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kxu65's review
4.0
This book was better than what I expected to be. This book was really readable that pulled me right in the minute I started reading even thought I figure out what was going to happened from the back cover. Great job, Feist in writing a fun and readable book for my return to the world of Midkemia.
valmox's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
shanelh's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
arthurbdd's review against another edition
2.0
Basically Feist's usual coming-of-age story he keeps rewriting over and over, only this time it's grimdark. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/the-reading-canary-the-serpentwar-saga/
yuliatta's review against another edition
4.0
I just finished the audiobook and man did I enjoy it!
Again, Raymond E. Feist proves why he is my new fave author.
However, this book isn't my usual read so I'm pretty sure that had I not listened to it, i wouldn't have enjoyed it as much just because it was quite heavy on the war and there was less magic than before.
Anyway, I loved it and that's it :D
Again, Raymond E. Feist proves why he is my new fave author.
However, this book isn't my usual read so I'm pretty sure that had I not listened to it, i wouldn't have enjoyed it as much just because it was quite heavy on the war and there was less magic than before.
Anyway, I loved it and that's it :D
sleightholme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
vaderbird's review
3.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
zaelle's review
3.0
Again, I had read this before, but I'm rereading it for a Feist reread.
I liked this book much better on a reread than when I first read it. The Kingdom is a very different place without Arutha, and following non-noble protagonists for the first time brings a completely different, less fantastical feel to things. It's somehow grittier and real. Erik and Roo are more flawed than any of the previous protagonists we meet (except maybe the twins) and we see them grow a lot in this story. It is important to note that the feel is completely different from the 5 books that came before though. If you aren't expecting that change in tone, it can be jarring.
I wish Miranda was fleshed out as a character more, but part of her allure I guess was how mysterious she is. We get to know all the other new characters fairly well, but for how big Miranda will eventually be in the series, I feel like I never really got to know her very well at all. It's a pleasure to see James as the Duke of Krondor, and seeing how as an adult, he is influenced by so many of the people he had met/known as a boy.
I liked this book much better on a reread than when I first read it. The Kingdom is a very different place without Arutha, and following non-noble protagonists for the first time brings a completely different, less fantastical feel to things. It's somehow grittier and real. Erik and Roo are more flawed than any of the previous protagonists we meet (except maybe the twins) and we see them grow a lot in this story. It is important to note that the feel is completely different from the 5 books that came before though. If you aren't expecting that change in tone, it can be jarring.
I wish Miranda was fleshed out as a character more, but part of her allure I guess was how mysterious she is. We get to know all the other new characters fairly well, but for how big Miranda will eventually be in the series, I feel like I never really got to know her very well at all. It's a pleasure to see James as the Duke of Krondor, and seeing how as an adult, he is influenced by so many of the people he had met/known as a boy.
thereadingmum's review against another edition
4.0
The start of a new branch of The Riftwar Cycle, The Serpentwar Saga, Shadow of a Dark Queen follows the story of Eric Von Darkmoor, the illegitimate son of a Baron, who is pulled into the kingdom's fight against the Pantatheons.
I found this book to be much more interesting plot-wise and there weren't any distracting romances that tends to be cringey.
I found this book to be much more interesting plot-wise and there weren't any distracting romances that tends to be cringey.