A review by thereadingmum
Prince of the Blood by Raymond E. Feist

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Another great, swashbuckling installment of the Riftwar Cycle. This time it follows the trevails of Borric and Erland, Arutha's twin sons as they travel to Kesh for the Empress's 75th birthday. Only they are beset on the way there and Borric is taken by bandits and presumed dead. Coming back to Midkemia after reading the Empire trilogy with Mara in Kelewan and back to mainly male protagonists, I enjoyed it but feel there is a bit of a formula with Feist's books. Not that I'm complaining. It's like watching an action comedy. They're all pretty much the same when you boil them down, but we still love them. It seems as if the books set on Midkemia are a bit more G-rated, but that may be my imagination. It was interesting seeing the empire of Kesh and the type of people portrayed. I loved Nakor and found him the most loveable character in the series thus far.