Wars of Light and Shadow books in order
Wars of Light and Shadow is a series of 10 books by Janny Wurts: 1,946 pages in the 3 with a known length, about 36 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 10
- books
- 1,946
- pages in 3 of them
- 36 hours
- to read those 3
- 72 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Curse of the Mistwraith 12.8 h 
Stormed Fortress 11.4 h Bar height shows length.
Not listed here yet: book 10.
The books
- 1
Curse of the Mistwraith 1994 12.8 h
- 2
Ships of Merior 1994 length not known
- 3
Warhost of Vastmark 1995 length not known
- 4
Fugitive Prince 1995 length not known
- 5
Grand Conspiracy 2000 11.5 h
- 6
Peril's Gate 2001 length not known
- 7
Traitor's Knot 2005 length not known
- 8
Stormed Fortress 2007 11.4 h
The spellbinding final instalment of The Alliance of Light.Though Athera may be free, the fight is far from over…The heartstopping conclusion to the Alliance of Light series…
- 9
Initiate's Trial 2011 length not known
- 11
Song of the Mysteries length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, Curse of the Mistwraith | about 23 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, Ships of Merior | about 23 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length |
| After book 3, Warhost of Vastmark | about 23 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 4, Fugitive Prince | about 23 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 5, Grand Conspiracy | about 11 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 6, Peril's Gate | about 11 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 7, Traitor's Knot | about 11 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 35 hours 41 minutes
3 of 10 books, 1,946 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
72 days (about 11 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.