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Flight of the Nighthawks (The Darkwar Saga #1)
A portent of annihilation awakens the powerful sorcerer Pug in the dead of night--a dread vision warning of a vast and terrible army descending upon the exposed heart of Midkemia. Even the formidable might of the Tsurani Empire will not beat back the alien invaders. And in far Stardock town, two boys--untrained, unready, and barely come of age--will be called upon by the
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Published
March 27th 2007
by Eos
(first published 2005)
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A ho-hum story without a real hook to it
Bottom Line: Try before you buy
Never read any of Feist's book before this one. The cover looked really good, and the it had gotten some pretty decent reviews.
So, the first part of the book, with Pug waking from a dream was weird...it didn't make any sense. And then we from that to the two boys, and the guy their mom likes. I had no idea who Pug was, and why did the book start with him?
Fast forward a ways, to the explanation of the all G...more
Bottom Line: Try before you buy
Never read any of Feist's book before this one. The cover looked really good, and the it had gotten some pretty decent reviews.
So, the first part of the book, with Pug waking from a dream was weird...it didn't make any sense. And then we from that to the two boys, and the guy their mom likes. I had no idea who Pug was, and why did the book start with him?
Fast forward a ways, to the explanation of the all G...more
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An inauspicious start to this trilogy... Feist has this down to a formula, with strict ingredients and instructions. A standard trilogy starter, with cardboard characters and a generic plot. Pug, Miranda, Nakor and Tomas take their usual turns in this fantasy, without much reminding us of why we liked them to begin with. Leso Varen, the mad mage from the previous trilogy, is back and madder than ever. This is a guy who can't die! Some cheap theatrics and poorly written intrigue with the cou...more
Certainly not his best work, but not bad either. First the bad: One reader already mentioned he had too many modern phrases and references, which was true, but not in the extreme. What was extreme was the number of references to past characters and books, that it seemed like reading a "clip show" in book form. Although some background is needed, this was done in excess and even references that had nothing to do with the current plot were used. Obviously he was relying too heavily on pa...more
I've never been disappointed with any of Feist's Midkemia novels. I haven't read any of them in quite a long time, so while it was fun revisiting Midkemia I did feel a bit unfamiliar with the world. Some of the characters like Pug and Nakor I remember quite well, but the mortal characters are from the more recent Conclave of Shadows trilogy, of which I only read the first book, and that was several years ago. I think I would have enjoyed this book a lot more if I reread all the other Midkemia no...more
Well, book 1 of the Darkwar Saga is a promising start. Love the fact that the previous plot has been broadened to warrant intervention from the most powerful people in Midkemia. The book starts off slow but as the plot builds, so does the tension. It boils into a nicely crafted, if somewhat predictable, finale. I expected a bit more from the magical battle, so that was slightly disappointing. Overall though, with the inclusion of so many characters and different viewpoints, Feist manages to make...more
Wow, Raymond Feist is really phoning it in here. Feist is one of my guilty pleasures as far as books go, and only one of two high fantasy authors I read everything from any more (the other one being George R. R. Martin). That may have to change, though.
Flight of the Nighthawks really isn't all that well written, what with half the characters using idioms straight out of the 20th century and with clumsy and distracting phrasing that any editor should have been able to catch. It seems ...more
Flight of the Nighthawks really isn't all that well written, what with half the characters using idioms straight out of the 20th century and with clumsy and distracting phrasing that any editor should have been able to catch. It seems ...more
This was one of the three books I gave to Goodwill last week. I couldn't stand it. In fact... I hated this book. I even gave it over 100 pages to convince me it was worth reading before I was ready to burn it. I absolutely hated it.
Only God & Allah only know why everyone else gives this book and it's author such a great thumbs up on this site. Three stars? What the hell did you smoke before you guys cracked open this book.
I fell prey to the blonde wig/stuffed bra sy...more
Only God & Allah only know why everyone else gives this book and it's author such a great thumbs up on this site. Three stars? What the hell did you smoke before you guys cracked open this book.
I fell prey to the blonde wig/stuffed bra sy...more
This was a very good book all around. The mid-beginning completely broke away from my expectations. The characters were all good and well-rounded, and though it was a little difficult following all the characters and histories, it wasn't too bad breaking into it. I'll have to go back and read the other books this guy has written. The ending was a little predictable and fell short of my expectations, but Feist has added plenty of suspense for future books in this saga.
