Curse of the Mistwraith

Janny Wurts, Janny Wurtz. Roc, $7.99 (704pp) ISBN 978-0-451-45416-4

Two magic-wielding half-brothers are forced to battle one another in this entertaining first volume in a series called The Wars of Light and Shadow. (Dec.)

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