A dread darkness is descending upon a great land called Midkemia -- a powerful and malevolent race of monsters that has slipped through a hole in the dimensions. And two unlikely young heroes -- a bastard heir denied his birthright and an irrepressible scoundrel with a penchant for thievery -- must take up arms in the struggle to protect their besieged world...two friends chosen by Destiny to stand at the fore of the battle that is to come against the gargantuan reptile army of the terrible Emerald Queen.
Shadow of a Dark Queen: The Serpentwar Saga, Book 1
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A dark and alien peril casts an lengthening shadow over Midkemia as another Riftworld saga begins almost a generation after the events in The King's Buccaneer . Erik von Darkmoor, bastard son of the local baron, flees to the city of Krondor after accidentally killing his legitimate and sadistic half-brother. Condemned to death, Eric and his childhood friend, Rupert (Roo) Avery, are provisionally spared to serve in a desperate mission against the reptilian Pantathians, who plan to conquer Midkemia and bring back their goddess, Alma-Lodaka, one of the ancient Dragon Lords. The boys undergo brutal training and join others of their kind under the half-elf Calis, known as the Eagle of Krondor, in a bid to pass as mercenaries in the continent of Novindus, current battle center for the Pantathians and their reluctant allies, the also-reptilian Saaur. A sensitive coming-of-age tale in which brutality and camaraderie are equally present, Feist's newest saga has a freshness of vision that suggests it will avoid the staleness that often eats away at multivolume epics. Author tour.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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In the first volume of the "Serpent War Saga," the best-selling author of the "Riftwar Saga" introduces a new twist to an old setting. The planets Kelewan and Midkemia, central to the Riftwar novels, are home to a pair of unlikely heroes who must fight an evil race of serpents.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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By General Pete
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I got this book with the last of my Christmas gift certificate money. While Feist may not be a Geroge RR. Martin he does manage to craft an enjoyable story with charecters that you can care about, particularly Erik and Roo, but I also like Bingo. There are times when the story seems to fall into a pattern but it never stays there for long.
Wonderful read I think this serise will tide me over untill the next book in A Song of Ice and Fire comes out.
By Jerry
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book begins my personal favorite of Feist's many series. The next two follow along on the heels of each other while the fourth you can actually do without. It's good, but the first three is the core of this section of Midkemia
**A book I would also recommend is The Unsuspecting Mage by Brian S. Pratt. This, the first installment of The Morcyth Saga is a great beginning for a new author. Battles, magic, gods, secret passages and intrigue, all the elements of a classic epic fantasy! Any fantasy reader will enjoy it.
By shettakaburi
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is my first Raymond Feist book so I can't compare it to what has been before or since, but this book as a whole screams average. Which is not to say it is a bad book or badly written. The writing was average, i didn't throw the book down in disgust nor did his lingual prowess stupify me. The story was also fairly average, somewhat formulaic with a few shades of uniqueness on occassion. The verdict is: If it's lying around pick it up but don't go out of your way.
The story centers around the adventures of Erik and Roo, primarily Erik, with a few side pages on a magician named Miranda and her search for Pug of Stardock, a Master mage from previous books. Erik and Roo are shanghaied from their comfortable little province outside of Krondor to the far off continent of Novindus where an army of otherworldy lizardmen led by a mysterious Emerald Queen are ravaging the nations there. Prince Nicholas of Krondor believes it is only a matter of time before the lizardmen have laid waste to Novindus and set their red eyes across the sea upon Midkemia. So Erik, Roo and a force of brigands and cutthroats recruited by Calis, an elven son of Tomas (from earlier books), sail to Novindus to join the Emerald Queen's army disguised as mercenary band in an effort to glean information about the forces driving this invasion.
The story is light fantasy, little magic and mostly swordplay. I hope I helped. :)
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A pleasant writting style.
Let me warn you that this was the first Feist's book I've read. I don't know the stories before or after this book's events (except what the book itself hints). Read more
Published on Mar 11 2003 by Ângelo Braz
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Book
Shadow of a Dark Queen by Raymond E Feist is an epic fantasy of grand proportions. Feist has the ability to clearly define his characters within his stories expanding upon who they... Read more
Published on Nov 6 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars
A slow start but by the end you would wish for more!!
20 years latter after the The King's Buccaneer we return to Krondor to find a brand new cast of characters that won't disappoint you. Read more
Published on July 22 2002 by R. Reinhart
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible...if you've read the other books....
I can't stress enough the importance of reading the other books before you start this series. Read Magician1&2, Silverthorn and A Darkness of Sethanon, Prince of the Blood,... Read more
Published on May 25 2001 by Jan-Erik Liaskar
3.0 out of 5 stars
If you have nothing better to read, why not?
Feist is an author that manages to write readable books simply though sheer pleasantness. This characters in this series are striat out of a seventh heven episode. Read more
Published on Feb 28 2001 by Dixon Whitley
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not Logical
I enjoy a good fantasy book, and most of the time I read nothing else. But it seemed to me, as talented Mr Feist is as a writer, as a fantasy writer, 'Shadow of a Dark Queen' sux. Read more
Published on Dec 20 2000 by Aishah Kamaruddin
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Shadow of a Dark Queen
In the Shadow of a Dark Queen is a thrilling book by Raymond E. Feist. In it a boy becomes a man, a old war is reinvestigated, and an evil older then time itself reappears. Read more
Published on Nov 29 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good start to a decent series.
In the Serpentwar Saga, Feist loses some of the magical grandeur of the Riftwar Saga. The characters are more "common", the focus is on a lower scale. Read more
Published on Nov 21 2000 by "sergiocqh"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Almost as good as magician
In fact in some ways its better, but being the first midkemia novel magician has that extra point. This is excellent and it truly is a new saga not just a sequel to the riftwar. Read more
Published on Oct 18 2000 by Alexander Korbey
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Lots of fun
Well, I picked up my first Feist novel about 10 years ago, and have enjoyed his writing ever since. The Serpentwar Saga is set perhaps 50 years after the end of the Riftwar. Read more
Published on Aug 1 2000 by William Briggs
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