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Seregil of Rhiminee’s own thoughts on books they have read. These are reader-written book reviews, separate from Risingshadow’s editorial reviews.

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The World of Shannara

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The World of Shannara

Terry Brooks, Teresa Patterson

8/10Written Oct 20, 2007Edited Oct 20, 2007

The World of Shannara is an excellent guide to Shannara books.

If you're familiar with Teresa Patterson's other guide book (The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time), you won't be disappointed with this book. The World of Shannara is one of the best guide books I've read.

If you like Shannara books and want to know a bit more about the history etc, you should buy this book.

Honoured Enemy

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Honoured Enemy

Raymond E. Feist, William R. Forstchen

6/10Written Oct 19, 2007

Honoured Enemy is the first book of Legends of the Riftwar series.

When I began to read Honoured Enemy I was a bit cautious, because I didn't expect it to be very good. Fortunately it was quite readable and not as bad as some Midkemia books (e.g. Shards of a Broken Crown).

Honoured Enemy is a good fantasy book, but not the best Midkemia book.

Rage of a Demon King

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Rage of a Demon King

Raymond E. Feist

4/10Written Oct 19, 2007Edited Oct 19, 2007

Rage of a Demon King is the third book of The Serpentwar Saga.

In my opinion Rage of a Demon King is a readable book, but it's not as good as some of the previous books (Rise of a Merchant Prince and The Riftwar Saga books were much more enjoyable books).

This book can be recommended to fans of Raymond E. Feist. If you like Feist's books, you'll probably like this book.

Rise of a Merchant Prince

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Rise of a Merchant Prince

Raymond E. Feist

4/10Written Oct 19, 2007

Rise of a Merchant Prince is the second book of The Serpentwar Saga.

I enjoyed reading this book and thought that it was much better than Shadow of a Dark Queen. This book is a bit different and that's a good thing.

If you enjoy reading Raymond E. Feist's books, you should read this book.

Shadow of a Dark Queen

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Shadow of a Dark Queen

Raymond E. Feist

4/10Written Oct 19, 2007Edited Oct 19, 2007

Shadow of a Dark Queen is the first book of The Serpentwar Saga.

I enjoyed reading this book, although it wasn't as the previous books (Magician etc).

By the way, if you've read the Finnish translations of The Serpentwar Saga books, you should definitely read Magician, Silverthorn, A Darkness at Sethanon, Prince of the Blood and The King's Buccaneer before you begin to read this series. If you haven't read these books, you probably won't enjoy reading The Serpentwar Saga.

Shards of a Broken Crown

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Shards of a Broken Crown

Raymond E. Feist

2/10Written Oct 19, 2007Edited Feb 9, 2010

Shards of a Broken Crown is the fourth book of The Serpentwar Saga (and the worst book of the series).

Shards of a Broken Crown is one the weakest Midkemia books I've read. Although this book is readable, it's not an excellent book. I was very disappointed with it. I expected it to be more interesting, but it wasn't.

This book was a mediocre and boring fantasy book. The author could've written a more interesting book, but he had failed to do so. (I think it's possible that some readers may stop reading Midkemia books after they've read this book, because it gives quite a bad impression about the author's writing skills.)

The King's Buccaneer

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The King's Buccaneer

Raymond E. Feist

6/10Written Oct 19, 2007

The King's Buccaneer is a bit better and more enjoyable book than Prince of the Blood. Prince of the Blood was a bit boring, but this book manages to be more entertaining.

If you like Raymond E. Feist's books, I can recommend this book to you. It's a good fantasy book.

Prince of the Blood

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Prince of the Blood

Raymond E. Feist

6/10Written Oct 19, 2007

Prince of Blood is the first book of The Krondor's Sons series (aka The Serpentwar Series - this name has been used sometimes because Prince of the Blood and The King's Buccaneer are an introduction to The Serpentwar Saga).

In my opinion Prince of the Blood is an entertaining book, but it's not as good as The Riftwar Saga of The Serpentwar Saga. It's worth reading, because it's a good book.

A Darkness at Sethanon

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A Darkness at Sethanon

Raymond E. Feist

8/10Written Oct 19, 2007Edited Oct 19, 2007

A Darkness at Sethanon is the third book of The Riftwar Saga.

In my opinion A Darkness at Sethanon isn't as good as the two previous books. This book is an enjoyable fantasy book, but it's just not as good as Magician and Silverthorn.

If you liked Magician and Silverthorn, you'll probably enjoy A Darkness at Sethanon too.

Magician

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Magician

Raymond E. Feist

8/10Written Oct 19, 2007Edited Oct 19, 2007

Raymond E. Feist's Magician is the first book of The Riftwar Saga.

I enjoyed reading Magician. Magician is a good and very entertaining fantasy book. I can recommend it to everybody, who likes good fantasy.

By the way, if you buy the US paperback version of Magician, you must buy two books (Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master). I think that the UK version hasn't been split into two books.

Worlds of the Golden Queen

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Worlds of the Golden Queen

David Farland

6/10Written Oct 19, 2007

David Farland's Worlds of the Golden Queen consists of two books: The Golden Queen and Beyond the Gate.

Worlds of the Golden Queen is a readable science fiction book, but it's not as good as The Runelords saga. I liked this book, but it wasn't an excellent book.

If you like David Farland, you'll probably like this book.

Worldbinder

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Worldbinder

David Farland

6/10Written Oct 19, 2007Edited Jun 30, 2008

I guess I could say that David Farland is a master of easy epic fantasy. Worldbinder is a similar easy-to-read fantasy book as the previous books.

I liked this book, but I can't say that it was excellent or perfect. I wish that Farland would try to change his writing style, because it would be nice to see if he could write more complex plots.

I can recommend Worldbinder to all readers, who like to read easy fantasy. This book is an excellent choice for readers, who want to read easy books during their summer holiday.