Master of Whitestorm [Mass Market Paperback]

Janny Wurts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 19, 1992

Everyone knew that there was no escape from the slave galleys of the Murghai: once chained to an oar the only release is death. But Korendir refuses to recognize impossibilities and aided by his rowing companion, Haldeth, he leads a desperate but successful revolt.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

'Powerful ... epic grandeur... magnificent!' - Anne McCaffrey

'Master of Whitestorm is storytelling at its best. It should establish Wurts as one of the premier fantasy authors today' - Raymond E. Feist

About the Author

Janny Wurts is the author of the 'Cycle of Fire' series, co-author of the Empire series and is currently working through the Wars of Light and Shadow series. She paints all her own covers and is also an expert horsewoman, sailor, musician and archer.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Grafton (November 19, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0586210687
• ISBN-13: 978-0586210680
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,500,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I value direct experience over virtual experience and research alone.
Most of the things I write about, I have done at one point in my life.
I find inspiration in the natural world, travel, insatiable curiosity, and in music.

I paint the covers and do all the interiors artwork and maps for my novels.

Experiences have included horse training and competitive riding, offshore sailing, Outward Bound, music gigs, and extensive amateur bagpiping competition, and a second career in oil painting and illustration.

One of my goals is to bring the vividness of these experiences to the readers on the pages of my stories.

For the past fifteen years, I've been happily married to Don Maitz, the artist of SF/Fantasy book cover and Captain Morgan Spiced rum fame.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deserves More than 5 Stars, June 16, 2000

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Craig Daniels (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Master of Whitestorm (Mass Market Paperback)

So often is the case in mondern fantasy that authors utilize the serial format and I think that the writing suffers because of that. I am more impressed if an author can write a single book of however many pages, and have it be good, and stand alone, than I would be if that same author wrote an 8 book series that accomplished as much in that span of time as the single book did.

This is the case with this book. It isn't often that I read stand alone books, I read so fast that they always leave me looking for more anyway, and so it is usually easier for me to read a series where I know there are going to be more books. This book was a wonderful exception to my rule though.

This was such a great book because of the characters. They were fantasy characters and performed tasks that the average man could not. And it wasn't becaues of magic necessarily in this book, but the will finding a way.

It turns out that the main character is a legacy of some mighty wizard; but he spurns this heritage is forges out into the world on his own bereft of any use of magic. Any accomplishment he does is his own, and this is what makes this a great book. His character is driven and does impossible tasks, but it is not impossible to fall in love and deeply admire this character because of his deeds and his will.

The setting was unique, but I think the shining moment for this author was in creating and developing her character of Korendir.

Read this book. I know it is an older book, and I know that it didn't recieve rave reviews when it came out like a robert jordan, or a terry goodkind, but this author is a very good one and proven, just give this book a chance. You will like it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent retelling, February 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Master of Whitestorm (Mass Market Paperback)

As mentioned by the other reviewers, Wurts has done an excellent job at telling a rich, character-driven, complex story in one book. Some other modern fantasy authors should take note of this!

The one thing that none of the other reviewers commented on was Wurts' phenomenal use of Beowulf as his source for this book. He has taken the heroic epic and woven it into a superb study of what drives a man like Beowulf to be the best.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wurts doing what she does best..., February 2, 2006

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J. Hulet "John(Fantasy Literature)" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Master of Whitestorm (Mass Market Paperback)

I love the characters that Wurts builds because they are always flawed. The obsession and drive that the main character feels are tangible and as you come to know his past it makes more and more sense. The story if exciting and has enough adventure to keep you interested. She deftly walks the line between spending too much time in trivial details and giving you a clear understanding of what Magic is. Great read and if you are a Wurts fan it's a must!