Wrath of a Mad God (The Darkwar Saga, #3)

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The celebrated New York Times bestselling master of fantasy returns with the thrilling conclusion to his enthralling, explosive Darkwar Saga . . .

Wrath of a Mad GodBook three of The Darkwar Saga

"At this very moment, a dome of black energy is being expanded in a vale in the far north. This is not merely an invasion, but the beginning of a colonization, a process that will e...more

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Published March 25th 2008 by Harper Voyager (first published January 1st 2008)

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Oct 01, 2012 Robert Aldrich rated it 4 of 5 stars

A really good book, on par with many of Feist's other works. I had one moment of "WTF" near the end, (view spoiler)...more

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Apr 05, 2013 Matthew Green rated it 1 of 5 stars

Raymond Feist's original Magician was in many respects such a gem of a book because it used a world that was normal enough to be relate-able with just a few twists to make it interesting. Feist has been twisting and tweaking that world ever since, and it has come to a point with Wrath of a Mad God where it is essentially broken, disfigured beyond any semblance of reality. There is little way for the reader to relate to the world any longer, and nearly everything dealt with is simply alien. I sup...more Raymond Feist's original Magician was in many respects such a gem of a book because it used a world that was normal enough to be relate-able with just a few twists to make it interesting. Feist has been twisting and tweaking that world ever since, and it has come to a point with Wrath of a Mad God where it is essentially broken, disfigured beyond any semblance of reality. There is little way for the reader to relate to the world any longer, and nearly everything dealt with is simply alien. I suppose this is fine if you're seeking utter escapism, but it almost forces you to sink into the action rather than the universe this way, which is like trying to be entertained by non-stop explosions instead of finding a way to enjoy whatever life offers.

Moreover, initially Feist wrote in such a way as to follow characters with some depth, flaws, and layers, but he has increasingly turned away from character-driven to event-driven plots and populated the world with generic figures that even he doesn't know what to do with. This trilogy began with Tad and Zane, but by the end, Feist had all but forgotten about them and turned them to shells of people. Then, for what seems little reason, he introduces from nowhere yet one more semi-phenomenal player with amazing abilities in Jim Dasher, whose one weakness poses no actual threat to him. Wrath of a Mad God's characters are simply flat.

The previous novel began to devolve at the end so that the narrative kept jumping from setting to setting and character to character every two to three pages. One might argue that this was to heighten the sense of urgency and action, but Wrath of a Mad God uses this same technique in the middle of the book, and it just feels choppy. I felt like I was getting literary whiplash from being jerked from scene to scene.

And let us not forget the random side-plot that was thrown in at the Peaks of the Quot that had only the most tenuous connection to the rest of the book. It might have been set up for later books, but what I can find suggests that Feist completely dropped it. I must admit, though, that dropping it was a positive considering that it is nothing but a rehashing of the lifestone plotline in a new form, making me question whether the author's creativity has simply run out. Plus, with the introduction of the anoredhel, it feels as if when Feist grows uncertain of what to do, he just adds another race of elves like a floundering chef, tossing spices into the pot with the hopes that they will enhance the quality of the dish. I understand that this is the foundation for the following trilogy as well, compounding the problem.

Finally, various plot points were problematic in of themselves. First, some were contradictory to previous books in the series. For example, the Minwanabi ominously are returned to the series despite their destruction, though don't actually end up causing any problems. Other plot points were simply confusing. I still don't really understand what happened at various fairly important points despite reading the paragraphs several times before giving up and moving on. Things were often wrapped up quickly and in unclear prose with little reflection following. Even the characters seemed to feel little emotions in response to the closing events or at least no impetus to talk about them with one another. It felt like the author knew what was happening but wasn't concerned with communicating it clearly and simply wanted to finish up and move on.

The narrative to the book was, ignoring the sections where it pinballed from scene to scene, sufficiently good to keep me reading, but after it ended, upon reflection, I grew more and more frustrated with the book. I'll not insult Feist by saying it was a tale told by an idiot, but I'll definitely aver that it was full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.(less)

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Jul 06, 2012 Kailash rated it 4 of 5 stars

Perfect end to a great trilogy. Pug, Magnus, Nakor and Bek continue their fight against the Dark God of the Dasati from his home world, Omadrabar. The entity that contained Macros's memories (it wasnt really Macros!), provides useful clues. Valko leads the revolution with the help of the Bloodwitch sisterhood and a handful of other followers of the White. Meanwhile, the Dasati have invaded the world of Kelewan. Miranda does her best to defend the Tsurani homeworld, ably assisted by Kaspar, Caleb...more

