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title: "The Ships of Merior: Book 2 (The Wars of Light and Shadow) Paperback – 1 November 2004"
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# The Ships of Merior: Book 2 (The Wars of Light and Shadow) Paperback – 1 November 2004

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Probably my favorite in the series
  

*by N***N on Reviewed in Canada on 4 June 2024*

There's action and clever plans, there are quiet emotional scenes, there's vicious manipulation and sick burns.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Story Arc II (part 1 of 2)
  

*by B***I on Reviewed in the United States on 23 May 2024*

[There are no explicit plot spoilers, although I describe aspects of character development and the flow of the book in broad generalities.]Ships of Merior picks up five years after the climactic conflict described in Curse of the Mistwraith. Lysaer s’Ilessid has devoted this time to unifying factions in the Kingdom of Rathain while Arithon s’Ffalenn has gone to ground in disguise, hoping to deny Lysaer from having any target for curse-driven violence.After the abrupt “jump to the next point of interest” feel of the previous book, the progression here feels much smoother. The necessary stage setting is out of the way and more time and depth are given to the main characters as they pursue different strategies to avoid or embrace war. I found it particularly interesting that we continue to get scenes from Lysaer’s perspective, but Arithon has become a black box – we only gain insight into his character through the lens of the people around him.The real stars of this volume are the supporting cast. From returning characters like Talith and Jieret, to new, rewarding characters like Captain Dhirken and the s’Brydion brothers, everyone is fully realized. Each character earns a tragic or triumphant character arc later in the story as a result of their interactions with Lysaer and Arithon. While Dakar is the most commonly cited character to have a rewarding arc, I personally enjoyed the arcs of Lord Diegan and Mayor Pesquil even more.The focus on world-building zooms out just slightly in this volume and provides more context around some of the mysteries left unexplained in Volume 1. If you occasionally paused incredulously while reading Curse of the Mistwraith because something just didn’t make sense in alignment with standard fantasy tropes, you will appreciate the onion peeling in Volume 2. So much still remains hidden under the surface at this stage (with 9 books to go!), but enough answers appear that you can begin making your own deductions about the seemingly irrational ways that the greater powers on the planet behave.Ships of Merior is technically just the first half of a complete story so it cannot truly be rated in isolation. It has a very satisfying “mid-season” climax but the overarching conclusion of Story Arc II comes in Warhost of Vastmark. You’ll probably want to have Volume 3 on hand so you can continue reading uninterrupted!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    What An Amazing Series
  

*by O***A on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 April 2018*

I already know I will be re-reading this series and might even bump it up to five stars.This is the second book in the Wars of Light and Shadow Series. This series will probably turn into one of my favourites. It's a bit early, since there's going to be eleven books, but I'm pretty confident.I love the characters. Especially Arithon. He's such a wonderful, deeply flawed, character.Yes, it's dense. Yes, I play the 'old English word I have to look up or a made-up fantasy word?' game a lot as a non native speaker (thank you Kindle for your dictionary!) but the glossary is extremely helpful. The series requires patience and an attentive reader. It is high fantasy!I love the descriptive prose and it fits the tone of the series. Wurts knows how to write beautifully and there are so many layers to this book. I can't wait to read it all again to find all the things I've missed between the lines.This second book is easier than the first since the world is a bit more established and the concepts felt more familiar, but it's also a bit slower because it was originally supposed to be a part of a larger volume.The series offers a richly detailed world, filled with lore and history. It feels like every word is hand picked. If you're a high fantasy fan and enjoy beautiful prose along the lines of Guy Gavriel Kay and Tad Williams, give Wars of Light and Shadow a try.

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