A Darkness at Sethanon (The Riftwar Saga) (Paperback)

by Raymond E. Feist (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Further praise for the Riftwar saga:

"Most exciting...a very worthy and absorbing addition to the fantasy field."
-- Andre Norton on Magician

"As exciting and absorbing as Magician in every way. The excellent characterization wedded to a tight and well-turned plot makes it one of the outstanding fantasy offerings of the season."
-- Andre Norton on Silverthorn

"A lively tale where engaging characters inhabit a well-rounded fantasy land." -- Publishers Weekly on Prince of the Blood
"Has humor and tears and romance...just about everything a fantasy fan could ask for...This is a book to read whether or not you have read the earlier trilogy."
-- UPI on Prince of the Blood

"A superior, rousing adventure."
-- Publishers Weekly on The King's Buccaneer

"An entertaining tale of high-seas adventure and exotic fantasy."
-- Locus on The King's Buccaneer
? --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Description
An evil wind blows through Midkemia. Dark legions have risen up to crush the Kingdom of the Isles and enslave it to dire magics. The final battle between Order and Chaos is abotu to begin in the ruins of the city called Sethanon.

Now Pug, the master magician sometimes known as Milamber, must undertake an awesome and perilous quest to the dawn of time to grapple with an ancient and terrible Enemy for the fate of a thousand worlds. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Voyager (October 8, 1987)
• ISBN-10: 0586066888
• ISBN-13: 978-0586066881
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,066,069 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Epic Writing at its best, September 21, 2000

By	Dipak Srinivasan "Dipak" (Columbia, MD United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Darkness at Sethanon: Volume IV in the Riftwar Saga (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a wonderful conclusion to one of the best fantasy series of all time.

If you have not read the prior three books (Magician I & II and Silverthorn), you probably will not get much out of this, though. This book builds upon characters introduced earlier, so new readers will find themselves lost quickly.

However, as I said, this is a wonderful book -- my favorite out of all Feist novels.

The characters of Pug, Arutha, and Jimmy are fully explored, and more background is given on the mysterious and awesome Macros. The story is intelligent, and the manner in which Feist weaves several subplots and storylines together is truly magnificent.

Read this book, and read this series.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A climatic closure to the riftwar series, January 6, 2000

By	Mark Brown (Melbourne, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Darkness at Sethanon: Volume IV in the Riftwar Saga (Mass Market Paperback)

The riftwar saga has been a wonderfully entertaining series from Raymond E Feist and A Darkness At Sethanon lives up to its predecesors. The book is packed with excitment and intrigue as the tale builds to its climatic finish. Just like Magician and Silverthorn, Feist explores the greater celestial battle and explains further the fates of the Valheru and The Enemy. However while the excitment of the epic battle sequences dominates the novel the character development is alowed to become shalow. It's not quite as good as Magician and Silverthorn but is still a must read for lovers of the series.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant ending to a brilliant series!, April 11, 2002

By	Christopher Nash "Fantasy Fanatic" (Whiteman AFB MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Darkness at Sethanon: Volume IV in the Riftwar Saga (Mass Market Paperback)

The three previous books only hinted at Raymond Feist's brilliance!
The Riftwar Saga is a perfect example of why I say it is impossible to rate/review a single book in a series. Magician, Silverthorn and A darkness at Sethanon are chapters in a single novel in my opinion. In most novels I've read there are basically three parts.
Starting the car: introduction of the characters, environment and plot.
Acceleration: the interaction of the characters within the environment furthering the plot.
A screeching fiery explosion OR a clanking noise followed by a slow halt: the amazing weaving of all aspects, large or small, into a stunning conclusion OR the confusion and letdown at the end of a poorly conceived ending.
Magician is Part 1 and 2, Silverthorn is also Part 2 and A Darkness at Sethanon is the SCREECHING FIERY EXPLOSION!
I picked up this series almost 15 years ago and it is still my favorite epic fantasy. I think that is really saying something because I have read hundreds of other fantasy novels (by Terry Brooks, David Eddings, Robert Jordan, R. A Salvatore, Terry Goodkind and many others).

P.S. I didn't write anything specific about the story because I didn't want to spoil it for you.