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Summary: History repeats itself.
Review: This is the fourth and last volume in the Riftwar Saga (after Magician: Apprentice, Magician: Master and Silverthorn).After another year of peace, Arutha and Anita are about to present their newly-born twins to their subjects when Arutha is victim of a new attack by the black Moredhel. And while Arutha's party is starting a perilous journey northwards to confront his mysterious enemy Murmandamus, also meeting some old acquaintances on the way, Pug and Tomas travel through space and time on the back of a dragon in search of Macros the Black, as only the legendary magician can help them defeat the Enemy. Going backwards through time, they'll witness the very birth of the universe. On one hand, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Arutha's tremendous adventures, especially the absolutely gripping siege and formidable battle of Armengar, and Jimmy and Locky are also great, loveable characters. But on the other hand, Pug's part, and in a way the unraveling of the whole saga, was a trifle too mystical and somewhat far-fetched for me. I cannot make up my mind as to what to think of this book.
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Summary: fantastic fantasy [no spoilers]
Review: "A Darkness at Sethanon" is the incredible final fourth volume in the Riftwar Saga. The events explored in the prior volume continue with Prince Arutha, Pug, and Tomas at the helm. The Enemy is seeking to destroy Arutha, Lord of the West, thereby fulfilling an ancient prophecy regarding a return to the Midkemia universe. Many surprises await the reader as old and new characters play critical roles in the fight against evil. This volume is by far the best and an incredible climax to the saga. The writing is beautiful and the story proceeds at a skilled pace. The author conveys the magic invoked brilliantly, placing the reader in the middle of the conflicts creating a definite classic. All of the battles are awe-inspiring with brilliant strategy and tactics. I had an excellent time reading the book after all these years and highly recommend the series to any fan of the fantasy genre. Thank you.
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Summary: Nope
Review: No where near the quality of Magician Apprentice, the besxt part of this book is when we finally get to see Pug and Tomas at their best, they are no longer the "mere mortals" of Magician.
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Summary: fantastic fantasy [no spoilers]
Review: "A Darkness at Sethanon" is the incredible final fourth volume in the Riftwar Saga. The events explored in the prior volume continue with Prince Arutha, Pug, and Tomas at the helm. The Enemy is seeking to destroy Arutha, Lord of the West, thereby fulfilling an ancient prophecy regarding a return to the Midkemia universe. Many surprises await the reader as old and new characters play critical roles in the fight against evil. This volume is by far the best and an incredible climax to the saga. The writing is beautiful and the story proceeds at a skilled pace. The author conveys the magic invoked brilliantly, placing the reader in the middle of the conflicts creating a definite classic. All of the battles are awe-inspiring with brilliant strategy and tactics. I had an excellent time reading the book after all these years and highly recommend the series to any fan of the fantasy genre. Thank you.
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Summary: Nope
Review: No where near the quality of Magician Apprentice, the besxt part of this book is when we finally get to see Pug and Tomas at their best, they are no longer the "mere mortals" of Magician.
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Summary: ...Bwahaha! THIS BOOK IS TERRIBLE!
Review: Can you imagine the most terribly designed characters of all time? Times that by 100 and you'd have Feist's Tomas and Pug and all the others. First of all, they're unkillable. Feist seems that by making his characters gods they'll still have a tough time against the "mordehel" (equivilent of orcs) or whatever. Tomas is the incarnate of a god, making him naturally the most powerful character in the story, capable of sweeping Murmandamus (big bad fat magic evil guy) off to the side. Pug is the most powerful wizard in TWO worlds. That means he's even better! And one theif...I think the name's Jimmy or something stupid. He is the greatest theif in the world, cool right? No, because nothing ever happens to him either. All the characters are gods in their own rights, and the only ones that die are insignificant. Even the action is lackluster, and the annoying "inter-dimensional" crap is really stupid. It has the dragons as gods too, and the freakin' Prince Arutha is able to take on the main villain (Murmandamus!) with a RAPIER! I think that Feist has made a bad Japanese world remake in Tsurani-mabobit. They have Japanese garb, Japanese names and Japanese politics and other crap. The eastern kingdom is full of pansies and the zombies are poorly contructed under the guise of "nighthawks" or some such crap. Oh-ho-ho, let's not forget my favorite character *bursts out laughing.* This character's garb is always black and his name happens to be Guy. So, naturally Feist thought it would be great to nickname this character *stiffling laughter* BLACK GUY! That's so weird isn't it? Has anyone else noticed...Black Guy? It's just stupid, like someone named Jewish King or Christian Man or White Woman or something. I really don't like Feist's style, so I think I'll make fun of him somemore; ...Bwahaha, this book is terrible.