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Mar 16, 2011 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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An excellent finale to the series, kept me up until 1:30am last night (on a work night!!) to finish. I really enjoyed the storyline of this series, the Dasati were a nicely drawn enemy, the titular "Mad God" is suitably disgusting and the war encompassing both Kelewan and Midkemia was well handled. The action taking place on Kelewan was interesting as it is by far my favourite setting in these books, but I'm rather upset by what happened at the end of the book (won't give it away, it's pretty sp...more An excellent finale to the series, kept me up until 1:30am last night (on a work night!!) to finish. I really enjoyed the storyline of this series, the Dasati were a nicely drawn enemy, the titular "Mad God" is suitably disgusting and the war encompassing both Kelewan and Midkemia was well handled. The action taking place on Kelewan was interesting as it is by far my favourite setting in these books, but I'm rather upset by what happened at the end of the book (won't give it away, it's pretty spoily!)

We are finally allowed to find out what is up with Nakor who comes into his own at the end of the book. There's quite a lot of explanation which nicely ties up many of the things that are brought up from "Prince of the Blood" onwards.

However..... there were too many mistakes in continuity, please Mr Feist get this sorted out! For example, the narrative claimed that Erik wasn't married when in fact he was, that the Minwanabi were currently one of the five first families in Tsurannuanni when they were actually overthrown by the Acoma and that the Emperor went to stay on the Acoma's old, unused Estates when in fact Mara had given them to Lujan when he was made the head of a new family at the end of Mistress of the Empire. Claims that Kaspar had never met Elves when he'd shared ale with Tomos at the end of "Exiles Return" and some rather bizarre Jimmy lineage topped off the errors. It's things like this that spoil a book as it throws the reader out of the carefully created world because of the lack of care taken by the writer. This is a real shame, and these books should have been edited much more carefully. The first and second series had cast lists, these books could have done with that to get it straight in Mr Feist's mind!

Again, there was a complete lack of female characters except for Miranda. Obviously women are for shagging, babies and serving ale in Feist's imagination which is pretty crap really. There is also a whole madonna/whore dichotomy which runs through these books and is particularly evident in this book (once one of the characters finds out that another has slept with the girl he's in love with, he just drops her from his mind completely). I find it sad that Feist purely sees women as adjuncts and objects, with no role to play in any of these great events. And don't get me on to Miranda - she is horribly stereotyped as mercurial, disobedient and "bad" for disobeying Pug. Feist also desperately tries to push her into the madonna "mother" mode, dropping in nauseating little passages about her mothering her "boys".

But, even with all the above ranting, I still enjoyed the book immensely. This story with decent female characters and some proper editing would definitely have rated a 5*(less)

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Sep 03, 2010 Tom Weaver rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

I have to say, I put off reading both the Conclave of Shadows and the Darkwar saga due to relatively poor reviews, having read and loved Magician over 10 years ago and the Serpent War about three years ago.

Although I would concur that the series isn't as heavyweight as the previous ones, for those that love Feist's work, Wrath of a Mad God presented a compelling finale to what is essentially a six book series marketed as two x three books, and once again revealed a series of twists and turns th...more

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Aug 28, 2010 Victoria rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-in-a-series, fantasy-science-fiction

Wow! A lot happened in one book! In many ways, strands of the plot started all the way back in Magician: Apprentice were tied up - so much so that I am very curious to where the future of this series will head. But, really, in other ways, this was my least favorite book... while I was relieved to FINALLY have questions about my favorite character, Nakor, answered, this book involved some real tragedies...
Mostly, I am nervous about the characters in the next books... Pug has never been one of my...more Wow! A lot happened in one book! In many ways, strands of the plot started all the way back in Magician: Apprentice were tied up - so much so that I am very curious to where the future of this series will head. But, really, in other ways, this was my least favorite book... while I was relieved to FINALLY have questions about my favorite character, Nakor, answered, this book involved some real tragedies...
Mostly, I am nervous about the characters in the next books... Pug has never been one of my favorite characters, and while I initially liked Miranda (more out of relief that there was finally a strong female main character), she has become trite and stereotypical (and WHY does her eye color change so often?) and to be honest, I can't stand Magnus (I can't exactly put my finger on it, but there is something just... off about him). Truly, the only character from the beginning on that I still like is Tomas, and even he is beginning to show some serious flaws. His ever-so-convenient Valheru flashbacks have become an over-used plot device to validate information. Also, his powers have been so strong in previous books, his absence in other books makes little sense.
Mostly, what upset me about this book was that it was rife with errors. More so than Miranda's fluctuating eye color, Kaspar claimed to have never met elves before, and Tomas only once in passing, when in Exile's Return he was in Elvandar... and even shared an ale with Tomas... So, his whole experience with the Sun-Elves really frustrated me!
Also, it is mentioned in passing that Erik never married... but he DID get married! In secret, to the ex-thief! In fact, I had been wondering about her ever since Erik was brought back into the series. I realize that series construction and continuity is difficult, but even if the author did not catch these errors, it is the job of the editors to do so... Really, all in all off-putting.
So much so, that unless something terrifically exciting happens in the next two books, I think it will be another decade or more until I re-visit Feist's epic series again.(less)

