The module ramps up with several key figures failing Spot checks as several ancient evils return. An interesting spin on things with Child. Can't wait to read the next one and see where it goes
Some people thought this was so-so, but I think it was above average for his later works, and enjoyable as a long time fan. My only gripes are some of the dialogue seemed a little too casual, a few too many references to characters dead for 100 years, and some heavy handedness about a certain re...
I love Raymond Feist. At the same time, I find his later books regularly peppered with continuity errors (was the the elf or the dwarf talking? Who was it getting punched that time?), and large sections of seat-of-the pants writing that belongs in a first draft. Pug and his crew are supposed to b...
This is the second book in the final trilogy of Feist’s long running Midkemia works. The first novel in this final trilogy was terrible, serving only to bridge from the past work, which was highly reviewed, into the final works. This novel, though poorly edited and still containing unnecessary ...
The problem with Feist's novels is they all so repetitive! And they can never measure up to the first Tsurani trilogy. Essentially every book following the originals is about a malignant evil moving from a darker plain of existence to steal a body and manipulate an army into attacking the Kingdom...
Pretty good start to the final trilogy for all of Midkemia. I can't say very much without giving it away, but some pieces I thought were underused are now brought to the forefront in this novel.I somehow thought that it would be better written, but still, it pulled me along and I will be reading ...
The problem with this set I think is that it relies too heavily on what happened in the previous series. Why bother giving a character an exciting new back story when you can simply say hey remember that thing that happened in this other book? Well here's a guy now. Do that enough and you rob us...
The entire book is not much more than a glorified, over-extended prologue, which becomes rather frustrating after a while. I was also annoyed by how the Token Female, after being built up as badass for three hundred pages, is in the last few chapters reduced to the status of 'Jilted, Vulnerable a...
Okay. I've been along for the ride since discovering Magician in 1987, and was not surprised that Raymond Feist was wrapping up the whole series. with a few of the later books being a bit like "having to write a book to satisfy the publishers". This one was surprised me. I loved it. Rewind the na...
The story is, as previous reviews have explained, really good but in a more "build up for the finale" kind of way. I would have given the book 4 stars because that is how good it really was. Then you get to the point where you realise that this book was probably proof read in a hurry to get it re...
This is a review that hurts me more than a little to write.See, I've been reading Raymond E. Feist novels since I was a kid--literally since I was in my early teens. I've always been a fan and own all the books (some I have multiple copies of).But with this addition to the series, I started readi...
I picked this up in the hope of getting an introduction to Feist's writing, there is a chance I made a wee bit of an error in thinking this novella would do just that. This is not to say I didn't enjoy Jimmy and the Crawler, this is a good little story with just the right amount of action, myster...
Tad and Zane grew up as brothers, both had lived through a harsh loss of losing at least one parent. When it came to their coming of age, the time to choose what they wanted to do for the rest of their lives, Caleb steps in to help out their mother. From that point on, their lives take a dramatic...
As Exile's Return is the conclusion of Feist's Conclave of Shadows trilogy, this review almost of necessity must incorporate some interpretation of the full trilogy and not only the one book.That being said, it is a bit odd to spend the first two books of a trilogy dealing with one character, Tal...
I have one major gripe against this book: it is labeled as fantasy and I feel like it really wasn't. Magic is spoken of several times and used very occasionally, but it is not described in any great detail and there weren't really any fantastical creatures running around. So I was expecting somet...
This book was a mixed one for me because some of it I really enjoyed whilst other parts were very slow and dragged on so much I couldn't be bothered with it. For the third book in the trilogy and the final part of this storyline I was expecting something rather epic, and although this storyline d...
Via Book Reviews by Niki Hawkes at www.nikihawkes.comFeist’s works are always impeccable and I’m hard-pressed to identify anything I don’t like in his stories. “Into a Dark Realm” was no exception, and in fact exceeded my expectations with its creativity and complexity.What I liked about it was t...
I haven't read many series where in the second book is actually better than the first book, but Servant of the empire is definitely a book which manages to outshine the first book.The story in this book basically continues from where we left it in the last book, where in Mara had at that time man...
The shadow of the Riftwar Saga hangs heavily over this series. I couldn't make any judgement on the series as a whole until I finished Shards of a Broken Crown. But now that I have, there grows in my mind a sneaking suspicion that Feist's ghostwriter had a lot to do with the writing of this fin...
As per usual, you get a better feeling with the first book of a series than with the second. I don't know exactly why, but the most controversial book or books in a series are the middle ones. The beginning can always be three things: amazing, meh and worst ever. Based on that, you decide whether...
This review can also be read on my blog, Stumptown Books.I fell in love with the world of Midkemia in Magician: Apprentice, and Magician: Master really solidified it for me. Feist’s world is incredibly fleshed out and a pleasure to escape into. I am following the reading order recommended by a fe...
Depois de ler os quatro livros de "O Mago", tinha de ler "O Príncipe Herdeiro", uma vez que gostei muito da primeira serie, especialmente dos últimos dois, nomeadamente de algumas personagens que aparecem nesses dois volumes, em especial o Jimmy ou James. Como ele faz parte destes novos livros, b...
Rage of a Demon King is the third in the Serpentwar Saga and the penultimate book in that series. As such it might be surprising that the great and final battle takes place in this book and not the next one. In fact it surprised me all over again, despite this being my seventh time reading the bo...
By the end I was skimming like mad, assuming I could just read the 'previously in' section of book 2 of this series to figure out anything I missed, I was that bored. Feist has a very distinct style. He is, above all else, interested in plot. The plot often meanders, and very rarely deviates from...
4.5 starsThis is the first book I've read by Raymond E. Feist and I must say I enjoyed it. As a fan of the fae, I'd say he does a great job of creating a creepy world that is vivid, melancholic, and disturbing. He takes his time in the beginning of the book. No rushing. Sets up the characters an...
At the beginning of this year I embarked on my Big Riftwar Read/Re-read, starting with Magician and the rest of the Riftwar Saga. Part of the reason I’ve been so enthusiastic about this so far is because I couldn’t wait to revisit one of my favourite series of all times: the Empire trilogy. The t...
(This is a review of the whole series. No spoilers other than what can be inferred from the existence of four books and their titles.)The Serpentwar Saga is a series of four books set in Feist's Riftwar Universe. I warn you now: if you haven't read The Riftwar Saga, then I strongly suggest that y...
Rise of a Merchant Prince was one of the books I was most looking forward to rereading for my Midkemia Reread as I adore Roo. And while it was still an entertaining read, my enjoyment of the book was somewhat affected by changes in how I look at the world. Or rather, some of Roo's actions bothere...
Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist is the third book in the Riftwar Saga and together with A Darkness at Sethanon forms a kind of duology within the series. This first part tells the story of Prince Arutha’s search for the magical silverthorn plant to cure his beloved Anita from magical poisoning a...
An unworthy follow-up to the first of this trilogy, King of Foxes bore little of what made Talon of the Silver Hawk worthwhile and even twisted up some of it so that it came out badly.In the second half of the previous novel, Talon became a somewhat generic character, though it was somewhat excus...
The ideal middle part to a trilogy is one that hooks you, reels you in and leaves you desperate to find out what is going to happen next. Feist achieved exactly that with "Into a Dark Realm", the middle part of his Darkwar trilogy and so it was with excitement and anticipation that I turned to "W...