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Summary: Am I ranting about this book? You bet I am!
Review: This book is the third book in Raymond Feist's Riftwar Saga (if you count Magician as one book), and picks up the story one year after the events in Silverthorn. The nighthawks are back in Krondor, and this time they intend to make certain that Prince Arutha does not escape their snare. The time for hesitation is over, and Arutha must have a final showdown with the moredhel leader Murmandamus. But, there are even bigger stakes in this contest; Pug and Thomas must quest across space and time to find the one man who knows what is going on, Macros the Black, and prepare for a battle with the ancient Enemy. There is great danger for everyone involved, and the fate of the very universe hangs in the balance! This is a fantastic book, and is even better than the earlier books of the series! Really quickly, the author turns the heat up on the action, until it turns white hot. And, I must say that he does an excellent job of combining intense one-on-one action with great scenes of a titanic war. Am I ranting about this book? You bet I am! This is one of the best fantasy books out there, one that I highly recommend to everyone!
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Summary: Kudos to Feist
Review: A Darkness at Sethanon kept me enthralled from the beginning.
The author gives you characters so well-built you feel like you know them, and a rich geographical background with detailed descriptions. The plot was complex, different character's actions interwoven, and Feist's story-telling is intoxicating.
Tales of adventure and fantasy of this caliber are hard to find.
Some of the scenes totally blew me away. Feist really had his mental wheels rolling with this one.
I won't bother saying anything about the story-line, because even if there wasn't one, with the magical way Feist writes he could talk jibberish and still have me read 10 more books. They are just so much fun!
I recommend reading Feist's series from the beginning starting with Magician to get the full effect of the following books.
Enjoy!
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Summary: Darkness At Sethanon
Review: 'A Darkness at Sethanon,' is the epic finale to the rift war saga. In the first book: Magician, we get to know Pug & Tomas, & are with them, as they grow both in power & stature in very different ways. In Silverthorn we are more with Arutha, & co. as they search for the remedial flower for Anita, & the threat of Murmandus is revealed, as the party stumble across nighthawks & Black slayers on their quest. In the final section, Pug travels to icy peaks in Tsurani, to study with the mystical eldar, in preparation of facing the 'Enemy.' This all builds up to the last book; 'A Darkness..'where the valiant companions, Jimmy, Laurie, Arutha etc. battle against the vast army of Murmandus, under the command of their former enemy Guy du bass, fighting from a surrounded fort.
Meanwhile Pug & Tomas are astride the back of a mighty dragon Rhuath, in different worlds & ages, fighting against weird & fascinating monsters with magic & steel, searching for the supposedly omnnnipotent sorcerer, Macros. their journey takes them far & wide,in which Feist really throws forth his imagination, to make two seperate quests of power & glory -Pug, Thomas + Arutha & co. as the story reaches an exciting conclusion, drawing you right into the heart of the book. Well done Feist!
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Summary: A good series concludes
Review: I really liked the first and third books in this series, and the second one was ok, so I was looking forward to an exciting conclusion. This book was exciting, but I thought it got too involved in the mystical nonsense surrounding the Lifestone and Pug and Tomas and Murmandamus. I wish the story could have focused more on Arutha and Jimmy and the other fine characters that Feist has created and a good plot. If you read the other books in the series, you will probably enjoy this one as well, but I thought, while it was still ok, it was the worst of the series.
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