Riftwar Cycle Series by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts, Steve Stirling, William R. Forstchen, Joel Rosenberg

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  • Magician: Apprentice (Riftwar Cycle #1)
    #1

    Magician: Apprentice (Riftwar Cycle #1)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 64 ratings · published 1982

    An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here.To the forest on the shore of the Kingdom of the Isles, the orphan Pug came to study with the master magician Kulgan. His courage won him a place at court and the heart of a lovely Princess, but he was ill at ease with normal wizardry. Yet his strange magic may save two worlds from dark beings who opened spacetime to renew the age-old battle between Order and Chaos.

  • Magician: Master (Riftwar Cycle #2)
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    Magician: Master (Riftwar Cycle #2)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings · published 1982

    He held the fate of two worlds in his hands... Once he was an orphan called Pug, apprenticed to a sorcerer of the enchanted land of Midkemia.. Then he was captured and enslaved by the Tsurani, a strange, warlike race of invaders from another world.There, in the exotic Empire of Kelewan, he earned a new name--Milamber. He learned to tame the unnimagined powers that lay withing him. And he took his place in an ancient struggle against an evil Enemy older than time itself.

  • Silverthorn (Riftwar Cycle #3)
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    Silverthorn (Riftwar Cycle #3)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings · published 1985

    A poisoned bolt has struck down the Princess Anita on the day of her wedding to Prince Arutha of Krondor.To save his beloved, Arutha sets out in search of the mystic herb called Silverthorn that only grows in the dark and forbidding land of the Spellweavers.Accompanied by a mercenary, a minstrel, and a clever young thief, he will confront an ancient evil and do battle with the dark powers that threaten the enchanted realm of Midkemia.

  • A Darkness At Sethanon (Riftwar Cycle #4)
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    A Darkness At Sethanon (Riftwar Cycle #4)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings · published 1986

    A Darkness at Sethanon is the stunning climax to Raymond E. Feist's brilliant epic fantasy trilogy, the Riftwar Saga. Here be dragons and sorcery, swordplay, quests, pursuits, intrigues, stratagems, journeys to the darkest realms of the dead and titanic battles between the forces of good and darkest evil. Here is the final dramatic confrontation between Arutha and Murmandamus - and the perilous quest of Pug the magician and Tomas the warrior for Macros the Black... more

  • Daughter of the Empire (Riftwar Cycle #5)
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    Daughter of the Empire (Riftwar Cycle #5)

    Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings · published 1987

    Magic and murder engulf the realm of Kelewan.  Fierce warlords ignite a bitter blood feud to enslave the empire of Tsuranuanni.  While in the opulent Imperial courts, assassins and spy-master plot cunning and devious intrigues against the rightful heir.  Now Mara, a young, untested Ruling lady, is called upon to lead her people in a heroic struggle for survival.  But first she must rally an army of rebel warriors, form a pact with the alien cho-ja, and marry the son of a hated enemy... more

  • Servant of the Empire (Riftwar Cycle #6)
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    Servant of the Empire (Riftwar Cycle #6)

    Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings · published 1990

    Second in Feist & Wurts' wonderful epic trilogy -- one of the most successful fantasy collaborations of all time THE EMPIRE TRILOGY: BOOK II Nobody knows how to play the Game of the Council better than Mara of the Acoma. But when you're surrounded by deadly rivals intent on toppling you at every turn, you need to be the best simply to survive!

  • Mistress of the Empire (Riftwar Cycle #7)
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    Mistress of the Empire (Riftwar Cycle #7)

    Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings · published 1992

    The world on the other side of the rift:  Kelewan, a land seething with political intrigue and deadly conspiracies.  Following the opulent panoply of Daughter Of The Empire and the dazzling pageantry of Servant Of The Empire comes the resounding conclusion to the Empire trilogy.Besieged by spies and rival houses, stalked by a secret and merciless brotherhood of assassins, the brilliant Lady Mara of the Acoma faces the most deadly challenge she has ever known... more

  • Prince of the Blood (Riftwar Cycle #8)
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    Prince of the Blood (Riftwar Cycle #8)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings · published 1989

