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Raymond E. Feist

Author of Silverthorn

142+ Works 85,126 Members 884 Reviews 217 Favorited

About the Author

Fantasy writer Raymond E. Feist was born in Southern California. He received a B.A. in Communication Arts with honors from the University of California at San Diego in 1977. His first novel, Magician, published in 1982 is the first book of The Riftwar Saga. His other series include The Serpentwar show more Saga, The Empire Trilogy, The Riftwar Legacy, Krondor's Sons, Legends of the Riftwar, Conclave of Shadows, Darkwar Saga, Chaoswar Saga, Demonwar Saga, and The Firemane Saga. Feist's work appears regularly on the bestseller lists of The New York Times and The Times of London. He has also worked with Sierra Studios and PyroTechnix to produce a role-playing game. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Raymond E. Feist

Silverthorn (1985) 5,917 copies
A Darkness at Sethanon (1986) 5,545 copies
Magician: Apprentice (2006) 5,286 copies
Magician (1982) 4,499 copies
Magician: Master (1982) 4,066 copies
Daughter of the Empire (1987) — Author — 3,694 copies
Prince of the Blood (1989) 3,605 copies
Shadow of a Dark Queen (1994) 3,337 copies
Rise of a Merchant Prince (1995) 3,166 copies
The King's Buccaneer (1994) 3,127 copies
Servant of the Empire (1990) 3,117 copies
Mistress of the Empire (1992) — Author — 2,993 copies
Rage of a Demon King (1997) 2,960 copies
Shards of a Broken Crown (1998) 2,826 copies
Krondor: The Betrayal (1998) 2,459 copies
Talon of the Silver Hawk (2003) 2,397 copies
Faerie Tale (1988) 2,370 copies
Krondor: The Assassins (1999) 2,125 copies
King of Foxes (2004) 2,083 copies
Krondor: Tear of the Gods (2000) 1,981 copies
Flight of the Nighthawks (2005) 1,937 copies
Exile's Return (2005) 1,932 copies
Into a Dark Realm (2006) 1,596 copies
Honored Enemy (2001) 1,371 copies
Wrath of a Mad God (2008) 1,353 copies
Rides a Dread Legion (2009) 1,218 copies
Jimmy the Hand (2003) 1,096 copies
Murder in LaMut (2002) 1,037 copies
A Kingdom Besieged (2011) 869 copies
At the Gates of Darkness (2010) 843 copies
Magician's End (2013) 598 copies
A Crown Imperiled (2012) 593 copies
King of Ashes (2018) 566 copies
Queen of Storms (2020) 275 copies
Jimmy and the Crawler (2013) 207 copies
The Riftwar Saga (1988) 152 copies
Master of Furies (2022) 145 copies
The Wood Boy - The Burning Man (2005) — Contributor — 71 copies
The Messenger (2003) 60 copies
The Wood Boy (2004) 50 copies
Prinsens list (2005) 14 copies
Magins mästare (2003) 14 copies
In de geest van Tolkien (2003) 14 copies
Mørke over Sethanon (2000) 4 copies
Skygge over Armengar (2000) 3 copies
Magician: Apprentice #6 (2007) 3 copies
Fantasy, 2005 : (2005) 3 copies
Carobnjak: Segrt (2004) 2 copies
King of Flames 2 copies
THE SEA AND LITTLE FISHES & THE WOOD BOY (1998) — Contributor — 1 copy
Carobnjak: Majstor (2004) 1 copy
Riftwar #4 (2009) 1 copy
The Demonwar saga (2013) 1 copy

Associated Works

Legends I: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy (1998) — Contributor — 1,865 copies
Legends II: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2003) — Contributor — 1,249 copies
Meditations on Middle Earth (2001) — Contributor — 566 copies
Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy (2004) — Contributor — 394 copies
Legends II: Shadows, Gods, and Demons (1999) — Contributor — 241 copies
Turning Points (2002) — Contributor — 211 copies
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998) — Contributor — 132 copies
Multiverse: Exploring Poul Anderson's Worlds (2015) — Contributor — 71 copies
David Copperfield's Beyond Imagination (1996) — Preface — 46 copies
Flights: Extreme Visions Fantasy, Vol II (2006) — Contributor — 45 copies
Otherworks (1900) — Author — 10 copies

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Ok, so I got 67% into this book and it just isn't working for me. Janny Wurts is a very good writer, I am not as convinced with Raymond Feist, but the pace dragged, and my interest was not held. The plot centers around Mara, a girl who belongs to a clan called the Acoma who suddenly finds herself its leader when her family is murdered by her enemies. Mara is a great character, in theory. She is basically a political savant. She makes plans and everybody is a piece on the chessboard. Her ultimate goal is to secure the clan of Acoma so that it can never be threatened again. The reason why I say she is a great character in theory is because as a "strong female lead" she is a bit too perfect. Her plots land her deeper into shit, but she always manages to come out alright in the end. I think the problem is lack of action. The action scenes are very compelling, but most of the book is Mara thinking about the implications of making a miniscule move on a larger political chessboard against ambiguous enemies you won't meet past the 50% mark. There is nothing Mara cares about more than the Acoma, she doesn't really have friends. She has servants, but there is no character to kind of bounce off of Mara's ridiculous exceptionalism. Between the slow pacing and political machinations that bored me to death, the setting was a little bit too close to feudal era Japan for my taste. It felt like boring fanfiction for a better anime about the Edo period. Maybe you'll like this if you like Game of Thrones. It certainly has Game of Thrones vibe, but Game of Thrones has better pacing.… (more)
 
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kittyfoyle | 65 other reviews | Mar 15, 2024 |
REREAD!

Back to a regular old, ripping yarn after the few books that were based on video games. They were fun, but this was much more on the level of the early books. Five stars, like usual!
 
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BooksForDinner | 25 other reviews | Mar 8, 2024 |
This isn’t even a novella it’s really a short story. Five stars!
 
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