Rage of a Demon King (Serpentwar Saga) [Import] [Paperback]

Raymond E. Feist (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Voyager; New Ed edition (August 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0002246597
• ISBN-13: 978-0002246590
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (109 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,368,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Raymond E. Feist's previous novels include the first volume in the Darkwar Saga, Flight of the Nighthawks, as well as the Conclave of Shadows: Talon of the Silver Hawk, King of Foxes, and Exile's Return; Magician; Silverthorn; Faerie Tale; Prince of the Blood; and The King's Buccaneer; as well as the four books of the New York Times bestselling Serpentwar Saga: Shadow of a Dark Queen, Rise of a Merchant Prince, Rage of a Demon King, and Shards of a Broken Crown; and the three books of his Riftwar Legacy: Krondor: The Betrayal, Krondor: The Assassins, and Krondor: Tear of the Gods. Feist lives in Southern California.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A satisfying conclusion (?) to another great Feist saga, May 8, 1998

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Lance M. Gentile "SubEffect" (Willowick, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rage of a Demon King: Book Three of the Serpentwar Saga (Mass Market Paperback)

There is a difference in this saga than the former, and many have already mentioned that it seems to hurry along too much.

I thoroughly enjoyed this series, but thought the ending was a little "too easy" and just too expected. I was hoping for something more.

I disagree with others that say the characters were not interesting, i was happy to re-visit Pug, Calis and Tomas all over again.

Alot of people also gripe about the revelation of mysteries previously proposed in the previous series. Well, as a long-time reader of sagas that just never die (DragonLance), I was thoroughly happy to finally learn WHO Macros, understand Miranda's history and I love the "Simpkin-like" (Weis/Hickman reference) character in Nakor.

Everyone is a bit too critical, but i agree that it was sad to see Midkemia reduced to ruin. Parts of the story were EXTREMELY SAD, but then, all characters cannot live to be realistic.

I feel Raymond's goal in this series was to put to rest an excellent era of life on Midkemia. Some have mentioned the posibility of another book, I feel one could be written, but this ROADK really seemed like an end-all to everything.

Also, this has to be the most reviews I have ever seem on Amazon... wow!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Move on..., July 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rage of a Demon King: Book Three of the Serpentwar Saga (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the first Feist book that has let me down. I've loved everything he has written in the past and now the whole wonderful universe he created with his previous books has come crashing down with this one. I agree with the reviewer who said that Feist should close the book on Midkemia and move on.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Feist needs some new ideas, February 25, 1999

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[e-mail] (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rage of a Demon King: Book Three of the Serpentwar Saga (Mass Market Paperback)

Excellent battle scenes, very well described and played out. Unfortunately, the plot is full of enough holes to strain spagetti. And, it is becoming overused by Feist. Every new series seems to be simply about a new "God" that is stronger and more scary than the last. That, my friends, is called lack of imagination. On the other hand, Feist's work with characters is always intriguing. There are few sci-fi/fantasy writers who spend as much time as he in making his characters as real as possible.