Traitor's Knot
core novel 2006 The Wars of Light and Shadow
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.21 (2,053 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 602 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780007101146 |
Synopsis
The seventh volume of The Wars of Light and Shadow follows on from Arithon's costly victory over Lysaer's Alliance of Light against overwhelming odds, a triumph that leaves the wider conflict more dangerous rather than resolved. Within the Alliance's own ranks, a corrupted faction of its priesthood begins plotting to enslave Lysaer and exploit the Mistwraith's lingering curse to unravel Athera's magical order entirely, even as the Fellowship of Seven sorcerers face severe threats of their own and the forest clans reel from devastating losses already suffered. Rather than continue the cycle of warfare the curse keeps forcing upon him, Arithon, the Master of Shadow, commits himself to an unprecedented and dangerous path of nonviolence, holding what may be the world's last real hope even as both his allies and his enemies muster for a war whose full consequences none of them yet grasp.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Wars of Light and Shadow
- Series: The Wars of Light and Shadow core; position 7 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 7 of 11: previous Peril's Gate (2001) · next Stormed Fortress (2008)
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/Traitor%27s_Knot
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