Raymond E Feist. Are his books worth a read? Specifically the Riftwar series?

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13 Answers

Troy

Why would old school be a consideration?

They’re good.

The earlier ones are better. The later ones get repetitive.

Troy

and his stand alone book Faerie Tale is probably my favorite book of all time

DeeQuestion author

Cheers! I should probably correct my OP a little as I’m a big fan of old school 80s books myself. It’s just that some people out there prefer modern fantasy that avoids the typical fantasy tropes. I’m actually fine with it actually.

Troy

Modern fantasy avoids the tropes? Have yet to find one that does that.

Personally, tropes are fine. People make too big a deal of it.

Adam

Feist is awesome. He’s what I started on. His later books aren’t as good but they’re still solid. He has a new trilogy coming out soon too, and it has nothing to do with the old series.

DeeQuestion author

Thanks for the feedback Adam! BTW if you could, can you give me a brief outline of what the first magician book is like? Is it action packed? Does it have political drama? Suspense? Horror? Is the magic system unique? And I’m actually hoping there’s no teen love ansty stuff in it ?

Erin

I love Feist and majority of his books. I think his earlier novels are the best but Riftwar Saga was still a good read for me.

Ash

Fuckin oath its worth it magician is my favourite book

Scott

The only reason to not read it is that most other books will disappoint after you do.

Charles

Great books in my opinion. Well written.. First books are fantastic. But the later ones are so-so.

Troy

Definitely a series that went on too long

Erik

fantastic books. read them.