Shadowfane (Cycle of Fire/Janny Wurts, Bk 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

Janny Wurts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996 | Series: Cycle of Fire/Janny Wurts, Bk 3 (Book 3)

Ivainson Jaric, heir to the Firelord's legacy, is caught in a life and death struggle to win his inherited powers. Taen Dreamweaver battles her evil brother, corrupted by demons to slaughter his own kind. If either one of the falls, the Stormwarden will never win free of his icy imprisonment to help their cause.

As Scait, Demonlord of Shadowfane, uses his captured human talent for his conquest, his machinations raise an even greater threat, one that could hurl all the world to its destruction , and end mankind's chance of reclaiming freedom among the stars...

And so the Cycle of Fire races toward its powerful conclusion!

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

'IT OUGHT TO BE ILLEGAL FOR ONE PERSON TO HAVE SO MUCH TALENT' Stephen R. Donaldson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

A World Fantasy Award-winning artist (her painting adorns the cover of this, and of all her books), Janny Wurts is the author of several bestselling fantasy series, including the Cycle of Fire trilogy and The Wars of Light and Shadow, as well as the recently released, Shadowfane, all published by HarperPrism.

She lives in Florida with her husband, artist Don Maitz.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm); Reprint edition (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061054704
• ISBN-13: 978-0061054709
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,891,771 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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Audio version, December 17, 2010

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This review is from: Shadowfane (Cycle of Fire/Janny Wurts, Bk 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Shadowfane, the concluding volume of Janny Wurts' Cycle of Fire trilogy is an action-packed and exciting finale. As humankind is being destroyed by demons (who we now know are aliens) Jaric has realized that he has no choice but to brave the Cycle of Fire. If he succeeds, this trial will gain him the powers of a Firelord, but he risks the destructive madness that afflicted his father.

The action never lets up and, along the way, there are plenty of wins and losses and lots of heart-breaking suffering for all of our heroes -- especially Jaric, Taen, Taen's mother, Corley, and the Kielmark. There are also emotional displays of courage, grace, hope, faith, forgiveness, and love -- themes which I appreciate in fantasy literature and miss in the writings of a few recently popular authors. The ending of Shadowfane is satisfying, but intriguingly not closed.

While reading The Cycle of Fire, I found myself once again greatly admiring Ms. Wurts' imagination. I don't want to give anything away, so I'll just say that I loved the science fiction elements and how Veriset Nav, motivated -- almost consciously -- to complete its program, developed its own mythos to hide itself from humans and aliens.

I read the audio version produced by Audible UK. David Thorpe's enthusiasm is infectious. If you read The Cycle of Fire this way, I suggest using Ms. Wurts' website as a resource -- she has posted a helpful map and a glossary. paravia.com

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was an excellent book. . . and why, June 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Shadowfane (Cycle of Fire/Janny Wurts, Bk 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Shadowfane is a mixture of fantasty and sci-fi. . . of course,though, it is the sci-fi that always rules. The whole book is gripping and it makes you want to find out what exactly happens next. . . and many things that happen are unexpected - lots of things are unexpected. It still is an excellent book and has a very good ending - at least I think it does