Raymond E. Feist

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  • Bibliography:
    33 Books (9 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 1982
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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About the Author

Raymond E. Gonzales III was born in 1945 in Los Angeles, and was raised in Southern California. When his mother remarried, he took the surname of his adoptive stepfather, 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 with his children in San Diego, 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

Full Series List in Order

The Chaoswar Saga

1 - A Kingdom Besieged (Apr-2011)
2 - A Crown Imperiled (Mar-2012)
3 - Magician's End (May-2013)

Conclave of Shadows

1 - Talon of the Silver Hawk (Apr-2003)
2 - King of Foxes (Apr-2004)
3 - Exile's Return (Apr-2005)

The Darkwar Saga

1 - Flight of the Nighthawks (Apr-2006)
2 - Into a Dark Realm (Apr-2007)
3 - Wrath of a Mad God (Apr-2008)

The Demonwar Saga

1 - Rides a Dread Legion (Apr-2009)
2 - At the Gates of Darkness (Apr-2010)

The Firemane

1 - King of Ashes (May-2018)
2 - Queen of Storms (Jul-2020)
3 - Master of Furies (Jul-2022)

The Riftwar Legacy

1 - Krondor: The Betrayal (Nov-1998)
2 - Krondor: The Assassins (Nov-1999)
3 - Krondor: Tear of the Gods (Mar-2001)
4 - Jimmy and the Crawler (Jan-2016)

The Riftwar Saga

1 - Magician: Apprentice (Nov-1982)
2 - Magician: Master (Apr-1986)
3 - Silverthorn (May-1985)
4 - A Darkness at Sethanon (Feb-1986)

The Riftwar Stories

1 - Prince of the Blood (Aug-1989)
2 - The King's Buccaneer (Nov-1992)

Serpentwar Saga

1 - Shadow of a Dark Queen (Jul-1994)
2 - Rise of a Merchant Prince (Nov-1995)
3 - Rage of a Demon King (Apr-1997)
4 - Shards of a Broken Crown (Apr-1998)

Book List in Order: 33 titles

  • Magician: Apprentice

    The Riftwar Saga - 1

    A WORTHY PUPIL...A DANGEROUS QUEST To the forest on the shore of the Kingdom of the Isles, the orphan called Pug came to study with the master magician Kulgan. But though his courage won him a place at court and the heart of a Y lovely Princess, h...

  • Silverthorn

    The Riftwar Saga - 3

    A poisoned bolt has struck down the Princess Anita on the day of her wedding to prince Anitha of Krondor. To save his beloved. Anitha sets out in search of the mystic herb called Silverthorn that only grows in the dark and forbidding land of the S...

  • A Darkness at Sethanon

    The Riftwar Saga - 4

    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 about to begin in the ruins of the city called Sethanon. Now Pug, the Ma...

  • Magician: Master

    The Riftwar Saga - 2

    Once he was an orphan called Pug. apprenticed to a sorcerer of the enchanted land of Midkemia. Then he was captured and enslaved by the Tsurani. a strange, warlike race of invaders from another world. There, in the exotic Empire of Kelewan, he ear...

  • Faerie Tale

    Phil Hastings was a lucky man--he had money, a growing reputation as a screenwriter, a happy, loving family with three kids, and he'd just moved into the house of his dreams in rural upstate New York. Life was wonderful, full of magic--and about to b...

  • Prince of the Blood

    The Riftwar Stories - 1

    For twenty years, since the end of the Riftwar, the kingdom of Midkemia has enjoyed peace and tranquility. But now that-peace is suddenly in jeopardy. Prince Arutha, the heir apparent, has renounced his claim to the throne, and his twin sons, Borric ...

  • The King's Buccaneer

    The Riftwar Stories - 2

    DARK FORCES AND DARKER DEEDS Long recovered from the ravages of the Riftwar, the land and people of the Kingdom of the Isles thrive. Nicholas, youngest son of Prince Arutha, is intelligent and gifted but vastly inexperienced. In hopes of hardening...