Well, after the cliffhanger ending of the last book, I stayed up way too late to finish reading this one! What a fun book! Full of action, with many familiar faces playing larger roles than before, and the introduction of some likable new faces, too! Jommy, Tad and Zane make for a nice new trio!
Despite the limitations of the digital format, I am really enjoying these books! And this book also ends on a cliffhanger, making it nearly impossible to stop reading!
Despite the limitations of the digital format, I am really enjoying these books! And this book also ends on a cliffhanger, making it nearly impossible to stop reading!
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I enjoyed this book as it is an easy read and it brought back characters I had liked in other Feist books. I especially have a fondness for Nakor and his "tricks" . The relationship between Caleb and the boys grows throughout the book and watching the boys develop into men is very interesting. The evolution of the Dasati world is troubling, could we really "de-volve" into that? All in all it was a good read and I look forward to it's sequel "Into a Dark Realm" that ...more
i have read almost all of Feist's books and this one is not one of his best. i read the first dozen of so books set in Midkemia and really enjoyed them, but then i hit the "Krondor" series and gave up for a while. i picked them back up with the Conclave of Shadows trilogy and found that Feist was back on his game. now with this book, the first in the Darkwar Saga trilogy, it feels like he has gone back to the poor writing that made the "Krondor" series so bad.
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It's been a decade or so since my last Feist book (the Merchant Prince one, which I never finished). I found this one at Half-Price Books and thought I'd give a try. The start seems a little clumsy in the introduction of the characters, but it is a reasonably enjoyable piece of fluff. Some young boys with special talents show their incredibly potential; there's a shadowy guild of assassins that threaten the king (and finding them involves contacting the thieves' guild and travelling through the ...more
I wish to be an honest judge of this book, but it's a bit hard. I think I stepped into a "new" series that's really just a continuation of an "old" series. So although there were some characters that I enjoyed and got into, about half of the characters were just confusing. The plot was somewhat your typical fantasy/action book. I wouldn't object to reading more of this series in the future, but it will happen when I have nothing else to read, not at this very second
Feist has now ruined Midkemia for me. This was like eating week old porridge. You know it was good a week ago [ie, Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master], but now? Disgusting.
I just gave up and I've given up on Feist. I'll stick to his old stuff, thankyou very much.
I just gave up and I've given up on Feist. I'll stick to his old stuff, thankyou very much.
My favorite fantasy author of all time. It's just a joy to read his work, as he continues the story of Pug, and totally keeps you hanging on by having Pug, many books ago, told everyone around him, his loved ones, would die. Amazing character development.
A great improvement on the previous series, this is Feist back on form. Flight of the Nighthawks has far better characterisation and a much more gripping storyline than the Talon series. It sees many old and new characters being (re)introduced, including a reappearance by Kaspar who is a character I'm beginning to like.
Feist still pulls me in. However, I must say that this one slowed down after the initial exile. (In its defense it is a “book one” so I suspect a lot was set up that I don’t know…YET!
I had a hard time getting through this book. The story line was good and any other time I would have enjoyed it but I couldn't finish the series.
Pretty good series. I read Magician when I was 14 or 15, and will probably read it again when I finish this series.
OK. The story went, but I couldn't get excited over this book or the writer. I didn't find it that imaginative.
He's done better, but still it won't kill you to read this book. Its the first installment of another trilogy.
Loved this series - can't beleive it's still as good as the beginning...
More of Pug, Nakor, Malcom and the gang in Midkemia.
great fantasy saga. hits in all the right places
Not a bad intro into another sub-series of Midkemia. Tad, Zane and Jommy are interesting enough characters. Kesh is always a good setting for a book.
Good old fashioned fantasy book - file under guilty pleasure. Not as good as the original Rift War books or maybe thats just because I'm not a teenager reading this one.
Good start for this trilogy. I like the combinations of the different characters. Some new and some "old". Looking forward to the next book in the Darkwar Saga.
more of the same.
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It's been a few years since I read the early Feist books, but I don't remember the characters being so one dimensional before. An ok addition to the series, for those keeping track at home, but certainly not among his best Pug novels.
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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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