    This Author’s Preferred Edition of Raymond E. Feist’s bestselling coming-of-age saga celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of its publication. Feist introduces a new generation of readers to his riveting novel of adventure and intrigue, revised and updated as he always meant it to be written. It is a work that explores strength and weakness, hope and fear, and what it means to be a man—in a kingdom where peace is the most precious commodity of all... more

  • The King's Buccaneer (Riftwar Cycle #9)
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    The King's Buccaneer (Riftwar Cycle #9)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings · published 1992

    Long recovered from the ravages of the Riftwar, the land and people of the kingdom of the Isles thrive. Nicholas, the youngest son of Prince Arutha, is intelligent and gifted but vastly inexperienced. In hopes of hardening him, his father sends him and his irreverent squire, Harry, to live at Rustic Castle Crydee to learn of life beyond the halls of privilege... more

  • Shadow of a Dark Queen (Riftwar Cycle #10)
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    Shadow of a Dark Queen (Riftwar Cycle #10)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings · published 1994

    Feist, author of the Riftwar Saga, embarks on a new series, returning to the magical twin worlds of Kelewan and Midkemia to begin the story of the Serpent War Saga. Two unlikely heroes are destined to oppose the malign forces that threaten their lives and the survival of their world.

  • Rise of a Merchant Prince (Riftwar Cycle #11)
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    Rise of a Merchant Prince (Riftwar Cycle #11)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings · published 1995

    A TALE OF WEALTH AND AMBITION IN A WORLD OF MURDER, MAGIC AND INTRIGUE.Roo Avery, recently returned from a harrowing brush with the armies of the Emerald Queen, is now free to choose his own destiny and his ultimate ambition is to become one of the richest and most powerful merchants in Midkemia.But nothing can prepare him for the dangers of the new life he has chosen where the repayment of a debt can be as deadly as a knife in the shadows... more

  • Rage of a Demon King (Riftwar Cycle #12)
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    Rage of a Demon King (Riftwar Cycle #12)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings · published 1997

    The eagerly awaited installment in this immensely popular saga offers a thrilling tale of danger, adventure, suspense, and magic, continuing the exploits of Erick von Darkmoor and Rupert Avery as they are caught in a war for the survival of their world. Feist's newest saga has a freshness of vision.--Publishers Weekly.

  • Shards of a Broken Crown (Riftwar Cycle #13)
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    Shards of a Broken Crown (Riftwar Cycle #13)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings · published 1998

    The terrible Emerald Queen is vanquished…but the war in Midkemia is not yet won, as the remarkable Raymond E. Feist concludes his magnificent Serpentwar Saga with Shards of a Broken Crown—a spellbinding tale of magic, conflict, and treachery that sees the rise of a new threat from the ashes of defeat, an evil poised to strike mercilessly at realm triumphant but weakened by war.

  • Krondor: The Betrayal (Riftwar Cycle #14)
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    Krondor: The Betrayal (Riftwar Cycle #14)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings · published 1998

    The RiftWar is done. But a fearsome army of trolls and renegade humans, emboldened by the drug of destruction, has risen in strength from the ashes of defeat. There is one, however, who defies the call to battle... New York Times bestselling fantasist Raymond E. Feist returns to a beleaguered realm of wonders and magic-where war is an enduring legacy; where blood swells the rivers and nourishes the land... more

  • Krondor: The Assassins (Riftwar Cycle #15)
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    Krondor: The Assassins (Riftwar Cycle #15)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings · published 1999

    New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist returns us now to a place of unparalleled wonders: a sprawling kingdom coveted by enemies on all sides, a bustling center of commerce and magic, vibrantly alive and eternally in conflict. This is Midkemia, where great heroes are bred, and its glorious center. In Krondor, Prince Arutha, newly returned from battle, is concerned about a rash of unexplained assassinations that plagues his capital city... more

  • Krondor: Tear of the Gods (Riftwar Cycle #16)
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    Krondor: Tear of the Gods (Riftwar Cycle #16)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings · published 2000

