Krondor the Assassins (The Riftwar Legacy, Book 2)

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Summary: a great read
Review: Raymond Feist delivers again, this book is much better than krondor the betrayal, I loved william: pug's son, and how it showed how he first started climbing the ladder of power. Feist weaves a great story with obsorbing characters and a great plot. The only thing bad about this is having to wait for the next book in the series.

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Summary: A good adventure but we need more Pug and Magic
Review: The story is a good basic adventure story. The problem is that Feist has gone somewhat astray from the Magician Books that started the series. Those books had a good mixture of both Magic and adventure. The latest novels seem to be neglecting the whole magic side of the equation. We need more PUG ! I want to know things like : What is Pug's role as Macros' successor ? What's happening with the Valheru? Stories on the God Wars would be interesting as well.

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Summary: RAYMOND FEIST DOES IT AGAIN !
Review: Raymond Feist never ceases to amaze me. I have read every one of his books and this is by far one of the best. I thought the way that he was able to work in the life of "Jimmy the Hand" was masterful. Not many writers could have accomplished this the way he did. The Crawler was mentioned in the serpent war series and he managed to make it all come together. I am looking forward to book three of this series with great anticipation !

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Summary: Feist continues his excellence!
Review: Feist writes another epic fantasy and proves why he is foremost among modern fantasy authors. An absorbing plot and characters that you care about make it an excellent read. It is also nice to read adventures about Jimmy the Hand, Arutha, Locklear, and the rest of the Riftwar characters again. Although Krondor the Betrayal seemed a bit mechanical, Krondor the Assassins recaptures the magic that makes his stories the most interesting on the market today. I can't wait for the next one!

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Summary: AMAZING-A work of art. Fiest does it again!
Review: Fiest winds an epic tail of classic heroism and courage. A must read for everyone. Once I started reading I could not put it down.

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Summary: Have not read it, but know it will be awesome!
Review: Need I say more? We all know that mr. Feist couldn't write a bad book if he wanted to! So without even reading it I'll give the five stars, even though it deserves even more.

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Summary: much better than Betrayal
Review: Book 2 of the Legacy of the Riftwar

The first thing I have to say is that this is far better than Krondor: The Betrayal. This book feels more like a story rather than a series of action scenes slapped together and called Midkemia. The book opens shortly after The Betrayal and advances the story of something/someone threatening the kingdom. Squire James has more of a role in this book, as does Prince Arutha. For the first time in the series, William (the son of Pug) has a major starring role.

Something bad is going on in Krondor. There are mysterious murders occurring in the city, but instead of it being nobles or common folk, it seems that a lot of criminals are being killed. This wouldn't raise up a red flag, except that they are members of the Guild of Thieves: The Mockers. James is sent to investigate and learns that the Mockers have been overrun by a gang ruled by someone known as The Crawler. The leader of the Mockers, The Upright Man, is presumed dead and James suspects this is part of a plot not only against the Mockers but against the Prince as well. Someone is stirring up trouble.

At the same time, the Duke of Olasko (a duchy later appearing in The Conclave of Shadows series set a century later) is passing through and visits Krondor. He wants to hunt, so Arutha assigns William and some other soliders to escort the Duke. During the hunting trip they are attacked and it seems that someone is trying to start a war between Krondor and Olasko (or the Kingdom of the Isles, and the East). This raises the stakes even more as this mysterious enemy is fighting on several fronts.

Krondor: The Assassins deals with the fight to save Krondor from within as well as stop those trying to kill the Duke of Olasko and prevent a war. As I said, this was much better than Krondor: The Betrayal, and while it doesn't measure up close to Feist's other work like the Riftwar Saga, this was a fairly enjoyable read. It is a step back in the right direction, at the least.

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Summary: Thank god, no video game
Review: This is really the only worth-while book to read out of the Riftwar Legacy books because it was also the only book not based on a video game. Although I'll admit, its fun to play as Jimmy the Hand, and then read the adventures in print-form after beating the game - but if you didn't play the games, I can't imagine you'd have that great of a time reading this series. Except for this book. 100% original.

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Summary: Suprisingly Good
Review: I must say that after reading the first book of the Riftwar Legacy, I almost didn't bother to read this one. I was pleasantly surprised though with this second book of the series. This book has a good story and I found myself not wanting to put it down. It's major drawback is that a few of the passages are awkwardly written, and one may need to read some of the passages carefully to avoid confusion. All in all though, I would say that this is a worthwile book to own and it is a great improvement over the first book in this series.

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Summary: The Feist we knew and loved seems long gone...
Review: The riftwar series stands as one of the all time great adventures of high fantasy. The breath and depth of action, the strong characters, the crisp writing, and suspensful plot all contribute to making that one of the few series that I have read again and again.

The second series, though not as good, contained many of the same strengths. Good characters, fun adventures, and creative plot.

That brings us the "Riftwar Legacy" series, a fine example of the danger of writers telling us "the story before the story" in this case made even worse for being based on a video games. The characters are flat and unintersting (even those like Jimmy the Hand whom I loved in previous books, making it even more painful). The story is dull and straight out a dozen works by authors of far less ability. These books contain none of the ethical chalenges that made the others such a delight and catured my imagination. Great palace intrigue is traded in here for old hack plot devices.

If you love Feist's other work, don't waste your time here. Go back and reread what he has previously written. This book, and the one that went before, lead only to disapointment.