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ld153's review against another edition
4.0
Final in the series. Starting a couple of months after the previous one left off this book was picking up the shattered pieces of the Kingdom. The general has named himself king in on part of the Kingdom. Krondor is burned ruins. Kesh wants to expand their borders. Kingdom soldiers are tired and war weary.
This book was kind of slow moving to start off with, as pieces of the West were slowing being put back together. I really wanted someone to punch Prince Patrick in the face... what actually happened was hilarious. He Got TOLD!! Dash & Jimmy are once again in the service of the crown, Jimmy being named an Earl and Dash being named the Sheriff of Krondor (I look forward to hearing more about his adventures, he is very much like Jimmy the Hand). Erik is fighting to free the Kingdom of the mercenaries. Roo is once again building his business. Nakor is creating a new religion, and is still awesome. Pug & Miranda are married and appear when Nakor discovers something. This book was a good finale to the series.
This book was kind of slow moving to start off with, as pieces of the West were slowing being put back together. I really wanted someone to punch Prince Patrick in the face... what actually happened was hilarious. He Got TOLD!! Dash & Jimmy are once again in the service of the crown, Jimmy being named an Earl and Dash being named the Sheriff of Krondor (I look forward to hearing more about his adventures, he is very much like Jimmy the Hand). Erik is fighting to free the Kingdom of the mercenaries. Roo is once again building his business. Nakor is creating a new religion, and is still awesome. Pug & Miranda are married and appear when Nakor discovers something. This book was a good finale to the series.
duffypratt's review against another edition
3.0
This was a perfectly satisfactory conclusion to a good, but not great fantasy series. The loose ends are all tied off quite nicely, and there is the distinct promise of more to come. On that, it looks like Feist has made much more of Midkemia, and when I can't find something else to grab me, I will probably turn to these books. They aren't great, but they are dependably good.
In this series, the character of Erik dominates the first book, but his character is rather thin, and by this book he is relegated to a side story, and he remains rather dull. The second book focuses on Roo, and he is considerably more complex than Erik, at least until he sees the light (which for him is the value of family). By this book, he is also a kind of afterthought.
I am not sure who is the main focus of the third book, which may be one of its problems. This one, however, rests pretty squarely on James grandkids, a Dash and Jimmy. Dash, it turns out, is a pretty worthwhile character. And I liked both of them quite well. I'm afraid however that they have now grown up and will thus be too good to be interesting in later books.
I also enjoyed Pug in this book, and always Nakor. The magic here was better than it usually is in Feist. And Pug actually has something to do here other than defeat some impossibly strong threat to all existence (though there's some of that too).
Not sure when or whether I will get back to these. I really need to latch on to some new writer.
In this series, the character of Erik dominates the first book, but his character is rather thin, and by this book he is relegated to a side story, and he remains rather dull. The second book focuses on Roo, and he is considerably more complex than Erik, at least until he sees the light (which for him is the value of family). By this book, he is also a kind of afterthought.
I am not sure who is the main focus of the third book, which may be one of its problems. This one, however, rests pretty squarely on James grandkids, a Dash and Jimmy. Dash, it turns out, is a pretty worthwhile character. And I liked both of them quite well. I'm afraid however that they have now grown up and will thus be too good to be interesting in later books.
I also enjoyed Pug in this book, and always Nakor. The magic here was better than it usually is in Feist. And Pug actually has something to do here other than defeat some impossibly strong threat to all existence (though there's some of that too).
Not sure when or whether I will get back to these. I really need to latch on to some new writer.
m3th0s's review against another edition
5.0
A good conclusion for the Serpentwar saga!! So many twists and unexpected turns and still Feist manages to grip the reader from beginning to end, to the point of making a military campaign sounds exciting!
A lot of "screen time" for well known characters and quite a few "badass" moments from our favourite mage!!
All in all, really really good!
A lot of "screen time" for well known characters and quite a few "badass" moments from our favourite mage!!
All in all, really really good!
joabroda's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
4.0
A great wrap-up to this sub-series of The Rift War Cycle. If you're a fan of Feist's ability to write battles, you will love this book. The action is non stop and there are quite a few WTH moments (at least for me there were).
I am reading Feist's entire library with a buddy and it is so great to have someone to talk to about this amazing world. It has been a joy to see how Feist has grown as a writer. I anticipate more great reads as we carry on. There are, I believe, 31 books in the entire series and this was # 13 for us.
So many of my favorite characters from this series are now gone, but Feist managed to get me attached to some new ones. Moving on to the next sub-series, The Riftwar Legacy: The Complete 4-Book Collection, which looks like it is taking us back in time. Maybe some of those old characters will be back 😁
I am reading Feist's entire library with a buddy and it is so great to have someone to talk to about this amazing world. It has been a joy to see how Feist has grown as a writer. I anticipate more great reads as we carry on. There are, I believe, 31 books in the entire series and this was # 13 for us.
So many of my favorite characters from this series are now gone, but Feist managed to get me attached to some new ones. Moving on to the next sub-series, The Riftwar Legacy: The Complete 4-Book Collection, which looks like it is taking us back in time. Maybe some of those old characters will be back 😁
arthurbdd's review against another edition
2.0
An unnecessary coda to the Serpentwar plot arc, revealing a Feist short on fresh ideas. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/the-reading-canary-the-serpentwar-saga/
literary_han's review against another edition
4.0
3.75 stars
The first third was a little monotonous and dull but it quickly picked up the pace with an amazing last 200 ish pages
I HIGHLY recommend this series
Hannah xoxo
The first third was a little monotonous and dull but it quickly picked up the pace with an amazing last 200 ish pages
I HIGHLY recommend this series
Hannah xoxo
katlem's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
hann_readsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
so so so boring - the first two hundred pages are people traveling and setting up battle strategies.
where are the female characters?! they are an afterthought, and object for these main character men to have at their sides. if it wasn’t for a friend giving me this series i wouldn’t have finished this book or the last book, Rage of a Demon King. both were so bad.
where are the female characters?! they are an afterthought, and object for these main character men to have at their sides. if it wasn’t for a friend giving me this series i wouldn’t have finished this book or the last book, Rage of a Demon King. both were so bad.
robertalllan's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
vera_ann's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this one because I found Jimmy and Dash, who were big focuses in this one, a lot more interesting than Erik and Roo, who were big focuses in the previous few. Because I found the characters interesting it gave back some of the magic of the series I felt in the beginning, but this book 4 was a lot of aftermath and set up for more to come after what felt like a weak climax. It does the job well enough that it makes me want to continue the series and feel that it looks promising when I had nearly wanted to put it down and only possibly return at a later date.