Book description
The first book in a brand new series by the master of epic fantasy,
Raymond E. Feist. Ten years after the cataclysmic events of Wrath of a
Mad God took place, Midkemia now faces a new danger thought buried in
myth and antiquity.
A lost race of elves, the taredhel or 'people of the stars', have found
a way across the universe to reach Midkemia. On their current home
world, these elves are hard pressed by a ravaging demon horde, and what
was once a huge empire has been reduced to a handful of survivors. The
cornerstone of taredhel lore is the tale of their lost origins in the
world they call simply 'Home', a place lost in the mists of time. Now
they are convinced that Midkemia is that place, and they are coming to
reclaim it.
Ruthless and arrogant, the taredhel intend to let nothing stand in
their way; but before long, Pug and the Conclave realise that it's not
necessarily the elves, but the demon horde pursuing them where the true
danger lies. And hanging over Pug always is the prophecy that he will be
doomed to watch everyone he loves die before him… Praise for Raymond
E. Feist:
'File under guilty pleasure'
Guardian
'Get in at the start of a master's new series'
Daily Sport
'Well-written and distinctly above average… intelligent… intriguing.'
Publishers Weekly
' Epic scope…vivid imagination…a significant contribution to the growth
of the field of fantasy.'
Washington Post Feist is one of the world's leading fantasy writers.
His Riftwar and Serpentwar Sagas have been global bestsellers for years.
Born and raised in Southern California, Raymond E. Feist was educated at
the University of California, San Diego, where he graduated with honours
in Communication Arts. He is the author of the bestselling and
critically acclaimed Riftwar Saga.
