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right Raymond Elias Feist (born 1945, Los Angeles, California) is an American author, mostly specialising in fantasy fiction. He was raised in Southern California, and now lives in San Diego. In his books Feist describes the fictional worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan.

It has recently been revealed on his mailing list that he was born with the surname Gonzales, before being adopted by Felix E. Feist.

Midkemia was originally created as an alternative to the Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) role-playing game. When Feist studied at the University of California, San Diego, he and his friends created a new role-playing game based on the world of Midkemia. They called themselves the Thursday Nighters, because they played the Midkemia role-playing game every Thursday evening. After some time, when the group changed and began meeting on Fridays, they became known as the Friday Nighters. The original group have since formed a company called Midkemia Press, which has continued publishing campaigns set in Midkemia.

He graduated with a B.A. in Communication Arts with Honors in 1977. 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 1982 by Doubleday.

Feist currently lives in San Diego with his children, where he collects fine wine, DVDs, and books on a variety of topics of personal interest: wine, biographies, history, and, especially, the history of American Professional Football.

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Midkemia and Kelewan

The Riftwar Saga

The Riftwar Saga is the first trilogy written by Raymond E. Feist. The books take place on the worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan.
  1. Magician (1982) also formerly published under the title 'Pug and Tomas'
  2. :An "Author's Preferred Edition" was published (in 1992) with about 15,000 words of previously omitted text restored. Also published in two parts:
  3. #Magician: Apprentice (1982)
  4. #Magician: Master (1982)
  5. Silverthorn (1985)
  6. A Darkness at Sethanon (1985)

The Empire Trilogy

The Empire Trilogy (co-authored by Janny Wurts) are set entirely in Kelewan and are somewhat contemporaneous with the Riftwar trilogy. One major Riftwar character ('Pug'/'Milamber') appears briefly. The series has a much stronger focus on intrigue and political maneuvering than the former series.

  1. Daughter of the Empire (1987)
  2. Servant of the Empire (1990)
  3. Mistress of the Empire (1992)
Many of his works have been set in the interconnected worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan.

Legends of the Riftwar

The Legends of the Riftwar is set during the Riftwar, and occasionally feature "cameo appearances" by favourite characters belonging to the co-author (except for Murder in LaMut where the "guest" characters are in the thick of the action). They are currently only available in the UK and Australia with no current US editions. However, Honored Enemy has an expected release date of 27 June 2006. It is expected that the other titles will also see a US release date.
  1. Honoured Enemy (2001) (with William R. Forstchen)
  2. Murder in LaMut (2002) (with Joel Rosenberg)
  3. Jimmy the Hand (2003) (with S. M. Stirling)

Krondor's Sons

Krondor's Sons feature many of the characters from the Riftwar trilogy and are set some years later. They revolve around the sons of Arutha, the prince of Krondor, and set the stage for The Serpentwar Saga.
  1. Prince of the Blood (1989)
  2. The King's Buccaneer (1992)

The Serpentwar Saga

The Serpentwar Saga is set three decades after the Riftwar trilogy.
  1. Shadow of a Dark Queen (1994)
  2. Rise of a Merchant Prince (1995)
  3. Rage of a Demon King (1995)
  4. Shards of a Broken Crown (1998)

Riftwar Legacy

The Riftwar Legacy is set a few years after the Riftwar trilogy but before Prince of the Blood.
  1. Krondor: The Betrayal (1998) (novelization of the computer game Betrayal at Krondor)
  2. Krondor: The Assassins (1999)
  3. Krondor: Tear of the Gods (1999) (novelization of the computer game Return to Krondor)
  4. Krondor: The Crawler (TBA)
  5. Krondor: The Dark Mage (TBA)

Conclave of Shadows

The Conclave of Shadows, while set in Midkemia, is geographically separated from the earlier books and connect only peripherally as yet. Additionally, they are set approx. 30-50 years past the time of the Serpentwar.
  1. Talon of the Silver Hawk (2002)
  2. King of Foxes (2003)
  3. Exile's Return (2004)

Darkwar Saga

The Darkwar Saga will be one of the final sagas about Midkemia, covering the 3rd Riftwar. Future series will be set in Midkemia between this series and the 4th Riftwar (which will only be one or two books long), depending partly on interest from publishers.
  1. Flight Of The Nighthawks (April 2006)
  2. Into a Dark Realm (September 2006)
  3. Wrath of a Mad God/ Magician's Son (TBA)

Suggested reading orders

Other works

Computer games

Betrayal at Krondor

The computer game company Dynamix, a division of Sierra On-line, released a critically acclaimed computer game based on Feist's Riftwar series: Betrayal at Krondor. There are no real "quests" in a traditional way - the featured characters in the story do not gain experience to "level" up, but instead they are awarded by equipment, money, information, spell books. They enhance their abilities by using them, and as time passes. (More information on http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/krondor/krondor.html)

This game was released in 1993 and was re-released as freeware by Sierra when Return to Krondor was published.[link] The events in Betrayal at Krondor are told in the book [[Krondor: The Betrayal]].

Return to Krondor

Sierra On-Line released another computer game set in Raymond E. Feist's Midkemia. This game occurs a few years after the previous game, Betrayal at Krondor. It was released in 1998 and the events in this game are told in the book [[Krondor: Tear of the Gods]].

Midkemia Online

Most recently, Iron Realms Entertainment have announced their plans to make a graphical MMORPG based in Midkemia. The project, dubbed "Midkemia Online" has no official release date, however it is hoped to be released in 2007.

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