Janny Wurts

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Janny Wurts is an American fantasy novelist and illustrator who has written several series, including The Wars of Light and Shadow, The Cycle of Fire trilogy, several stand-alone novels, a short story collection and the internationally best selling Empire trilogy that she co-authored with Raymond E. Feist. Her most recent title in the Wars of Light and Shadow series, Traitor's Knot, culminates more than twenty years of carefully evolved ideas. The cover images on the books, both in the US and abroad, are her own paintings and depict her vision of characters and setting.

1 Biography
2 Series
3 Standalone Novels
4 Short Story Collections
5 Illustration work
6 Interviews with Janny Wurts
- 6.1 Streaming MP3
- 6.2 Webpages
7 Websites
8 References

[edit] Biography

Wurts has written numerous fantasy novels (14 as of 2005), and is also an award-winning illustrator/painter.

Beyond writing, Janny's award winning paintings have been showcased in exhibitions of imaginative artwork, among them a commemorative exhibition for NASA's 25th Anniversary; the Art of the Cosmos at Hayden Planetarium in New York; and two exhibits of fantasy art, at both the Delaware Art Museum, and Canton Art Museum.

Wurts resides in Florida with her husband, artist Don Maitz.

[edit] Series

The Wars of Light and Shadow

Arc I

Curse of the Mistwraith (1993)

Arc II

Ships of Merior (1994)
Warhost of Vastmark (1995)

Arc III Alliance of Light

Fugitive Prince (1997)
Grand Conspiracy (1999)
Peril's Gate (2001)
Traitor's Knot (2004)
Stormed Fortress (forthcoming)

Arc IV

TBC

Arc V

TBC

Empire Trilogy - with Raymond E. Feist

Daughter of the Empire (1987)
Servant of the Empire (1989)
Mistress of the Empire (1989)

The Cycle of Fire Trilogy

Stormwarden (1984)
Keeper of the Keys (1988)
Shadowfane (1988)

[edit] Standalone Novels

Sorcerer's Legacy (1989)
The Master of Whitestorm (1992)
To Ride Hell's Chasm (2002)

[edit] Short Story Collections

That Way Lies Camelot (1994)

[edit] Illustration work

Cover art and map art for The Company War, a 1983 board game from Mayfair Games based on the novel Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh

Janny Wurts also painted the cover art for her US and international books. Her paintings have been showcased in numerous exhibitions and has won several Chesley awards^[1].