Guess I have to catch up! LOL.
I know I read "The Wood Boy" but not sure about "The Messenger." Can the 2nd one be found online to read, do you know?
I know I read "The Wood Boy" but not sure about "The Messenger." Can the 2nd one be found online to read, do you know?
If you have read as far as that then you have probably read everything.
He also wrote two short stories The Wood Boy and The Messenger both are set during the events of the Riftwar but don't deal with any of the existing characters.
In the main those books weren't even co-written by Feist. He basically allowed other authors to come in and write stories set in his world, then he would come in and polish them up a bit. This is how the Land's End issues arose. Originally the book was meant to be set in Sarth, but then Stirling reset it in Land's End. When Feist got the book it was too close to the publication date to do major changes.
He also wrote two short stories The Wood Boy and The Messenger both are set during the events of the Riftwar but don't deal with any of the existing characters.
Even those crappy LEgends of the Riftwar or whatever it was called books. The ones he co-wrote with other authors. Sheesh. I was warned not to read them back on the home site, hell one person flat out told me not to read them under any circumstance, not even for completeness sake.
In the main those books weren't even co-written by Feist. He basically allowed other authors to come in and write stories set in his world, then he would come in and polish them up a bit. This is how the Land's End issues arose. Originally the book was meant to be set in Sarth, but then Stirling reset it in Land's End. When Feist got the book it was too close to the publication date to do major changes.
I just can't help myself. In some ways I love Midkemia more than most other settings.
Death to the Regressives of the GOP and the TeaParty. No mercy for Conservatives. Burn them all at the stake for the hateful satanists they are.
Magician by Raymond E Feist: Book Club now open.
- 18/01/2010 05:13:45 PM
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Characters
- 18/01/2010 05:14:59 PM
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Re: Characters
- 19/01/2010 12:03:30 AM
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Re: Characters
- 19/01/2010 07:32:06 PM
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I feel just the opposite
- 20/01/2010 03:10:56 AM
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World building.
- 18/01/2010 05:16:21 PM
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I haven't read Magician in ages, so...
- 18/01/2010 10:16:46 PM
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The Hall of Worlds makes a first appearence in...
- 19/01/2010 12:01:19 AM
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Re: World building.
- 19/01/2010 07:58:40 PM
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there is a reason for that
- 27/01/2010 06:13:08 PM
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Doh! I had completely forgotten that.
- 27/01/2010 07:28:08 PM
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that said, it is my absolute favorite setting for D&D style gaming
- 29/01/2010 05:55:02 AM
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Plot.
- 18/01/2010 05:17:30 PM
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Is the book too long?
- 18/01/2010 05:20:54 PM
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I would be curious to see the original version too.
- 18/01/2010 11:55:06 PM
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*NM*
General stuff &c.
- 18/01/2010 05:21:52 PM
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Magician is one of my favourite fantasy books.
- 18/01/2010 05:27:02 PM
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A "comfort read". I like that description.
- 20/01/2010 03:14:53 AM
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The Empire series is better than Feist by himself, IMO.
- 20/01/2010 07:55:30 AM
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Hmm. Maybe I will give it another shot. Craig was just trying to talk me into that yesterday.
- 20/01/2010 12:29:25 PM
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in that case, you should be wary of the most beautifully written fantasy series of all time
- 27/01/2010 06:32:07 PM
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Oh, I loved that series! At least after the first hundred pages or so. That didn't qualify as dark
- 31/01/2010 07:58:08 PM
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I think that my husband made a good choice when he used it to help hook and reel me into fantasy.
- 18/01/2010 11:58:00 PM
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It is a very good introduction into the fantasy genre... and a fun read. *NM*
- 19/01/2010 03:26:34 PM
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Is it, though?
- 20/01/2010 06:32:19 PM
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If not Magician, then what?
- 20/01/2010 07:50:35 PM
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Absolutely.
- 20/01/2010 08:19:19 PM
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May I ask...
- 20/01/2010 10:25:19 PM
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I think Feist's writing is superior to Jordan's.
- 20/01/2010 10:29:20 PM
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I've reread the original Riftwar books and the Empire series multiple time
- 27/01/2010 06:29:27 PM
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yeah, much better intro to fantasy then say David Eddings ** shudders ** *NM*
- 27/01/2010 06:22:51 PM
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Yes, for more mature readers (ie not children).
- 20/01/2010 08:28:10 PM
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Re: Yes, for more mature readers (ie not children).
- 20/01/2010 08:46:38 PM
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Aye, so do I.
- 20/01/2010 08:57:29 PM
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Agreed - people who first read him as adults are probably going to find him boring and repetitive.
- 20/01/2010 10:19:05 PM
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I'm pretty sure that that criticism can be levelled at many 'popular' genre writers/series.
- 21/01/2010 06:19:11 PM
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if you want to start the kids on fantasy even earlier, try this
- 27/01/2010 06:41:14 PM
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Re: if you want to start the kids on fantasy even earlier, try this
- 27/01/2010 07:40:52 PM
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Xanth and Shannarra got me hooked on Fantasy
- 27/01/2010 08:20:30 PM
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Re: Xanth and Shannarra got me hooked on Fantasy
- 27/01/2010 10:58:36 PM
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I started with Narnia at age 7 and read the Hobbit within a year
- 29/01/2010 06:01:01 AM
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While it has its dark moments, it is much lighter than most fantasy. A very fun, easy read. *NM*
- 19/01/2010 07:50:52 PM
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Has anyone decided to continue on with the series?
- 29/01/2010 06:12:01 AM
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Yes
- 29/01/2010 10:08:20 AM
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Prince of the Blood (Original if possible) Why?
- 31/01/2010 04:05:25 PM
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Due to some Retcon
- 01/02/2010 11:12:47 AM
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you mean there are now THREE versions??
- 05/02/2010 05:45:51 AM
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As far as I know, I have read everything
- 05/02/2010 05:39:35 AM
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At The Gates of Darkness is the most recent
- 05/02/2010 10:54:26 AM
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don't think I've even seen that one yet
- 05/02/2010 11:46:29 PM
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