Raymond Elias Feist (born Raymond Elias Gonzales III; December 21, 1945) is an American author known for his epic fantasy series, *The Riftwar Cycle*. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Southern California, Feist adopted the surname of his stepfather, Felix E. Feist, after his mother remarried. He graduated with honors from the University of California, San Diego, in 1977 with a B.A. in Communication Arts. Feist's journey into writing began during his college years when he and his friends created the role-playing game *Midkemia* as an alternative to *Dungeons & Dragons*.
Series by Raymond E. Feist
The Firemane Saga
10 books · ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.06
A Kingdom Besieged
King of Ashes (The Firemane Saga, Book 1)
Rage of a Demon King (The Serpentwar Saga, Book 3)
Riftwar Legacy
Flight of the Nighthawks
Jimmy the Hand (Legends of the Riftwar, Book 3)
Shards of a Broken Crown
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, Book 1)
Exile’s Return (Conclave of Shadows, Book 3)
The Chaoswar Saga: A Kingdom Besieged, A Crown Imperilled, Magician’s End
Krondor's Sons
9 books · ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.05
Riftwar Legacy
7 books · ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.01
The Riftwar Saga
5 books · ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.24
Conclave of Shadows
4 books · ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.06
Demonwar Saga
4 books · ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.03
The Empire Trilogy
3 books · ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.32
The Serpentwar Saga
3 books · ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.12
Legends of the Riftwar
3 books · ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.92
Guardians of the Flame
2 books · ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.83
The Child of the Daystar
1 book · ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.86
Chaoswar Saga
1 book · ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.01
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Books by Raymond E. Feist
Servant of the Empire
The Empire Trilogy #2
"A sweeping drama unveiling a tale of love, hate and sacrifice against the panorama of an alien yet familiar society."--… "A sweeping drama unveiling a tale of love, hate and sacrifice against the panorama of an alien yet familiar society."--Publishers Weekly. "Uncommonly satisfying."--Locus
A Darkness at Sethanon
The Riftwar Saga #3
An evil wind blows through Midkemia. Dark legions have risen up to crush the Kingdom of the Isles and enslave it to dire… An evil wind blows through Midkemia. Dark legions have risen up to crush the Kingdom of the Isles and enslave it to dire magics. The final battle between Order and Chaos is abotu to begin in the ruins of the city called Sethanon. Now Pug, the master magician sometimes known as Milamber, must undertake an awesome and perilous quest to the dawn of time to grapple with an ancient and terrible Enemy for the fate of a thousand worlds.
Midkemia: The Chronicles of Pug
The world of Raymond E. Feist is brought to stunning life in this illustrated deluxe compendium, complete with maps, cha… The world of Raymond E. Feist is brought to stunning life in this illustrated deluxe compendium, complete with maps, character drawings, and first-person narrative text by the master of fantasy fiction. Part travel log/journal and part atlas, Midkemia: The Chronicles of Pug brings the fictional world of Midkemia to vivid, illustrative life, and gives readers a completely new look at the creative genius of Raymond E. Feist. Written in first-person—a first for veteran bestseller Raymond Feist—the book details the life and times of Pug of Stardock, the hero of Feist’s The Chaoswar Trilogy. Beautiful hand-drawn maps illustrate the changes in Midkemia’s geography as war ravages the land and physically alters the landscape; dedicated readers and fans can literally trace the changes made by each battle. Complete with thirty pieces of specially commissioned artwork, this book is a totally immersive look into the world of Midkemia as never experienced before.
Magician: Apprentice
The Riftwar Saga #1
A worthy pupil . . . A dangerous quest To the forest on the shore of the Kingdom of the Isles, the orphan Pug came to st… A worthy pupil . . . A dangerous quest To the forest on the shore of the Kingdom of the Isles, the orphan Pug came to study with the master magician Kulgan. But though his courage won him a place at court and the heart of a lovely Princess, he was ill at ease with the normal ways of wizardry. Yet Pug's strange sort of magic would one day change forever the fates of two worlds. For dark beings from another world had opened a rift in the fabric of spacetime to being again the age-old battle between the forces of Order and Chaos. Praise for Magician: Apprentice “Totally gripping . . . A fantasy of epic scope, fast-moving action and vivid imagination.”—The Washington Post Book World “Most exciting . . . A very worthy and absorbing addition to the fantasy field.”—Andre Norton “The best new fantasty in years . . . has a chance of putting its aughor firmly on the trone next to Tolkien—and keeping him there.”—The Dragon Magazine
Mistress of the Empire
The Empire Trilogy #3
Lady Mara of the Acoma clan, named Servant of the Empire by Ichindar, Emperor of the Tsuranuanni, whom she has raised fr… Lady Mara of the Acoma clan, named Servant of the Empire by Ichindar, Emperor of the Tsuranuanni, whom she has raised from figurehead to true ruler, feels safe from her enemies for the first time in her life -- until an assassination attempt aimed at her kills her young son and heir instead. Convinced her old foe, Jiro of the House Anasati, is behind the deed, she plans war. But her desires are thwarted by the reactionary Assembly of Magicians, who are, Mara begins to understand, the true power in the Empire, having kept the people docile for a millennium. In her fight to bring down her enemies and ensure peace for the Empire, Mara must employ the nonhuman cho-ja and an ancient secret.
Daughter of the Empire
The Empire Trilogy #1
Mara, a young, untested Ruling Lady of Kelewan, is called upon to lead her people in a heroic stuggle for survival. But… Mara, a young, untested Ruling Lady of Kelewan, is called upon to lead her people in a heroic stuggle 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. Queen Mara of Acoma vows to avenge the deaths of her brother and father, even if it means killing her own husband.
Magician
The Riftwar Saga #1
Orphaned kitchen boy Pug yearns for a life beyond the quiet castle walls of Crydee, a wish that takes an unexpected turn… Orphaned kitchen boy Pug yearns for a life beyond the quiet castle walls of Crydee, a wish that takes an unexpected turn when he is chosen as apprentice to the royal magician. His magical training is abruptly cut short, however, when a brutal, alien race invades through a dimensional rift, shattering the peace of their world and igniting a war of unprecedented scale. Swept into the heart of this devastating conflict, Pug's destiny entwines with the fate of two worlds as he is forced to rapidly mature and uncover the secrets behind the mysterious invaders and the rift itself, risking everything to prevent total annihilation.
Magician: Master
The Riftwar Saga #2
He held the fate of two worlds in his hands... Once he was an orphan called Pug, apprenticed to a sorcerer of the enchan… 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.
Rage of a Demon King (The Serpentwar Saga, Book 3)
The Firemane Saga
The third book in the bestselling Serpentwar series.
Riftwar Legacy
The Firemane Saga
A spellbinding epic fantasy trilogy (KRONDOR: THE BETRAYAL; KRONDOR: THE ASSASSINS; and KRONDOR: TEAR OF THE GODS), “The… A spellbinding epic fantasy trilogy (KRONDOR: THE BETRAYAL; KRONDOR: THE ASSASSINS; and KRONDOR: TEAR OF THE GODS), “The Riftwar Legacy” is set in Raymond E. Feist’s magical coastal city of Krondor, and follows the adventures of some of Feist’s most beloved characters, including Squire James, Locklear, the great magician Pug , and Prince Arutha, among others.
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