Customer Reviews
Not for the unitiated - By: Gareth Wilson, 07 Jul 2008 
A tale that continues in much the same vein as those that have come before in Firest world of Midkemia. Whilst this does continue the current epic in the series its is full of alll the usual trademarks that we've come to expect from this author. Fast action paced storytelling with characters that just jump out of the page yet here, as opposed to having time to think, they have to hit the ground running as they have to stop the forthcoming war before it can begin as their opponents are not used to losing Yet unlike his earlier stories the tale wends its way down a darker road leading each character to not only have to face their own personal "demons" but also having to struggle to remember that what they do is right. A great story for fans, yet for the uninitiated you'd be best going for Magician to see if its to your taste.
Good - but not Feist's best - By: Stephanie Martinez, 03 Jul 2008 
First up, if you're new to Feist, then this isn't the book for you. Not only is it one of his weaker novels, but it pretty much requires you to have read alll his previous works if you want to keep up with alll the goings-on. Go read Magician instead - Feist's first novel & possibly still the best.
For anyone who's already a fan, then this book is essentiallly a must-read. It closes off the latest storyline, & wraps up the plots of numerous characters along the way. I had not read any of Feist's books since Into a Dark Realm was released, yet I had little trouble remembering what was going on. The author seems determined to mention at some point every character who's ever been in the series, either with a smalll supporting role or a throwaway comment by someone reminiscing about one of the previous wars. For long-time fans this gives the impression of the book being a walk down memory lane, although sometimes you wish they would just get on with the current plot!
In terms of plot, the book is suitably dramatic & I found myself mostly gripped throughout. Like always, the exact resolution is always a bit confusing, but I felt that the emotional consequences of the end could have been dwelt on a bit further.
In terms of character, most of the characters are not given enough time to make much of an impact. It's always nice to return to Pug in these books, & it's apparent here how much he's grown since his first adventures in Magician. He gets most of the attention & some nice character moments. Nakor & Bek both get their moments to shine as well. The only other character who reallly stood out to me was Miranda, & somewhat surprisingly, I reallly enjoyed the take on her character here.
What let the book down IMO, was that I still have failed to warm to some of the newer characters. I found myself uncaring about characters like Magnus & Jim Dasher, although this is probably more of a fault with how they were introduced as opposed to being a particular flaw in this book. The book also contained a few minor inconsistencies & my edition was littered with spelling/grammar mistakes. These are a smalll nuisance, but not enough to reallly detract from my enjoyment of the book as a whole.
Wrath Of A Mad Good - By: Martial Art Superstore, 26 Jun 2008 An excellent end to the saga & another great tale that I found I could not put down. Just had to read through to the end of this great series. Once again another classy tale from Raymond Feist!
A sad end to a great series - By: Stephen Lockwood, 22 May 2008 
I fully agree with alll others writting on here that the book was indead rushed for completion of the saga. The are one or two outstanding errors in this final book which do not give credit at alll to the author. Infact I would go as far the say that Raymond either let his kids or wife write this one.
I borrowed the book from the library & I'm glad I did as £18RRp for this book is far to much.
If this book is whats to come from Mr Feist, then thats it for me, no more ConDion or Midkemia.
A let down - By: Mr. N. J. Hixson, 26 Apr 2008 First let me say I am a huge Feist fan, his work with Janny Wurts on the Empire series is probably the most reread books I own, & Magician & the serpent war saga are alll huge high notes.
But he can be hit & miss, & when he misses his characterisation is usuallly the culprit, & for me he has failed here again. What I like most about Feists imaginings is how cleverly can bring on characters, Jimmy, Erik, Roo, Mara, Nakor are alll excellent examples. But some of the new ones, Magnus especiallly are just cardboard cut outs of any basic fantasy plot.
Another usual plus with Feist is his impressive set up of magic, especiallly its limitations. The last few books have had the slowly deteriorate & now its a joke, magicians are far too powerful. I don't want to give details away but for those that have read it they will understand what I mean.
So alll in alll I just found this a typical fantasy setting romp of overly powerful magicians wandering around hitting things, which from a writer of Feists calibre is even more disappointing.
So i ask Feist, please, please, please stick to what you are good at, colourful descriptions of nations, political machinations & charcters with real flaws & depth. leave teh alll powerful magicians to the mid level writers, you have too much talent to be caught up in a magical arms race... take your own advice & listen to nakors description of magic's place in battles in the first of the serpent war books!