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Dec 11, 2009 D.w. rated it 3 of 5 stars

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At one time Ray Feist had turned the tables on fantasy and made it refreshing, something we wanted to read with great anticipation. We had coming of age stories and quests, and wars of good and evil, but Magician, so long ago, was a change, and it had depth.

This evil that our heroes fight, not on their own world, and then as the series was further developed we find that the enemy are not as bad as we thought. So where does that leave Feist? How about something new and different. In Feist's case...more

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Nov 14, 2008 Ben rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy_and_sci-fi

More than any other of Feist's books at the end of a story arc, this one feels in many ways is if the reader is saying goodbye to old friends. Generally as enjoyable as any other Feist outing, this book--I confess--did border on wearying me with its massive over-the-top scale.

It also makes me curious to see what lies ahead; I was delighted to see that the characters of the Serpentwar saga were as compelling and likable as those in the original Riftwar. The Conclave of Shadows trilogy was great i...more

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Jan 07, 2012 Matt rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: feist, read-in-2012, fantasy

Being as this is 5 novels before the entire series is slated to wrap up, I was surprised that so much happened the way that it did. A lot of loose ends were tied up and a lot of characters were explained and used to fulfill certain aspects of long running story lines.

Nakor is finally explained after all of these novels and it was a fitting tale. The only part of his arc it didn't care for in this particular trilogy was his involvement with Ralan Bek. I understand why Feist did it, but it just s...more

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Apr 11, 2010 Ky-nam rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book has interested me to the very edge of my expectations. Interesting as it may be, I dislike the way how he switches plots from one to another. It is a cliff hanger and I do not enjoy them very much. Even so, this book has interesting me and compelled me so much, that I stayed up until 1:57 am just to finish the book. It filled me with irony, action, justice, but mostly irony. This book doesn't make sence if you don't read the other books related to this one or others. The way that Feist...more

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Feb 05, 2009 Shivesh rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantastical

Feist certainly doesn't completely redeem himself with this one but he sure shows that he knows how to finish a trilogy on a powerful note and leave us satisfied, somewhat. For just the smash-bang ending to this book, he gets three stars. The last star is for making Pug a truly remarkable sorcerer again, just like what he was way back in the Riftwar. His nobility and strength came through in this volume, and I can admit that I really enjoyed reading about him for the first time since, oh, about...more Feist certainly doesn't completely redeem himself with this one but he sure shows that he knows how to finish a trilogy on a powerful note and leave us satisfied, somewhat. For just the smash-bang ending to this book, he gets three stars. The last star is for making Pug a truly remarkable sorcerer again, just like what he was way back in the Riftwar. His nobility and strength came through in this volume, and I can admit that I really enjoyed reading about him for the first time since, oh, about 8 books ago. If you want to know who belongs with the greatest fantasy mages of all time, along with Raistlin and Elminster, look no further than Pug of Crydee. This is the Pug we remember from the Riftwar, and it so good to see him back! Oh Feist, you are the ultimate tragedy - you created something great but couldn't keep up with the pace you set.

A lot of the rest of the book suffers from the same disease as Feist's other recent volumes: thinly drawn caricatures of his previous successes, unsympathetic new players and badly paced action at times. The cutting from one scene to another made me think that Feist is looking to option this novel as a movie script as soon as Peter Jackson faxes a contract over. The advantage to this method of writing (a symptom since his Serpentwar Days) is that you can skim through much of the narrative and bantering because chances are, if you are getting bored, then it probably has no bearing on the plot.

