Product Description

The first book in a brand new series by the master of epic fantasy, Raymond E. Feist. Ten years after the cataclysmic events of Wrath of a Mad God took place, Midkemia now faces a new danger thought buried in myth and antiquity. A lost race of elves, the taredhel or 'people of the stars', have found a way across the universe to reach Midkemia. On their current home world, these elves are hard pressed by a ravaging demon horde, and what was once a huge empire has been reduced to a handful of survivors. The cornerstone of taredhel lore is the tale of their lost origins in the world they call simply 'Home', a place lost in the mists of time. Now they are convinced that Midkemia is that place, and they are coming to reclaim it. Ruthless and arrogant, the taredhel intend to let nothing stand in their way; but before long, Pug and the Conclave realise that it's not necessarily the elves, but the demon horde pursuing them where the true danger lies. And hanging over Pug always is the prophecy that he will be doomed to watch everyone he loves die before him!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3554 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 432 pages

Customer Reviews

Sigh. More retconning. Another Big Bad. See it all before.
It's about on a level with his last effort - whether you think that's a good thing or not will determine whether you buy it. Me? I've been getting REF's books from the library for several years now.

One of the things that bugs me more and more about the never-ending series of Acme War Sagas he churns out is the exposition of story by describing how characters feel. So Tomas is now feeling that what's around the corner could be the worst thing *ever*! And Pug is getting ever-more worried about the prophecy of Lims-Kragma - crumbs, you don't think that means people he loves could get killed in *completely random and meaningless* ways, do you?

So the Valheru were the Big Bad. No they weren't, it was the Pantathians. No! It was the demons who killed the Saaur. Hang on! It's Nalar. Wait a sec, perhaps it's someone completely new that we never suspected until now! Retconning insanity.

I love "Magician" with a passion. It's my favourite fantasy novel. But I wish Ray would just give it a rest now.

Fun to read, but could be a lot better
As far as Feist goes this is extremely fun to read and is written in much the same style as the last 6 books. However it is often simplistic and you get the impression that the author is just trying to churn out the books due to the publisher's demands.

The storyline is good and introduces a whole new range of powerful characters all of who are magic users. This gives a bit of spice to the story which is often lacking in previous books. However, most of the book consists of the main characters discussing what to do and you get the impression that this book is just setting the scene for the next one.

There is a massive shock ending which involves a bit of action, but a lot more could have been good. The story is rapped up very quickly in the last few pages and lacks emotion. But all in all, a very enjoyable read.

very disappointing
having read most of feist's books,enjoying the early ones (up to buccaneer) the most but the more recent ones, more in hope than expectation. i picked this latest one up as i'm a sucker for continuations of story lines and my curiosity got the better of me, but yet and again i have been let down by what i consider to be nothing more than a marketing ploy. the writing is substandard, disjointed and the plot lines very predicable with very little new approaches to story telling, the new characters tired rehashed spin offs & very much a clone of previous books. i feel now that feist is living off past glories and should really put his pen down and leave it to those authors willing to think outside the cliches he runs through, its almost by numbers with this book... if it was marketed for a teenage audience i could almost make a case for it, almost. but if you are a serious reader beware. it will leave you completely unsatisfied. personally i wont be reading anymore new feist books as this put the final nail in the coffin so to speak. check steven erikson for a proper adult storys told like it should be..