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Raymond E. Feist
Born	December 1945 Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Novelist

Raymond Elias Feist (born 1945, Los Angeles, California) is an American author, mostly specialising in fantasy fiction.

Biography

Raymond E. Feist was born in 1945 in Los Angeles, and was raised in Southern California. He was born with the surname Gonzales, before being adopted by Felix E. Feist. He graduated with a B.A. in Communication Arts with Honors in 1977 from the University of California at San Diego. During that year Feist had some ideas for a novel about a boy who would be a magician; he wrote the novel two years later, and it was published in 1982 by Doubleday. Feist currently lives in San Diego with his children, where he collects fine wine, DVDs, and books on a variety of topics of personal interest: wine, biographies, history, and, especially, the history of American Professional Football.

Bibliography

Midkemia and Kelewan

Many of his works have been set in the interconnected worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan. Midkemia was originally created as an alternative to the Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) role-playing game. When Feist studied at the University of California, San Diego, he and his friends created a new role-playing game based on the world of Midkemia. They called themselves the Thursday Nighters, because they played the Midkemia role-playing game every Thursday evening. After some time, when the group changed and began meeting on Fridays, they became known as the Friday Nighters. The original group have since formed a company called Midkemia Press, which has continued publishing campaigns set in Midkemia.

The Riftwar Saga

Main article: Riftwar

The Riftwar Saga was the first trilogy written by Raymond E. Feist. The books take place on the worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan.

Magician (1982)

Also formerly published under the title Pug and Tomas and also published in two parts in 1992:

Magician: Apprentice
Magician: Master

Silverthorn (1985)
A Darkness at Sethanon (1986)

The Empire Trilogy

Main article: Empire Trilogy

The Empire Trilogy (co-authored by Janny Wurts) are set entirely in Kelewan. The Empire and Riftwar Trilogies occur simultaneously. One major Riftwar character ('Pug'/'Milamber') appears briefly. The series has a much stronger focus on intrigue and political maneuvering than the former series.

Daughter of the Empire (August 20, 1987)
Servant of the Empire (1990)
Mistress of the Empire (May 7, 1992)

Legends of the Riftwar

The Legends of the Riftwar is set during the Riftwar, and occasionally feature "cameo appearances" by favourite characters belonging to the co-author (except for Murder in LaMut where the "guest" characters are in the thick of the action).

Honoured Enemy (2001)

Coauthor: William R. Forstchen

Murder in LaMut (2002)

Coauthor: Joel Rosenberg

Jimmy the Hand (2003)

Coauthor: S. M. Stirling

Riftwar Legacy

The Riftwar Legacy is set about ten years after the Riftwar trilogy, and are based upon the storyline featured in the PC games Betrayal at Krondor and Return to Krondor.

Krondor: The Betrayal (November 2, 1998)
Krondor: The Assassins (September 6, 1999
Krondor: Tear of the Gods (November 20, 2000)
Krondor: The Crawler (TBA)
Krondor: The Dark Mage (TBA)

Due to some copyright difficulties regarding the rights to the storyline within the Riftwar Legacy, these two books have been unable to be released, and on his mailing list, Feist has said that it is unlikely that they ever will be, or, if they are, they would likely be released as a single novel.

Krondor's Sons

Main article: Krondor's Sons

Krondor's Sons feature many of the characters from the Riftwar trilogy and are set 20-30 years later. They revolve around the sons of Arutha, the prince of Krondor, and set the stage for The Serpentwar Saga.

Prince of the Blood (December 1, 1989)
The King's Buccaneer (December 7, 1992)

The Serpentwar Saga

The Serpentwar Saga is set about five decades after the Riftwar trilogy.

Shadow of a Dark Queen (1994)
Rise of a Merchant Prince (October 19, 1995)
Rage of a Demon King (August 11, 1997 (UK), 1997 (US))
Shards of a Broken Crown (June 1, 1998)

Conclave of Shadows

The Conclave of Shadows, while set in Midkemia, is geographically separated from the earlier books and connect only peripherally as yet. Additionally, they are set approximately 30-50 years past the time of the Serpentwar.

Talon of the Silver Hawk (September 6, 2002 (UK), 2003 (US))
King of Foxes (November 21, 2003 (UK), 2004 (US))
Exile's Return (August 30, 2004 (UK), 2005 (US))

Darkwar Saga

Main article: Darkwar Saga

The Darkwar Saga will be one of the final sagas about Midkemia, covering the 3rd Riftwar. Future series will be set in Midkemia between this series and the 4th Riftwar (which will only be one or two books long), depending partly on interest from publishers. The 4th and 5th riftwars will be named Demonwar and Chaoswar respectively.

Flight Of The Nighthawks (September 5, 2005 (UK), April 1, 2006 (US))
Into a Dark Realm (September 4, 2006 (UK), March 27, 2007 (US))
Wrath of a Mad God (March 3, 2008 (UK), April 1, 2008 (US))

Other works

Faerie Tale (October 6, 1988)
The Wood Boy (2005)
Jigsaw Lady (TBA)

Computer games

Betrayal at Krondor

The computer game company Dynamix, a division of Sierra On-line, released a critically acclaimed computer game based on Feist's Riftwar series: Betrayal at Krondor. There are no real "quests" in a traditional way - the featured characters in the story do not gain experience to "level" up, but instead they are awarded by equipment, money, information, spell books. They enhance their abilities by using them, and as time passes. The events in Betrayal at Krondor are told in the book . The game was released in 1993 and was re-released as freeware by Sierra when Return to Krondor was published.

Return to Krondor

Sierra On-Line released another computer game set in Raymond E. Feist's Midkemia. Return to Krondor occurs a few years after the previous game, Betrayal at Krondor. It was released in 1998. The story focuses around Squire James and his journey to save the Tear of the Gods from the murderous villain Bear and the evil mage Sidi. The events in the game are retold in the novel .

Midkemia Online

Most recently, Iron Realms Entertainment have announced their plans to make a MUD based in Midkemia. The project, dubbed "Midkemia Online" has no official release date, however it is hoped to be released in 2008.

Comic book adaptations

In 2005, A comic book adaptation of The Wood Boy, a short story Feist had written for the anthology Legends was produced by Dabel Brothers Productions. It was in two parts, the second of which was never published. (Though it was later produced in trade paperback form with another adaptation from Legends, Tad Williams' The Burning Man.) Soon afterwards, an adaptation of Magician was released. DBP since has entered a publishing agreement with Marvel Comics, which is now publishing the adaptation of Magician: Apprentice in it's entirety, and the first six issues have been released as a graphic novel hardcover. After almost one year of collaboration, DBP and Marvel parted ways, with all the books, including Magician, being retained by Marvel.

External links

Crydee.com - The Official Raymond E. Feist Website - Latest News, Reading Order, International Publication Information, Cover Art, Pictures, FAQ, Encyclopedia, Interviews, Forums, and More
Raymond Feist on Fantasy Fan
Raymond Feist Books - Harper Collins Raymond E. Feist Website
Elvandar.com - Home of the official online atlas to the worlds of Raymond E. Feist and the Midkemian Gazeteer
The Hall of Worlds Raymond E. Feist Fansite with encyclopedia & community
Interview - This is an interview between people from The Hall of Worlds forums and Raymond E. Feist.
Magician reviewed - and a Raymond E. Feist biography
A suggested reading order