Thankfully, this book provides some closure to the dozens of hanging plotlines that Feist had lying around since 'Talon of the Silver Hawk'. Leso Varen is explained, the Nameless is revealed, the Dark God is laid bare, and finally (THANK GOD), our author finally explains Nakor and his purpose in all this. I will always have doubts about whether Feist really had this all planned out since the beginning or was just writing as he goes, since there are many, many examples of retconning and continuity errors that simply should not have happened with only a few dozen characters to keep track of. The origins of the Dread, Kaspar's relationship with Tomas, and even Erik von Darkmoor's past are all inexplicably inconsistent in this volume as compared to Feist's previous novels. The retconning is a bit irritating because it reminds me of the worst practices of comic books, but hey you can't ask for too much. Feist undoubtedly had to perform Olympian feats of mental gymnastics to get all the threads he had lying about sewn together in a reasonable package. Ether way the conclusion is firm: It is a good time for closure and an ending for all involved. This has been a long and exhausting journey and there isn't much nostalgia for this reader, at least.

So this is my farewell to Feist and his craziness. There are many other authors out there I have to get to, so finishing this final volume in his ongoing epic is a huge relief for me.

At this point, Wikipedia states that Feist has no less that five more books in the works. I wish him well (get that money, Ray!) but I think he is utterly tapped out for his world of Midkemia. No mas!(less)

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Feb 19, 2010 Josh rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, high-fantasy

Mostly satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, but left several major plot threads dangling without any indicator they were to be followed up on. additionally, this collection has done a poorer job on characterization, giving the reader less reaosn to give a crap about the new characters.

That said, much of what goes on here is pretty awesome, climatic stuff. There is a notable rip-off of Native American mythos that some may find lazy as hell (I wasn't impressed, and I'm a soft touch on these thing...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Joe Aguiar rated it 4 of 5 stars

It may be contradictory to say but, truth is, it's no surprise that Raymond E. Feist can still surprise me. And Wrath Of A Mad God did exactly that. Not only is it a spectacular finish to The Darkwar Saga but, there were quite a few such surprises and revelations that induced out loud exclamations as I read the words from the page. I enjoyed the previous book, Into A Dark Realm but, felt it was basically 3/4 set-up. Now having finished this book, it was totally necessary to spend so much time to...more

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Sep 06, 2011 David rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: midkemia-kelewan, i-have, novel, high-fantasy

I'm seriously torn regarding this book. On the one hand, I quite enjoyed the story. It was rather epic. But the details sent me cringing.

I'd give 5 stars for the overall plot and the beautifully crafted tale that I really enjoyed. I cut 1 star for the disappointing magnification of all the problems present in the previous 2 books - bad proofreading, repetitiveness, and frequent plot line switch. I cut another star for hugely disappointing continuity problems (you can ignore this if you've never...more I'm seriously torn regarding this book. On the one hand, I quite enjoyed the story. It was rather epic. But the details sent me cringing.

I'd give 5 stars for the overall plot and the beautifully crafted tale that I really enjoyed. I cut 1 star for the disappointing magnification of all the problems present in the previous 2 books - bad proofreading, repetitiveness, and frequent plot line switch. I cut another star for hugely disappointing continuity problems (you can ignore this if you've never read any of Feist's earlier works, or if you can't remember any of them). And taking away just 1 more star for repeatedly bringing up my immersion level of the great story, and then dashing it down harshly with errors - it's almost like he doesn't care about his setting or characters any more.

*** There will be spoilers below ***

The plot is on an epic scale, so epic that there isn't much focus on individuals, but rather things as a whole. Which is pretty refreshing compared to his other books. A lot of things get answered in the end, including but not limited to Nakor, Leso Varen, the Nameless, and Bek. But some things were introduced suddenly and left mysteriously ignored - like the Quor.

The writing and proofreading is also epic - the worst of all Feist's books. Grammatical errors, missing words, incomplete sentences, badly-formed sentences, and even a few wrongly spelled names jumped out at me every few pages. And for some strange reason, Feist thought it absolutely necessary to keep reminding me about Magnus' potential to surpass his parents. And about how Miranda fears for her husband and boys, and how angry or helpless she feels, and how emotional or angry she can get. The same repetitiveness is applied to Pug and Nakor.

The details are epic too; epic failure of the worst kind: numerous continuity issues. Makes me doubt whether I want to bother with the next trilogy...

Examples? Just this trilogy alone, Kaspar has apparently never met elves, despite Pug having brought him and the Talnoy to Elvandar and fighting off Leso Varen's attack. The populations of the Dasati and the Tsurani were inconsistent in this book alone.

