Janny Wurts

Janny Wurts is an American fantasy novelist and illustrator. She 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.

Biography

Janny Wurts has written numerous fantasy novels (15 as of 2008). 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.

Bibliography

=The Wars of Light and Shadow series=

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" (November 2007)

Arc IV - Sword of the Canon

*"Initiate's Trial" (TBA)
*"Destiny's Conflict" (TBA)

The Cycle of Fire Trilogy

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

Empire Trilogy

*"Daughter of the Empire" (1987) - with Raymond E. Feist
*"Servant of the Empire" (1989) - with Raymond E. Feist
*"Mistress of the Empire" (1989) - with Raymond E. Feist
*"Watchfire" with Raymond E. Feist (2004) (short story that appeared in "")

tandalone novels

*"Sorcerer's Legacy" (1989)
*"Master of whitestorm" (1992)
*"To Ride Hell's Chasm" (2002)

Collections

*"That Way Lies Camelot" (1994)

hort stories

*"Blood, Oak, Iron" (2004) Appeared in ""
*"Child of Prophecy" (2004) Appeared in "Masters of Fantasy"
*"Last of Her Kind" (2005) Appeared in "Fantastic Companions"
*"Finder's Keeper" (2006) Appeared in "Fantasy Gone Wrong"
*"Moebius Trip" (2006) Appeared in ""
*"Sundering Star" (2006) Appeared in "Under Cover of Darkness"
*"Reins of Destiny" (2007) Appeared in "The Solaris Book of New Fantasy"

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. [ [http://www.lunacat.net/authors/author-wurtz.htm Lunacat.net - Science Fiction & Fantasy Books - Authors - Janny Wurts ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.paravia.com/JannyWurts/ Official Website]

Interviews

* [http://fantasyliterature.net/news/author-interviews/fanlitnet-chats-with-janny-wurts-at-capricon-xxviii/ FantasyLiterature.net chats with Janny at Capricon 2008]
* [http://fantasyliterature.net/news/author-interviews/fanlitnet-interviews-janny-wurts/ FanLit.net interview]
* [http://www.magespell.com/podcast/CRMsh17.mp3 Leisure Talk Radio Network]
* [http://www.wotmania.com/fantasymessageboardshowmessage.asp?MessageID=111215 Wotmania]
* [http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/chat/archive/janny_04.html Epilogue]
* [http://www.gatheringofartists.com/epitome/content/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=69 Epitome: The Ezine for Artists]
* [http://www.renderosity.com/index.ez?viewStory=3058 Renderosity]
* [http://www.crescentblues.com/6_5issue/int_wurts.shtml Crescent Blues]
* [http://www.sffworld.com/interview/98p0.html SFFWorld.com]