Background
Janny Wurts was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
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Janny Wurts was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
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 East. Feist. She often illustrates her own work. In the 1980s, she worked as an illustrator for role-playing game supplements for Mayfair Games.
Wurts has written numerous fantasy novels (19 as of 2016).
Beyond writing, Wurts" award winning paintings have been showcased in exhibitions of imaginative artwork, among them a commemorative exhibition for National Aeronautics and Space Administration"s 25th Anniversary. The Art of the Cosmos at Hayden Planetarium in New New York
And two exhibits of fantasy art, at both the Delaware Art Museum and Canton Art Museum. 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 (2007) Arc IV: Sword of the Canon Initiate"s Trial (2011) Destiny"s Conflict (to be announced) Arc V: Song of the Mysteries Song of the Mysteries (to be announced) Stand-alone novels Sorcerer"s Legacy (1982) Master of Whitestorm (1992) To Ride Hell"s Chasm (2002) Short stories "Blood, Oak, Iron" (2004) appeared in Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy "Child of Prophecy" (2004) appeared in Masters of Fantasy (A Wars of Light and Shadow Short Story) "Watchfire" (2004) with Raymond East. Feist, appeared in Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy "Finder"s Keeper" (2006) appeared in Fantasy Gone Wrong "Moebius Trip" (2006) appeared in Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology: Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy "Sundering Star" (2006) appeared in Under Cover of Darkness (A Wars of Light and Shadow Short Story) "Reins of Destiny" (2007) appeared in The Solaris Book of New Fantasy (A Wars of Light and Shadow Short Story) 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 United States and international books
Office the Shelf Podcast interview Interview by Travis Heermann of Blogging the Muse FantasyLiterature.com chats with Janny at Capricon 2008 FanLit.com interview Writers Write Leisure Talk Radio Network Wotmania Epilogue Renderosity Crescent Blues SFFWorld.com.
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