Expand it further; the Serpentwar Saga, the Emerald Queen's army had hundreds of thousands, but here, it was 1 digit less. The Dread were supposed to be from the sixth layer, but here it's the Void. The Riftwar Saga mentioned thousands of Great Ones; here, another digit went missing. Others include Erik's past, Jim's weirdness with Jimmy the Hand (plus the tasteless and pointless part about Michele), House Minwanabi still around, and the Acoma estates being uninhabited when they had been gifted away.

As I wrote at the top, the story and plot was great, I enjoyed it. But because it had a great story and a great potential, the inconsistencies and errors break immersion and just dashes any thrill I managed to build reading it.
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Jul 26, 2009 zerospinboson rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Everything's too easy.
Lots of people die, and lots of them of course die heroically, but that's nothing new in Feist's world.
Leso Varen just keeps on going on and on, for no apparent reason other than that he's necessary in the end as a plot device. Nakor's final scenes and explanations are incoherent, apparently incomplete, and otherwise badly fleshed out, so as to make me wonder what exactly I was supposed to glean from reading 'his' final thoughts. Too little of the how and why surrounding th...more Everything's too easy.
Lots of people die, and lots of them of course die heroically, but that's nothing new in Feist's world.
Leso Varen just keeps on going on and on, for no apparent reason other than that he's necessary in the end as a plot device. Nakor's final scenes and explanations are incoherent, apparently incomplete, and otherwise badly fleshed out, so as to make me wonder what exactly I was supposed to glean from reading 'his' final thoughts. Too little of the how and why surrounding the 'vessels' was explained compared to the number of casual allusions made.
Pug just keeps on going, even though he's constantly exhausted, while the chronology of the final 2 chapters is murky at best. Where is he getting the energy?
I've seen enough Sympathetic People die by now.
Too many paragraphs consist of "Magnus would in the future become more powerful than his pop&mom combined, but for now, and probably forever, he would implicitly trust daddy." or "miranda loved and trusted her hubby dearly (the implied slight misogyny makes me queasy.), but she was really frustrated/emotional".
The story is interesting, but by the time it's over there are so many holes that I have a very hard time being satisified by the outcomes, even though I really like the universe as a whole. Wherever there are numbers mentioned of the number of people that were involved, there seem to be inconsistencies, either within this one cycle, or between this cycle and the Serpentwar cycle (this book mentions 20-40k people, whereas the SWS mentions 200-400k).
Similarly, the population figures for the Dasati keep switching between millions, tens of millions and billions, and there is no real reason given for why the Dark One would want to not first eat billions of Dasati before continuing onwards to the next world, as he does at the end of this book (Apparently choosing to leave them alive for no apparent reason other than 'haste').
All in all, it struck me as badly redacted, and very intent on thrill-mongering through mentioning big figures. In stead of 2000 Great Ones (Riftwar saga), there apparently only are 400 by the time of this series (Why would there be fewer magicians if there is a bigger pool to draw from?), nobody is able to deduce beforehand whose body Varen might have possessed when he came to Kelewan, etc.
Too many of these kinds of questions remain, although the author seems to think that they've all been answered. Sure, you can play around with literal deus ex scenes, but too much is left unexplained for reasons other than "the gods won't tell you (the reader) everything".(less)

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Aug 17, 2009 Chris rated it 3 of 5 stars

huh...funny...I apparently rated this book and marked it read without reading it. And I was wrong...have to take this one down by a star.
It suffers from the weight of too much before it - which is ironic considering that some of his books excel because of the shared history. There comes a point where "Don't you remember the story of..." or "you're the spitting image of your great-grandfather, who was just like you" or "and that one meal, he ate at the restaurant of the other character that was t...more

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Oct 30, 2008 Jesse rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Epic fantasy, George R.R. Martin, Robert Jordan

Recommended to Jesse by: myself

Shelves: fantasy

This book was excellent. I've been reading Raymond E. Feist for a long time, and with the exception of his "Other Side of the Rift" trilogy (Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire, and Mistress of the Empire) Co-Authored with Janny Wurtz, this is the top of his game. I'm still continuously dissappointed at how under the radar his books have been since his his 2-3 year absence from the U.S. Fantasy market. He is a top notch fantasy author with a nice classic sword & Sorcery feel with a...more

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Apr 20, 2008 Substance rated it 4 of 5 stars

ive waiting to read this book for a long time.

