Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #589 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-03
• Binding: Hardcover
• 528 pages

Synopsis
The third book in the latest series, The Darkwar from the world-wide bestselling author of Magician The Darkwar has fallen upon the worlds of Kelewan and Midkemia; a time of heroes, trials and destruction. Following their dangerous mission to the realm of the alien Dasati, Magnus and the other members of the Conclave must now find a way to use what they discovered to help save their own people from the wrath of a mad god.

Customer Reviews

Not for the unitiated
A tale that continues in much the same vein as those that have come before in Firest world of Midkemia. Whilst this does continue the current epic in the series its is full of all the usual trademarks that we've come to expect from this author. Fast action paced storytelling with characters that just jump out of the page yet here, as opposed to having time to think, they have to hit the ground running as they have to stop the forthcoming war before it can begin as their opponents are not used to losing Yet unlike his earlier stories the tale wends its way down a darker road leading each character to not only have to face their own personal "demons" but also having to struggle to remember that what they do is right. A great story for fans, yet for the uninitiated you'd be best going for Magician to see if its to your taste.

Good - but not Feist's best
First up, if you're new to Feist, then this isn't the book for you. Not only is it one of his weaker novels, but it pretty much requires you to have read all his previous works if you want to keep up with all the goings-on. Go read Magician instead - Feist's first novel and possibly still the best.

For anyone who's already a fan, then this book is essentially a must-read. It closes off the latest storyline, and wraps up the plots of numerous characters along the way. I had not read any of Feist's books since Into a Dark Realm was released, yet I had little trouble remembering what was going on. The author seems determined to mention at some point every character who's ever been in the series, either with a small supporting role or a throwaway comment by someone reminiscing about one of the previous wars. For long-time fans this gives the impression of the book being a walk down memory lane, although sometimes you wish they would just get on with the current plot!

In terms of plot, the book is suitably dramatic and I found myself mostly gripped throughout. Like always, the exact resolution is always a bit confusing, but I felt that the emotional consequences of the end could have been dwelt on a bit further.

In terms of character, most of the characters are not given enough time to make much of an impact. It's always nice to return to Pug in these books, and it's apparent here how much he's grown since his first adventures in Magician. He gets most of the attention and some nice character moments. Nakor and Bek both get their moments to shine as well. The only other character who really stood out to me was Miranda, and somewhat surprisingly, I really enjoyed the take on her character here.

What let the book down IMO, was that I still have failed to warm to some of the newer characters. I found myself uncaring about characters like Magnus and Jim Dasher, although this is probably more of a fault with how they were introduced as opposed to being a particular flaw in this book. The book also contained a few minor inconsistencies and my edition was littered with spelling/grammar mistakes. These are a small nuisance, but not enough to really detract from my enjoyment of the book as a whole.

Wrath Of A Mad Good
An excellent end to the saga and another great tale that I found I could not put down. Just had to read through to the end of this great series. Once again another classy tale from Raymond Feist!