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FantasyEpic Fantasy

Raymond E. Feist

American · b. 1945

4 books reviewed Avg rating 4.1 / 5Top rating 4.3 / 5

Raymond E. Feist is an American fantasy author best known for the Riftwar saga, beginning with Magician, a foundational work of modern epic fantasy.

Raymond E. Feist created the richly imagined world of Midkemia, which began as a role-playing game setting and became the basis for one of the most popular fantasy series of recent decades.

His debut, Magician (1982), launched the Riftwar saga, following the apprentice magician Pug and his companions through a war between worlds, and spawned numerous sequels and connected series spanning Midkemia’s history. His accessible storytelling and expansive world-building won him a large and loyal readership.

Feist is admired as a cornerstone author of modern epic fantasy, whose Riftwar cycle introduced many readers to the genre.

4 Books Reviewed

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Magician: Master

by Raymond E. Feist

4.3

The second half of the original Magician novel: Pug becomes the great magician Milamber in the Tsurani world while Thomas rises to lead the elves and becomes something more than human. The Riftwar reaches its climax as two worlds are drawn toward war or reconciliation.

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A Darkness at Sethanon

by Raymond E. Feist

4.2

The conclusion of the original Riftwar Saga — Pug and Jimmy the Hand must stop the Pantathian serpent priests from resurrecting Murmandamus and unleashing a catastrophe that could destroy both worlds. The book that concludes one arc while opening the larger Riftwar Cycle.

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Magician: Apprentice

by Raymond E. Feist

4.2

A kitchen boy named Pug is apprenticed to the court magician and discovers he has an unusual gift for magic — a discovery that will change his life as the Kingdom of the Isles faces invasion from another world. The first half of the original Magician novel, and the foundation of the Riftwar Saga.

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Silverthorn

by Raymond E. Feist

3.9

The second book of the Riftwar Saga. When Princess Anita is struck down by a poisoned crossbow bolt on her wedding day, Prince Arutha sets out on a quest for the mystic herb silverthorn — while a dark new power, the Brotherhood of the Dark Path, stirs in the north.

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