because i read the previous books a long time ago, it took a little while to get into the swing of the story. trying to remember all the characters...but slowly they all came back to me (well most of them).

raymonds characters are fantastic, i enjoyed every one of them.
well i gotta say that miranda annoyed me in this one a little bit, seems to me like she tried a little bit to hard to be the savior of the world.

pug was his usual self, all knowledgeabl...more

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Jul 04, 2009 Latharia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Feist did an excellent job of tying in old favorites, and setting the stage for the next series. Only now as I am typing this review do I realize that a major plotline was left unaddressed ... so that will certainly show up in the next book! Regardless, I didn't feel like I was missing that thread, because the end tied up all of the crucial, immediate elements very neatly. I resist saying anything else, as it would be considered a spoiler, and I know I avoid reviews that give away details!

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May 23, 2010 Clairefraser rated it 1 of 5 stars

Now that all my favorite characters are dead, I think I'm done reading Feist. Reading his blog about some bimbo breaking his heart, makes me wonder if that was the reason for some of his plot twists. I'm surprised to see so many enjoyed this one. I think he should have quit this universe after the serpent war series. It all seemed to go downhill after that.

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Jan 21, 2012 Janice Anderson rated it 2 of 5 stars

Raymond Feist usually tells a ripping good yarn, but this one falls flat. The new characters lack substance and the side stories don't go anywhere. The Dasati, the 'evil' alien race, are ill-conceived and not thought out; this race wouldn't last two generations. I've read and enjoyed most of Raymond Feists books. This one is by far the worst.

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Nov 14, 2010 Dr. added it

Feist never ceases to keep the excitement coming with multiple characters and generations weaved around the MIdkemia world and theme. THis book which ends the three part Darkwar Saga is no exception. THat said, Prince Arutha themes remain the high point of Feist's works. IN this connection Feist succeeds where other brilliant authors of this genre like George MArtin fail-- Martin killed off too quickly some of the most outstanding characters of the fantasy theme ever created. He then took the re...more

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Dec 20, 2011 Andy Hannibal rated it 5 of 5 stars

In my opinion this book has to be the best book Raymond E Feist has written. I've read the previous 23 books to this, some have been disappointing and slow AMD almost random, but nothing from any of the previous books compared to how this book ended. This is an absolute MUST for any Raymond E Feist fan!

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Aug 10, 2009 S rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: srp-2009

too many characters, too many deus ex machina (not sure of the plural for that), and too much of a gaming concept to really make this work real.

I like the characters, and some descriptors are wonderful, but this series has one book much like another.

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Sep 05, 2009 Stephen rated it 2 of 5 stars

This story is getting more and more inconsistent with each book.

If you can overlook that, then this is a fair read.

It has a lot of violence in it. And a bit too much sensuality for me to want to re-read.

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Jan 08, 2012 Steve rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, midkemia

The final book in the Darkwar saga. There are some interesting developments in this, and I did enjoy it, just not as much as many of his earlier books. If you're new to Feist, start with 'Magician'.

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Jun 13, 2010 Blake rated it 5 of 5 stars

Great end to another great series by Raymond Feist. Like most of his book #3, always leaves it for another series to come. Love his character development, and how they all accompany each book hand in hand.

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Jan 09, 2013 Alex Harrison added it

this book carrys on my expectations of this collection of pure epicness it has some of the best imagery used so far in my opinion and when i rad it i felt like i could of actually been there

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Jul 23, 2010 Chris LaHatte rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: f-sf

Another Riftwar book. Feist writes well, and his charcters are better than many in this type, but I think he is exhausting this genre and subject. Too much reliance on deus et machina I think.

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Aug 29, 2012 Richard rated it 2 of 5 stars

Feist has lost his magic. The Darkwar Saga is where he seems to have lost some imagination. The first book was a very entertaining read, but I could see Feist's familiar tricks in the second. Reviving old cast members instead of focussing on the new ones seemed plain lazy. And in this book all the build up to an epic battle does not feel that epic at all, even when the battle is in full effect. It all ended in a fizzle.

While I was a true Feist devotee, from this point on I will be much more crit...more

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About Raymond E. Feist

Raymond E. Feist was born Raymond E. Gonzales III, but took his adoptive step-fathers surname when his mother remarried Felix E. Feist. He graduated with a B.A. in Communication Arts with Honors in 1977 from the University of California at San Diego. During that year Feist had some ideas for a novel about a boy who would be a magician. He wrote the novel two years later, and it was published in 19...more

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