The Master of Whitestorm

by Janny Wurts

Book Overview

'Master of Whitestorm is storytelling at its best. It should establish Wurts as one of the premier fantasy authors today' - #1 New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. FeistThe standalone classic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451451678
• ISBN13: 9780451451675
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Roc
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant ,absolutely Brilliant!!!!

A Master of a tale. I was completely drawn into the story, being hauled head over heals from the first page. Frankly, this book is perfect. Mrs Wurts grabs the reader by the throat and squeezes. Korendir is an unforgetable character, his will and persistence appaudable. I read this book, over a 1000 pages, in one memorable sitting, I totally forgot about the outside world. Never, in all my years as an avid reader have I been so absorbed and fasinated about one book. I read it 3 times, it was so good. Expertly written, with almost touchable details and talk about character development! Janny Wurts, I believe, is the best Fantasy Adventure writer on God's green Earth and is still highly under-rated. In Lamens term, THE MASTER OF WHITESTORM is the BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ!! NO EXZAGERATION. I hope more people disvover this magnificent writer. **********.... stars. Move aside Terry Brooks, Janny Wurts is here! I plan to buy all of her books and read THE MASTER OF WHITESTORM AGAIN! sincerely, Nian Blanchard

adventures within an adventure!

Master of Whitestorm had to be the best stand alone book I have ever read, Wurts just packs so much adventure into one book and every mistical adventure has its ups and downs for Korender. As the story comes to a close this book left me looking for another to try and match the detail and amazing feats Korender had to over come. Now a year later I had to read it again realizing i have not found a better stand alone book since I first read it.

A black sheep in the fantasy genre...

I read this book at the behest of a good friend of mine. I was very impressed with the book, even though it bore a resemblance to the sword-and-sorcery fantasy fiction such as Conan, which I am not fond of. Ms. Wurts creates an interesting character in Korendir that is so different from the lecherous Conan. This book is well worth the read and I reccomend the book to fantasy fiction readers needing respite from long, dull sagas such as the Wheel of Time

An adventure about one man's need to build his fortress.

I found the book difficult too put down because I wanted to know what adventure Korendir would go on next and why he seemed to "enjoy" Haldeth's company even though he seemed like someone who didn't want anyone's company, or need it. It was very well written and I found myself wanting to read more of Ms. Wurts' books.

Amazing Character Development!

When I began reading this book, I found it very dry and boring. Yet the more I read, the more amazed and intrigued I became. Janny Wurts was able to masterfully write a story in which the readers know almost nothing about the protagonist until 2/3s of the way through the book! The main character is extremely deep and human; in my opinion, he rivals Raistlin Majere as being one of the most intriguing fantasy characters ever created.