  • Shadow of a Dark Queen

    Serpentwar Saga - 1

    A dread darkness is descending upon a great land called Midkemia--a powerful and malevolent race of monsters that has slipped through a hole in the dimensions. And two unlikely young heroes-a bastard heir denied his birthright and an irrepressible sc...

  • Rise of a Merchant Prince

    Serpentwar Saga - 2

    Surviving the wrath of the fearsome Sauur--a hideous race of invading serpents--noble Erik and cunning Roo have delivered a timely warning to the rulers of the Midkemian Empire, and are now free to pursue their separate destinies. Erik chooses the ar...



  • Rage of a Demon King

    Serpentwar Saga - 3

    A loyal soldier and a wealthy merchant have served bravely in the flames of an enduring war that is ravaging their land. But swords, bows, wits and courage will no longer be enough to defeat the scourge that is descending upon their home. For a foul ...

  • Shards of a Broken Crown

    Serpentwar Saga - 4

    The demon is no more. The enemy has been routed. But all is not well... Winter's icy grasp is loosening on the world. The Emerald Queen's vanquished army has its broken back to the Bitter Sea. And treachery is its only recourse. A lackey has de...

  • Krondor: The Betrayal

    The Riftwar Legacy - 1

    The RiftWar is done. But a fearsome army of trolls and renegade humans, emboldened by the drug of destruction, has risen in strength from the ashes of defeat. There is one, however, who defies the call to battle... New York Times bestselling fanta...

  • Krondor: The Assassins

    The Riftwar Legacy - 2

    Prince Arutha--newly returned from battle--is concerned about a rash of unexplained assassinations that plagues his capital city. And so he commissions his most trusted agent, Squire James--formerly the thief known as "Jimmy the Hand"--to discover th...

  • Krondor: Tear of the Gods

    The Riftwar Legacy - 3

    Return now to a land magical, scarred, and wondrous, where great heroes rise up from adversity to battle fearsome enemies who covet the riches within its borders. The vile sorcerer Sidi plans to strike the kingdom a fatal blow, setting the murdero...

  • Talon of the Silver Hawk

    Conclave of Shadows - 1

    Evil has come to a distant land high among the snow-capped mountains of Midkemia, as an exterminating army wearing the colors of the Duke of Olasko razes village after village, slaughtering men, women, and children without mercy. And when the carnage...

  • King of Foxes

    Conclave of Shadows - 2

    In the mountains of Midkemia, a boy came brutally of age in blood and in terror. And now he lives for one purpose alone . . . revenge! An exceptionally skilled swordsman, young Tal Hawkins was the only survivor of the massacre of his village--resc...

  • Exile's Return

    Conclave of Shadows - 3

    Saved by a mage's intervention from certain death, Kaspar, the evil Duke of Olasko, is lord no more -- reduced to an exile's existence and forced to wander the harshest realms of the world he once enslaved. Merciless deserts, forbidding mountains,...

  • The Wood Boy/The Burning Man

    The Wood Boy is an adaptation of the short story by fantasy master Raymond E. Feist that first appeared in the Legends anthology (edited by Robert Silverberg) and offers a unique side story to the events depicted in his beloved book, Magician. The Wo...

  • Flight of the Nighthawks

    The Darkwar Saga - 1

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MASTER OF FANTASY RAYMOND E. FEIST returns to a volatile world at the terrible dawn of the most dramatic conflict yet ... THE DARKWAR! A portent of annihilation awakens the powerful sorcerer Pug in the dead of night -...



  • Into a Dark Realm

    The Darkwar Saga - 2

    The Darkwar rages on as terror descends upon two great empires in the continuing epic adventure of a universe in peril. The dread plot to destroy the Empire of Great Kesh has failed. The Conclave of Shadows has ended the murderous Nighthawk brothe...

