Sources of Inspiration - Midkemia

Midkemia (Raymond E. Feist)

Raymond E. Feist burst onto the fantasy scene with Magician, an epic thousand-page novel, drawn in part from a fantasy role-playing campaign that he had run for some years beforehand. The stories are set in the world of Midkemia, a mediaeval European type world, where the Kingdom of Krondor sits in uneasy peace with its huge Southern neighbour, the Empire of Kesh. A magical bridge or rift opens between Midkemia and another world Kelewan (based on mediaeval Japan) and a war starts between the Kingdom of Krondor and invaders from across the rift. The first story, Magician, revolves around two boys, Pug and Tomas, from a backwater town who grow into the most powerful magician and warrior of their day, and takes in elves, dwarves, thieves, assassins, magicians, mystery and adventure. Two sequels then make up the rest of the Riftwar saga: Silverthorn (which deals with a quest to save a poisioned princess), and A Darkness at Sethanon (in which the heroes must save the world from the forces of evil). Magician Silverthorn Darkness at Sethanon Co-written with Janny Wurts is a series of books set at the same time as the Riftwar trilogy which deal with politics across the Rift in Kelewan, where house is pitted against house and a girl fights for the survival of her house. The story is in three action-packed volumes: Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire and Mistress of the Empire. Daughter of the Empire Servant of the Empire Mistress of the Empire A couple of one-off sequels (referred to as Krondor's Sons) followed the Riftwar saga: Prince of the Blood is set twenty years after the Riftwar and deals with the exploits of two young princes on a diplomatic mission to Kesh, and The King's Buccaneer which involves the princes' younger brother chasing pirates, a shipwreck and conquest, and lays the foundation for the Serpentwar series. Prince of the Blood The King's Buccaneer The Serpentwar series is set many years after the Riftwar and deals with the threat of invasion from across the ocean. Shadow of a Dark Queen (which deals with two condemned men forced to fight for Krondor across the ocean), Rise of a Merchant Prince (which deals with one of the characters developing a fortune and the continued wars across the ocean), Rage of a Demon King (which deals with the invasion and destruction of much of Krondor), Shards of a Broken Crown (which deals with the aftermath of the invasion and the old threat from Kesh returning). Shadow of a Dark Queen Rise of a Merchant Prince Rage of a Demon King Shards of a Broken Crown The Riftwar Legacy series is set between the Riftwar series and Prince of the Blood, and comprises further exploits of some of the best characters from the Riftwar series and explains some of the references in the Serpentwar series. The stories are: Krondor: the Betrayal, Krondor: the Assassins and Krondor: Tear of the Gods. Krondor: the Betrayal Krondor: the Assassins Krondor: Tear of the Gods The Conclave of Shadows series picks up the story roughly seventy years after the Serpentwar. In the first book, Talon of a Silver Hawk, a tribesman whose clan is slaughtered seeks revenge. In the second volume, King of Foxes, he plays a dangerous game when he infiltrates his enemy's court. The third volume, Exile's Return, tells the story of a man exiled to Novindus with only his wits to get him back home. Talon of the Silver Hawk King of Foxes Exile's Return The DarkWar series follows immediately after the Conclave of Shadows series concludes. The Flight of the Nighthawks tells the story of our heroes' fight against a mad magician and an evil horde that it poised to invade from another dimension and destroy everything. In Into a Dark Realm, our heroes venture into the other dimension, and in the final volume, Wrath of a Mad God, evil invades Kelewan and the whole world is at risk. To be honest, by this stage diminishing returns are setting in, so this series is probably for hardcore Fiest fans only. Flight of the Nighthawks Into a Dark Realm Wrath of a Mad God The DemonWar saga then continues the story, some ten years later. In Rides a Dread Legion, a lost race of elves appears, unfortunately pursued by a demon horde. Rides a Dread Legion Return of the Demon King A further series, the ChaosWar saga is planned A Kingdom Besieged A Crown Imperiled Magician's End Finally, a series of collaborations, Legends of the Riftwar, act as sidebars to the main action in the earlier novels. Honoured Enemy is the first book deals with an uneasy alliance between Kingdom and Tsurani patrols against an emeny that wants to destroy both of them. Murder in Lamut is a somewhat lacklustre murder mystery, and Jimmy the Hand tells the story of the famous thief's exploits. 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