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Yes I'm male :) I do like to get to know the characters to some extent, but not to the extent that it interferes with the story. The setting is also important, it's the canvas that the characters move about in. From hearing Feist speak, and from interviews I've read, I know he set out to tell a...

It's interesting to hear you say that you don't know the main characters very well. I feel like Feist's characters are very good friends, and each new book is like meeting up with old friends after a long absence. I agree with the comments that Magician is Feist's best book, his 'defining work'...

Are there any Raymond E. Feist fans on here? I'm currently waiting for his new book, which was supposedly released on Monday (5th Sept) in the UK, but has yet to surface in the shops and none of the shop assistants know what's happened to it. Furthermore Amazon.co.uk have changed the...

Yeah, it's many many years since I read them, but Dragon Lance were quite fun, and there were a lot of books, always a plus. My favourite fantasy author is Raymond E. Feist. His best book to start with is Magician - also his best. And I also like a relatively little known author called Simon...

Hi - there's a couple of authors/books I'd recommend: Peter F. Hamilton - writes big 'space opera' novels and sagas. Try 'The Reality Dysfunction' - I think it's a fantastic book, but beware it's about 1000 pages, and the first in a trilogy (so together the three books weigh in at about 3000...

I've only read one Robert Goddard (Closed Circle), but I really enjoyed it, and can understand why he's considered the Prince of Plotters. What is it you particularly like about his books? From what I understand, most of his main characters are just ordinary people that inadvertently get...

Not sure if this is the right place to put this, but having just finished this, thought I'd post a brief review. Riot Act is Zoe Sharp's second novel, and it's a crime thriller set in Lancaster, a small historic city in the north west of England (which happens to be where I live). I first found...

Well here's five favourite authors, in five genres: Raymond E. Feist (Fantasy) Lee Child (Thriller) Ian Rankin (Crime) Peter F. Hamilton (Science Fiction) Jane Austen (Classic/old fiction) Of those, Raymond E. Feist gets the award for longest time in my list (more than 10 years). Lee...

Trader - Charles De Lint Published by Orb books (previously a different publisher, this is a new edition I think) ISBN: 0765302969 Looks like it's available from Amazon too.

Has anyone ever read any books by Charles De Lint? He's a fantasy author, and he's got a loosely connected series of books set in the fictional American city of Newford. I've only read one, 'Trader' but it was truly a great book, beautifully written (not a term I'd generally use but justified...

Raymond E. Feist - Magician - 10 Raymond E. Feist - The King's Buccaneer - 9 Peter F. Hamilton - Night's Dawn Trilogy - 10 Arthur C Clarke - The City and the Stars - 10 Arthur C Clarke - Childhood's End - 7 Isaac Asimov - Foundation etc. - 8 Stephen Baxter - Raft - 8 Stephen Baxter -...

I think Magician was broken into two books over in America for marketing reasons. Here in the UK it's always been one volume only. I agree with Kookamoor, it doesn't really matter whether you've got the original or the revised version. I think there's an extra 15,000 words, but spread over a...

I'd have to say my favourite was Nakor from Raymond E. Feist's later Midkemia novels (from Prince of the Blood onwards). There are lots of good characters in Feist's novels - Pug, Jimmy the Hand, Prince Arutha etc. but Nakor's got to be the best. He's a very funny guy at times and has a quirky...

Hi, just joined last night and thought I'd better introduce myself. I'm from a small city in the north-west of Britain called Lancaster. I like reading, writing stories (I'm currently in the middle of writing a novel, though if it will ever get finished is anyone's guess), playing about...

Magician - Raymond E. Feist Hi all, I've just signed up to the forum today, and thought I'd best add my comments on Magician and Raymond Feist in general. Magician is one of my all time favourite books. I think it's a truly classic modern fantasy novel. Some elements may seem simplistic and...