Raymond E Feist Books In Order

[Kenneth Larson]

NotesThe Empire Saga books are co-authored with Janny Wurts. Honoured Enemy was co-authored with William R. Forstchen. Murder in LaMut was co-authored with Joel Rosenberg. Jimmy the Hand was co-authored with S.M. Stirling. The Wood Boy graphic novel is contained in a collection with The Burning Man by Tad Williams.

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originally posted by Trys

Hi Allan,

Happy to help. If you want to try a stand alone novel I'd recommend To Ride Hell's Chasm. If you are the kind who doesn't mind plunging into a series, then Curse of the Mistwraith is the place to start. Both should be easily found in the UK.

Trys

originally posted by Blue

The standalones are:

To Ride Hell's Chasm (EXCELLENT read!)

Sorcerer's Legacy - CAVEAT: HARD to find in the US, though you can get it via Amazon.uk - Another EXELLENT read.

That Way Lies Camelot - collection of short stories, including the three written for Wendy Pini's Elfquest anthologies. Great stories, but I wish some of them, such as Silverdown's Gold (personal favorite), was a full novel.

originally posted by Cheryl Detmer

To Ride Hell's Chasm is excellent. I read that faster than any book I've ever read. Great read and I'd start there. Then the WOLAS series with Curse of the Mistwraith. Then go to Cycle of Fire series and the one with Raymond E. Feist. That's how I would love to read them in that order if I were new to Janny's books. Hope that helps. The main course is definitely Curse. LOL grin: You might gain a pound from it too. Just teasing.

originally posted by Clansman

I have to agree with Hunter. Reading the Empire series without reading Ray Feist's Riftwar series does not really give you the context that provides for a fuller understanding of the story. It also gives you the wonderful contrast of two very different yet complementary fantasy writers. I gobbled up Magician, and couldn't wait for more. The Empire series was so different and exciting (ditto Hunter), yet I had that context.

I have never been able to find Master of Whitestorm or Sorcerer's Legacy. Love to read them after SF (which I have not gobbled, but am savouring. Reality intrudes too much for me to read the book for the hours that I want to (I blame my kids!)). I'll have to order them online.

Cycle of Fire was the first time that I ever heard of the concept of blending science fiction and fantasy. A really neat idea that was really adapted well into WoLaS, albeit more as background than it was in Cycle. Janny also puts her loveable characters through absolute hell in this series (NOTHING'S CHANGED ON THAT SCORE!!!).

To Ride Hell's Chasm is a fantastic, quick read. A lot of fun, with, of course, Janny's rich texture which has all of us wanting more about that world of invading demons and possessed sorcerers. Very different from WoLaS, but has all of Janny's trademark brilliant and gripping power.

originally posted by Annette

It is a pity the libraries cannot buy enough books to meet demand. In my local library they would have had enough if people did not keep stealing the books. I gave up in the end and just brought the books after I had finally managed to read up to Peril's Gate though the library.

I was lucky I started with a secondhand paperback version of Curse of the Mistwraith, because I already had books Janny had written and I liked, it caught my attention. So I did for once actually start at the beginning of a long series. I liked it and decided to read a few more before deciding on whether or not to buy the series. My library allows us to reserve books, so I just kept reserving the next one in series and waiting for it to eventually be available. But by the time I got to Traitor's Knot, all the available copies had been stolen. I gave up and just brought paperback copies of all the books. They are all still in print, luckily. Also if you fall asleep while reading they do not hurt as much when they hit you on the nose, some of those old hard covers from the library were heavy!

I did eventually get my own set of hard covers, because I liked Janny's character covers that much. Had to settle on the composite cover for the last few though. Seems my favourite WoLaS cover style is longer favoured by the publisher.

Always I would recommend starting with Curse of the Mistwraith for WoLaS, and reading them in order, you miss out on too much otherwise. It takes multiple reading to notice everything as it is.

originally posted by Sleo

I was introduced to this series on Goodreads and started with Curse. I then headed on through in my usual compulsive fashion, reading the whole series (up to Stormed Fortress) and then starting over, meaning to go more slowly. But it was as if the story got me by the scruff of the neck and dragged me through. It's been that way every time I've read it.

My eye sight has deteriorated (had cataract surgery last year) so it was fortunate that the books came out in eformat and I have them all on my Nook. I almost never get books from the library 📚 because if I love the book I want to own it so I can look up quotes, etc.

Like Annette I eventually got all the books in hard cover. I can only believe that eventually the series will catch on and become as popular!

originally posted by Auna

I was a Feist reader and liked Daughter of the Empire so when I browsed through the bookstore and saw another book by Janny with the pretty raised cover (love that cover!) I got it, not realizing it was a series at first.

I'll admit I wasn't as excited about the whole lost his memory bit because Arithon had just started rocking it and now he's worse than he started oh so long ago. But this chore had to be done sometime and of course tormenting characters is par for the course

It's amazing to see how much growth the characters exhibit if you start at book 1 and read the whole series. I definitely recommend buying them if you can. Plus, you can keep rereading them and gleaning new info - something I rarely ever have happen in other series.

I plan on nominating Janny for the Hugo next year and encourage anyone who likes reading and has the time to buy a membership to nominate your favorite works. It might help get more of her books in those libraries despite the book thieves.

originally posted by Dorothy

Like Auna, I was introduced to Janny's books through reading the Riftwar sagas. Luckily I was able to afford to buy the books otherwise they would probably be on permanent loan from the library! Our local library here in the UK will get a book from another branch to borrow for a small fee.

Plus I make notes in the margins(something I only do with this series) not advisable to do in a library book.

As with all non-linear works there are two leading different opinions as to the proper reading order: either read the books in the order in which they were published, or to read them in chronological order.

The order given below places the books into their respective mini-series, each mini-series then listed in the order in which they are introduced based on the publication date of the first book in that mini-series.

Drawing a timeline through all of the books of the Riftwar Cycle would reveal a different order to the books than how they were published. The following is the chronological order of the books. Should they be read in this order? That is up to the reader. With these books broken into individual mini-series, if read in this order, you will find yourself jumping between these mini-series. Some of the books build upon information from previously published books, so some characters, locations, or even events may be referenced as if the reader has already been introduced to them. So this order is not the recommended reading order, but it might be an interesting read the second time around.

On these two planets, there are human magicians and other creatures who can create rifts through dimensionless space that can connect planets in different solar systems. The Riftwar Cycle tells the adventures of various people in these different worlds.

The Riftwar Cycle is composed of multiple series. Here, the books are grouped into their respective series. This is one possible reading order. If you want the publication order, I put it at the end of this article.

An avid reader who likes order! Read a lot of Sci-Fi, but also hardboiled fiction, and non-fiction (mostly about the history of cinema). My favorite authors are John Wyndham, Arthur C. Clarke, Grant Morrison, Susanna Clarke, Ross MacDonald, Ed Brubaker, Matt Wagner, and Jason Pargin.

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Not sure, but I just got a copy of "At the gates of darkness", I don't normally read fantasy stuff and it got quite a bad rep on amazon. Is it any good/worth reading?

If you haven't read any of his other books, they go in series so read Magician first.

In the four books Feist managed to make me feel there was something at real stake in the upcoming war, and not the destruction of the world by demons, just the invasion. It got to the point where I truly dreaded the Saur turning up. I think this has a lot yo do with Rise of a Merchant Prince. Taking a back step from the war porn and showing day to day life of the kingdom really rooted the 'what's at stake' card.

I haven't read the empire trilogy yet so I'll need to give them a go. I've read everything else though and loved certain parts of all the books. I have to say Magician though because it's what started the whole obsession.

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