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

~ Raymond Feist (Author)
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"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."
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"A superior, rousing adventure."
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"An entertaining tale of high-seas adventure and exotic fantasy."
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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.
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Spectra; 13th printing edition (January 1, 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553263285
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553263282
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,638 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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
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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.

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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
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.
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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
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.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Fantasy book
It is good overall. I read all the books of this saga without getting bored. However, it is a kind of mixed soup, you have a middle-earth kind world with magic and magicians,... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Moony

5.0 out of 5 stars An Epic Finale to the Riftwar Saga
I first discovered this Riftwar series ('Magician,' 'Silverthorn,' and this book) as a teen over twenty years ago, and recently got the urge to re-read it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Brian Keltner

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader
Battle for the fate of everything.


With your good old Dark Lord type rising, it will require Arutha's sword, all of Pug the Magician's power and Jimmy the... Read more
Published on October 23, 2007 by Blue Tyson

5.0 out of 5 stars A great finale to the Riftwar saga!
I would strongly urge you to read Magician (now in two books as Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master) and Silverthorn before reading this book, as it would make much more... Read more
Published on April 24, 2007 by Luke Waygood

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb culmination to a thrilling trilogy
A Darkness At Sethanon is the concluding book in the Riftwar trilogy and brings the saga, kicked off by Magician and continued by Silverthorn to a brilliant and stunning... Read more
Published on October 14, 2006 by D. I. Shipley

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome series!!!
Here ends the first of the Midkemia series. Great, awesome etc. Feist delivers a top notch read and only gets better as he goes. Read more
Published on March 19, 2006 by Karl

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
A Darkness at Sethanon is the conclusion of the Riftwar Saga and truly brings this saga to a magnificent close. Read more
Published on February 6, 2006 by Derek J. Jordan

4.0 out of 5 stars The conclusion tot he saga
A Darkness at Sethanon finishes out the story of the Rift War saga, 4 books encompassing a great adventure and some memorable characters. Read more
Published on September 26, 2005 by Andrew Gray

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best of this series
Darkness at Sethanon continues Feist's fantastic Riftwar series. This book, however, is one of my personal favorites in the series. Read more
Published on September 26, 2005 by Liam E. Hislop

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, simply Amazing
Feist concludes the Riftwar Saga here. High Fantasy gains a new advocate as Pug and Tomas begin a journey to save their world from an Enemy beyond their reckoning. Read more
Published on August 23, 2005 by J. Mccoy

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