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Grand Conspiracy
A Fantasy Novel by Janny Wurts
Book 5 of the The Wars of Light and Shadow Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Epic Fantasy,
- Political Fantasy,
- Sibling Rivalry,
- Light vs Dark,
- War Fantasy
This book is for you if you're into...
- Rival siblings wielding light and shadow as weapons
- Mage persecution and political upheaval with high personal stakes
- Plots where loyalty and betrayal shift the fate of nations
Where there is light, there must always be shadow…
The wars began when two half-brothers, gifted of light and shadow, stood shoulder to shoulder to defeat the Mistwraith. Their foe cast a lifelong curse of enmity between them that has so far woven three bitter conflicts and uncounted deadly intrigues.
It is a time of political upheaval, fanaticism and rampaging armies. Distrust of sorcery has set off a purge of the talented mageborn – none reviled more than Arithon, Master of Shadow. Through clever manipulation of events at the hands of his half-brother Lysaer, Lord of Light, Arithon's very name has become anathema.
Now the volatile hatreds that spearheaded the campaign against Shadow have overtaken all reason. Those that still stand in Arithon's desperate defence are downtrodden, in retreat and close to annihilation. The stage is set for the ultimate betrayal.
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