Fugitive Prince (1997) · next Peril's Gate (2001)
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/Grand_Conspiracy
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