  • Magician Apprentice, Volume 1

    Pug and Tomas are two kitchen boys in the castle of Crydee with big dreams of being soldiers. But when choosing day arrives and Pug fails to be chosen by the swordmaster as an apprentice along with Tomas, he finds himself instead under the tutelage o...

  • Wrath of a Mad God

    The Darkwar Saga - 3

    The Darkwar rages, bringing bleak days of destruction and despair to Midkemia and Kelewan. To save both worlds, the powerful sorcerer Pug and select members of the mysterious Conclave of Shadows must journey deep into the dangerous realm of the blood...

  • Magician Apprentice, Volume 2

    Adapted from the novel by New York Times best-selling author Raymond E. Feist, Magician: Apprentice is an exhilarating ride through a rich fantasy world that is hailed by fans and critics alike as "second only to The Lord of the Rings." The journey f...

  • Rides a Dread Legion

    The Demonwar Saga - 1

    The remnants of the Clan of the Seven Stars are returning to their long abandoned home world ... but not as friends. The elves, led by the conjurer Laromendis, flee the relentless demon hordes sweeping through their galaxy -- and the conquest of war-...

  • At the Gates of Darkness

    The Demonwar Saga - 2

    To protect their world from the savage demon hordes, the Black Sorcerer Pug and Midkemia's clandestine protectors, the Conclave of Shadows, forged an uneasy alliance of formidable magical talents. Together, this brave band of wizards, demon masters, ...

  • A Kingdom Besieged

    The Chaoswar Saga - 1

    After nearly thirty years and more than two dozen novels, Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Cycle has become one of the most iconic, beloved, and enduring sagas in modern fantasy. The Riftwars -- including the original Riftwar, the Serpentwar, the Darkwar, ...

  • A Crown Imperiled

    The Chaoswar Saga - 2

    From the New York Times bestselling author of the Riftwar Cycle -- including the original Riftwar, the Serpentwar, the Darkwar, the Demonwar, and now the Chaoswar -- comes the latest entry in one of the most treasured and enduring sagas in modern fan...

  • Magician's End

    The Chaoswar Saga - 3

    As it began, so shall it end--in magic, mystery, and majesty. . . Magician's End Thirty years ago, Raymond E. Feist wrote his first novel, Magician, a story about an orphan boy named Pug who is thrust by a war into captivity in an alien world, onl...

  • Jimmy and the Crawler

    The Riftwar Legacy - 4

    In this fantastic tale, legendary author Raymond E. Feist returns to the city of Krondor and one of his most loved characters from the Riftwar Cycle, Jimmy the Hand.The Crawler: a name whispered in fear. . .In the crime-ridden back alleys of Krondor ...



  • King of Ashes

    The Firemane - 1

    A new novel from the internationally bestselling author, Raymond E. Feist. After 30 years and as many books, Raymond E. Feist's Midkemia series, The Riftwar Cycle, came to a satisfyingly cataclysmic end in 2013. This marks the publication of Feist's ...

  • Queen of Storms

    The Firemane - 2

    Dark and powerful forces threaten the world of Garn once more in this second novel in legendary New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist’s epic fantasy series, the Firemane Saga. Hatushaly and his young wife Hava have arrived in the pr...

  • Master of Furies

    The Firemane - 3

    From King of Ashes to Queen of Storms, it’s all built up to this -- the thrilling conclusion to legendary New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist’s epic Firemane saga. War has swept across Marquensas. Ruthless raiders have massacred...

  • A Darkness Returns

    From legendary author Raymond E. Feist, the first installment in an epic new series that will join his acclaimed Firemane Saga with his signature Riftwar Cycle in a riveting, conclusive adventure. As worlds collide . . .Hatushaly, last scion of ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Raymond E. Feist has published 33 books.

Raymond E. Feist does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Darkness Returns, was published in August 2024.

The first book by Raymond E. Feist, Magician: Apprentice, was published in November 1982.

Yes. Raymond E. Feist has 9 series.
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