    A DROP IN THE OCEAN?A raid upon the high seas signals an attack of unprecedented magnitude by the forces of darkness.But the daring assault upon the Temple of Ishap goes dramatically wrong and the prize, the Tear of the Gods, sinks beneath the waves of the Bitter Sea. The most powerful artifact known to the Temples of Midkemia, this colossal gem allows the priests to speak with their gods. Without it they are lost for a decade, until another is formed in the distant mountains... more

  • Honored Enemy (Riftwar Cycle #18)
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    Honored Enemy (Riftwar Cycle #18)

    Raymond E. Feist, William R. Forstchen

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings · published 2001

    New York Times Bestselling AuthorIn the frozen Northlands of Midkemia, Captain Dennis Hartraft’s Marauders have just had a disastrous encounter with their sworn enemy, the Tsurani. Wounded and disheartened, the Mauraders set out for the shelter of a frontier garrison. They don’t know that a Tsurani patrol is sent to support an assault on that same garrison. Arriving simultaneously, the Marauders and Tsurani find the outpost already overrun by a dark enemy whose ferocity is legendary in Midkemia... more

  • Murder in LaMut (Riftwar Cycle #19)
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    Murder in LaMut (Riftwar Cycle #19)

    Raymond E. Feist, Joel Rosenberg

    Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings · published 2002

    The second novel of a major new Feist acquisition, returning to his best-loved series. Written with Joel Rosenberg. The second Riftwar collaboration, Murder in LaMut, written by masters of fantasy Raymond E. Feist and Joel Rosenburg.The heavy action was supposedly at Crydee these days which meant that the one place they could be sure the three of them were not going was Crydee... more

  • Jimmy the Hand (Riftwar Cycle #20)
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    Jimmy the Hand (Riftwar Cycle #20)

    Raymond E. Feist, Steve Stirling

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings · published 2003

    The third novel of Feist's successful collaborative series. From the endlessly inventive mind of one of fantasy's all time greats, comes a spellbinding new adventure of high magic, treachery and bloody war. This time in conjunction with master of alternative US history, Steve Stirling, Feist returns to tell the full tale of one of his fans' favourite most colourful Riftwar characters, pickpocket, montebank and confidence trickster Jimmy the Hand... more

  • Talon of the Silver Hawk (Riftwar Cycle #21)
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    Talon of the Silver Hawk (Riftwar Cycle #21)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings · published 2002

    Evil has come to a distant land high among the snow-capped mountains of Midkemia, as an exterminating army wearing the colors of the Duke of Olasko razes village after village, slaughtering men, women, and children without mercy. And when the carnage is done, only one survivor remains: a young boy named Kieli. A youth no longer, there is now but one road for him to travel: the path of vengeance. And he will not be alone... more

  • King of Foxes (Riftwar Cycle #22)
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    King of Foxes (Riftwar Cycle #22)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings · published 2003

    The second enthralling installment in the highly praised Conclave of Shadows series—an epic saga of adventure, danger, magic, and intrigue from the New York Times bestselling masterRescued, recruited, and trained by the mysterious Conclave of Shadows, Tal Hawkins, hero of Talon of the Silver Hawk has become one of their most effective operatives. But to destroy the nemesis who annihilated his people, the evil Duke of Olasko, Tad must sell his soul... more

  • Exile's Return (Riftwar Cycle #23)
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    Exile's Return (Riftwar Cycle #23)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings · published 2004

    Saved by a mage's intervention from certain death, Kaspar, the evil Duke of Olasko, is lord no more -- reduced to an exile's existence and forced to wander the harshest realms of the world he once enslaved.Merciless deserts, forbidding mountains, and vast oceans now separate the once powerful despot from his former seat of power -- his dark dreams of vengeance overwhelmed by the daily struggle for survival. But there is a larger drama that will entangle the broken dictator... more

  • Flight of the Nighthawks (Riftwar Cycle #24)
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    Flight of the Nighthawks (Riftwar Cycle #24)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings · published 2004

    Sorcerer Pug wakes from a nightmare that portends destruction for all of Midkemia, and his son Magnus learns the reason: a beacon draws an army of alien invaders, and nemesis Sidi, now Leso Varen. In Stardock town, two boys come of age and go deep into the Empire of Great Kesh. A dark plot implicates the highest-ranking nobles, and the Nighthawks clan of Assassins.

