The next in the series does have promise due to the set ups in the first two so I will let you all know how it goes. I like the book and have just finished SilverThorn the second in the trilogy.Ī better book but again the world created here is nothing sprecial. Synopsis edit An uneasy quiet has settled upon Midkemia in the wake of a surprise invasion. Feist, the third book in his The Chaoswar Saga trilogy and the 30th, and final, 1 book in his Riftwar Cycle series. Not particularly imaginative.oh yes and lets throw in a few elves to make it sound more like a fantasy novel.then some magic and a rift that opens up a planet much like China or Japan. Magician's End is a 2013 fantasy novel by American writer Raymond E. The book is about a group of people in a struggle for survival, survival of a planet and way of life and is set in a feudal England-style environment. It is the first book of the Riftwar Saga and was published in 1982. It is named 'Magician' for all the wrong reasons. Magician is a fantasy novel by American writer Raymond E. It is slow without the rich tapestry of characters and environment that defines a Tolkien novel. Extropunk.'s Response to rangerone.'s ReviewĬomments like this are a pathetic, emotionally driven outpouring of loneliness and lack of thorough reading within the given genre.
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