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Loading... Flight of the Nighthawksby Raymond E. FeistSeries: The Riftwar Cycle (Darkwar Saga, Book 1), Darkwar Saga (1), The Riftwar Cycle, Chronological (22)
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I normally like Feist's books a lot, but this one feels like some of his other books, its just the same action over and over. The good guys try to sniff out the secret cabal that is threatening the world, while thinking they are just investigating some little bad guys. Along the way they get caught not being quite prepared enough for the badness, but the major good guys survive, uncover the plot, and then proceed on to the next book to uncover more hidden bad guys. I thought it was interesting, but it felt way too much like a repeat of the books featuring Jimmy the Hand, just with different characters and a different location. (  ) Karlstar | Nov 18, 2009 |  This book mixes the core characters from the Conclave of Shadows with a few new (but very familiar) ones, such as Tad and Zane (think Erik and Roo from the Serpentwar saga). Thankfully, Tad and Zane's training only takes up one or two chapters and is not the main focus of this book, as it was with Talon of the Silver Hawk in his eponymous book. If I seem to be comparing this book to earlier books in the grander Riftwar saga, it is because many of them share a common story: ordinary person actually has magical or superhuman powers and is trained to be a super-weapon against evil. Flight of the Nighthawks is a nice break because we finally get to see a bunch of these superhumans start to battle it out against the super bad guy, Leso Varen. The story keeps you moving along to a grand ending that makes you want to pick up the next book, Into a Dark Realm, right away. (  ) lithicbee | Oct 21, 2009 | FLIGHT OF THE NIGHTHAWKS is the first in a new series set in the magical world of Midkemia. Author Raymond Feist brings back many characters from earlier novels, including includes my favourite characters - Pug, the wizard and Tomas, the human-turned-Valheru. Combining experienced mages and warriors with young protagonists will appeal to both young and adult readers, and Feist has a way of bringing up philosophical questions in an intriguing context - with plenty of colourful secondary characters. One in particular, Bek, the man who contains a small piece of the Nameless God, seems destined for far more in future stories. Most of the story happens in the great Empire of Kesh, where the two young boys Zane and Tad are forced to quickly grow up and acquire survival skills under the supervision of Pug's son - Caleb. The Nighthawks are back, under the command of a necromancer, who has been also responsible for past troubles. The lurking threat is actually way bigger than that - creatures from lower plane are to attack Midkemia, and the only thing the forces of evil need for the plan to be successful is a Midkemia World War, which is about to happen, thanks to Nighthawks fanatics. I have been a fan of Raymond Feist for many years now, and I looked forward to this book's release with bated breath. Yep, this is classic Feist, with grand schemes, great magic, old friends, and new and terrible villains. I think that this is a great book, one that is sure to please any fan of grand fantasy. I loved this book, and highly recommend it to everyone! ( ) Jawin | Apr 12, 2009 | Pretty average start to a new series. Sees the return of Pug, Miranda and Nakor. Didnt really hold my interest and the characters felt a bit worn. Nakor especially seemed to be a differentcharacter from the earlier novels. Really only completed it because I had hired the three books in the series from the library (  ) miketheriley | Sep 26, 2008 | This was certainly an average Feist book, but nothing spectacular. There were a couple really odd errors that apparently were never caught by the editor (nice going, chump). I'll post about them later, when I have the book in front of me and I can quote it directly. Several new characters were introduced, including a nobody with an Australian accent that just walked into the story and became an important character. Lame Feist, lame. Oh, I'm sorry, he's from the other continent of Novindus. My bad. I guess they're Australian there. The plot with the Talnoy was barely advanced (oooh, they're researching the Talnoy!), but mostly it was about the evil sorceror Leso Varen. Or Sidi. Or whatever else he goes by now. This time they found his "soul jar" and smashed it, then killed Varen, but he still got away. Come on! Kill him and make a new bad guy. It seems like Feist's writing is going steadily downhill, his earlier books were so good… For example: "Servants led Kaspar and his escort through gallery after gallery, many adorned with fountains or exotic birds, until he found himself in a gigantic room, dominated by an enormous bed. The bed easily measured twelve square feet, and it sat on top of a dais in the center of the room." (p. 264) Twelve square feet? That's enormous? Twelve square feet is 3'x4', or 6'x2', neither of which I would like to sleep on. Perhaps he meant twelve feet square? Doh! On p.139, Pug says to his son Caleb at Caleb's wedding: "I'm sorry to say you only have a few days, as I need you down in Great Kesh within a week." But on p.141 Feist writes: "A heavy sadness descended upon him as he considered just how he would tell her that he and their sons would be leaving without her at first light." Ummm, okay, what happened to a few days? All right, those are my two most annoying errors anyway. It does make me wonder, though, who reviews this before it gets published? ( ) Homechicken | Dec 8, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060792787, Hardcover)A new evil threatens Midkemia, its web stretching from the deepest criminal underworld all the way up to the highest seats of power in ancient Kesh. And the Conclave of Shadows, charged unexpectedly with the training of two apprentices, must also best powerful agents of the darkest magic . . . for the fate of two worlds lies in the balance. The New York Times bestselling author and master of fantasy Raymond E. Feist returns to his signature world of Midkemia in this first book in a gripping new trilogy that ushers in the third, and most dramatic, Riftwar yet: the Darkwar. In the middle of the night on Sorcerer's Isle, the powerful sorcerer Pug is awakened from a nightmare that portends destruction for all of Midkemia. Disturbed by the dream, Pug calls for a convening of the Conclave of Shadows. Though Pug does not yet know it, his son Magnus has discovered the cause of Pug's prophetic dream: a beacon has been unleashed, directing a vast army of alien invaders to Midkemia, an army so formidable that even the might of the Tsurani Empire might fall before its fury. Meanwhile, in far Stardock town, two boys are coming of age. But on the dusty path that leads them from home they are thrust by fate into a life undreamed of, becoming enmeshed in intrigue, murder, and treason. Though untrained and unready, they are called upon by the mysterious Conclave to travel deep into the heart of the Empire of Great Kesh, to confront a plot so dark and twisted it will implicate even the highest-ranking nobles of the Empire, even members of the royal family itself. And behind this plot they discover the ancient Brotherhood of Death, the clan of assassins known as the Nighthawks. And Pug will find himself once again facing his old nemesis, the evil wizard formerly known as Sidi, now Leso Varen, in a confrontation with everything at stake: his honor, his life, and the future of Midkemia. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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