  • Into a Dark Realm (Riftwar Cycle #25)
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    Into a Dark Realm (Riftwar Cycle #25)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings · published 2006

    The Conclave of Shadows has smashed the Nighthawks' dread plot to destroy the Empire of Great Kesh, but the mad sorcerer Leso Varen hides on the world of Kelewan, and vicious Dasati warriors mass to invade. Sorcerer Pug, Magnus, Nokor, and disturbing Bek, full of bloodlust and uncanny strength, seek the solution in the heart of the Dasati Empire.

  • Wrath of a Mad God (Riftwar Cycle #26)
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    Wrath of a Mad God (Riftwar Cycle #26)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings · published 2008

    The Darkwar rages, bringing bleak days of destruction and despair to Midkemia and Kelewan. To save both worlds, the powerful sorcerer Pug and select members of the mysterious Conclave of Shadows must journey deep into the dangerous realm of the bloodthirsty Dasati on an audacious mission that has little, if any, chance to succeed. In Midkemia, young warriors Tad and Zane and their fellow soldiers must protect the Kingdom from raiders... more

  • Rides a Dread Legion (Riftwar Cycle #27)
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    Rides a Dread Legion (Riftwar Cycle #27)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings · published 2009

    “Feist is without question one of the very best writers of fantasy adventure practicing today.”—Science Fiction Chronicle The DemonWar Saga begins with Rides a Dread Legion! Raymond E. Feist—the revered, New York Times bestselling fantasist who has been captivating readers for decades with his epic tales of courage and conflict set on besieged Midkemia—plunges his noble heroes and their world  into almost unimaginable peril, as demon hordes approach from a different dimension... more

  • At the Gates of Darkness (Riftwar Cycle #28)
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    At the Gates of Darkness (Riftwar Cycle #28)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings · published 2009

    “Feist has a natural talent for keeping the reader turning pages.”Chicago Sun-TimesNew York Times bestselling master fantasist Raymond E. Feist returns to beleaguered Midkemia and its capital, Krondor, in At the Gates of Darkness, the second volume in his enthralling DemonWar Saga of magic, war, and peril... more

  • A Kingdom Besieged (Riftwar Cycle #29)
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    A Kingdom Besieged (Riftwar Cycle #29)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings · published 2011

    Plagued by rumour and instability. the Kingdom is losing spies in Kesh, disappearing - either murdered, or turned to the enemy side. Information has become scant and unreliable; but dark forces are coming. The Keshian Confederacy is assembling under an old enemy in new guise., and powerful magician Pug's youngest son brings new apprentices into the family... more

  • A Crown Imperiled (Riftwar Cycle #30)
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    A Crown Imperiled (Riftwar Cycle #30)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings · published 2011

    The penultimate volume of the mighty Riftwar CycleWar rages in Midkemia but behind the chaos there is disquieting evidence of dark forces at work.Jim Dasher's usually infallible intelligence network has been cleverly dismantled; nowhere is safe. He feels that the world is coming apart at the seams and is helpless to protect his nation.Quiet palace coups are underway in Roldem and Rillanon; and King Gregory of the Isles has yet to produce an heir... more

  • Magician's End (Riftwar Cycle #31)
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    Magician's End (Riftwar Cycle #31)

    Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings · published 2013

    The final volume in the epic Riftwar Cycle.The dragons are calling...Civil war is tearing apart the Kingdom of the Isles, for the throne lies empty and rivals are converging. Having spirited his beloved Princess Stephane safely out of Roldem, Hal -now Duke of Crydee- must turn his attention to the defence of the ancient realm so that a king can be anointed by the Congress of Lords, rather than by right of might.But the greatest threat may well lie out of the hands of men... more

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