Reviews

Krondor: Tear of the Gods by Raymond E. Feist

zoeamac's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

jamsl94's review against another edition

2.25

An easy read but it doesn’t live up to the plots potential

ellyrarg's review against another edition

2.0

Another go here, do this, go there, do that. Lots of plot questing, not a lot of character development. Frustratingly this book did nothing to answer the questions set up in the previous two books, other than a vague ‘nameless one’ who is apparently a forgotten evil god. More questions than answers! Found it even more frustrating than the last two in the legacy series.

weechito's review against another edition

2.0

The bones are here for a good story, but by following video game tropes too closely, Feist loses a lot. There are bosses, mini bosses, side quests, key items (some of which are actual keys), and all sorts of other tropes that work fine in games and are okay in limited form in novels, but here they’re laid on too thick.

ayla_derammelaere's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

ingrido's review against another edition

2.0

I think I would like playing this computer game, but reading the story of a gameplay is not for me. There are too many NPC's that give hints and too little actual story.

joabroda's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

3.0

Well there had to come a time when I thought Feist went over the edge, and this book was it.  There was so much to like about it: Jimmy the Hand being a main character again, the great battle scenes, the intro of new characters. However, midway the author took off in a direction that I just did not get. It became all about walking dead and vampires.  It was like paranormal (Which I seldom like) just invaded this great fantasy world. Still, Feist's character building and the world he previously built kept me reading. I can only hope this was a hiccup for him and the undead are actually banished. 

Book 4 of the series is a short novella, I never read those "between" the series books. This book however is a main story of Jimmy, one of my favorite characters and so I broke down and bought a used copy and plan on picking it up immediately.  Every favorite author can disappoint occasionally, so I will just let it go and as I said, hope the undead are truly gone.

ferrisscottr's review against another edition

4.0

So this is my 27th Riftwar Cycle book so you could say I was a fan.
The main character is Jimmy the Hand which just so happens to be my favorite character in the series.
Hmmmmm
What are the chances I'll like this book?
Pretty good....

It's a stand alone novel. More adventure than fantasy.
The Tear of the Gods is being transported - pirates try to steal it - doesn't work out that well for anyone involved...enter Squire James (Jimmy the Hand) and William and the new court magician.
Add in evil wizards, skeleton warriors, vampires, witches.
Mix together and you've got a pretty fun fantasy adventure novel.
Is it going to change the world? Nope
Is it fun as hell? Yup

This one had a lot of fights and battles and testosterone...reminded me a lot of an R.A. Salvatore novel.

You shouldn't read this unless you have at least a working knowledge of the series but otherwise I'd highly recommend this book - it's a good way to spend some time.

ld153's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.0

bcnday's review against another edition

3.0

Not my favorite from Raymond Feist. It reads exactly like a Dungeons and Dragons game and is a little tedious because of that.