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At the Gates of Darkness by Raymond E. Feist

rbixby's review against another edition

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3.0

Enjoyed it, but my edition seemed to have some basic copy editing errors that threw me out of the story at different key times.

ellyrarg's review against another edition

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2.0

Blah. I thought it was very very blah.

kenlaan's review against another edition

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3.0

An improvement over the last book, but still not as good as many of the books in Riftwar. Still, I'm glad to see it's not just a total spiral as the series wraps up.

On to the next!

pjc1268's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

4.75

rossdent's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

peter_xxx's review against another edition

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2.0

Dit boek is het tweede deel van de saga van de demonenkoning en ik had eigenlijk het gevoel dat er niet genoeg stof meer in dit verhaal zat om dit tweede deel te schrijven. Ik had de indruk dat er wat rond de pot werd gedraaid.

Niet dat ik dit boek met tegenzin gelezen heb, maar ik krijg de indruk dat Feist wat uitverteld is over puc, thomas en midkemia.

lordseregil's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

paul_arzooman's review against another edition

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4.0

This and the first volume were excellent set-up novels for what's coming in the final trilogy of the epic. It was a nice change of pace to follow some of the high-powered characters rather than flipping back and forth between magicians and country-bumpkins turned soldiers. With the previous trilogy and continuing into this two-book sub-series, I thought Feist was very much back in top form as a writer and storyteller. Wonderfully epic moments combined with more personal ones are what Feist does best and he did so again with the Demonwar books.

bibliophilelinda's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a Goodreads giveaway gift.

Review:
Great continuation of the Demonwar Saga. In this book, which I think takes place about one year after "Rides a Dread Legion", an agent of Pug's Conclave of the Shadows, Jim Dasher, stumbles upon the remnants of a horrific and bloody ritual used to summon demons. Reporting his finding back to the Conclave, Pug, Magnus, Amirantha, Sandreena, Gulamendis, Laromendis and others continue their search into the archives of the past to try and find out exactly what is happening in the Demon Realm. Their discovery proves to even the most learned Demon Masters that the Demon realms organization was far more brutal than what they could have ever suspected. With a little help from an ancient demon text and Pug's grandfather, the Conclave is able to discover where the rift to the Demon Realm lies. However once there, Amirantha's worst suspicions come true, not only is Belasco behind the newly attempted demon invasion of Midkemia, but he has actually allowed a demon to gain partial control over his body. The final battle ensures the power hungry demon's ability to infiltrate Midkemia is delayed, but more is yet to come. This book is a great read, quick paced, engaging, with some pretty witty dialogue.

g2pro's review against another edition

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3.0

I've read all of Feist's books and enjoy each one, some are better than other but all are enjoyable.