The Barnes & Noble Review
After more than two dozen fantasy novels based in his signature worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan, Raymond E. Feist's Into a Dark Realm -- the second book in the Darkwar saga -- is arguably his most ambitious work to date, incorporating story lines from virtually every one of his previous Midkemia/Kelewan novels.
With the members of the Guild of Assassins being systematically tracked down and eradicated, Midkemia is, for the moment, relatively peaceful. But with insane necromancer Leso Varen hiding out somewhere in the world of Kelewan and unexplainable spacial rifts appearing throughout the realm, the magician Pug and the rest of the Conclave of Shadows know that something catastrophic could be looming on the horizon. That something is a Riftwar to end all Riftwars -- and in order to stop the annihilation of hundreds of thousands of innocents, Pug and a small group of allies must travel to the homeworld of the Dasati, a race of cold-blooded killers whose nightmarish realm has been described as Hell itself.
Since the release of Magician in 1982, Feist's ongoing Midkemia sequence has consistently been one of the highest-quality fantasy sagas around -- not only in terms of pure entertainment value but specifically concerning character development, world-building, narrative scope, and thematic complexity. When all is said and done, Feist's realm of Midkemia -- and all of its peripheral realities -- will be remembered as one of the most historied and richly described fantasy realms ever imagined: comparable to Tolkien's Middle-earth, Silverberg's Majipoor, and Brooks's Shannara. Fantasy fans who have yet to experience the majestic magic and mayhem of Midkemia should do so soon: As far as epic fantasy story lines go, this is the crème de la crème. Paul Goat Allen
The acclaimed master fantasist is back with more adventure, danger, magic, and intrigue in this second thrilling installment in The Darkwar Saga
The Conclave of Shadows has foiled the Nighthawks' attempt to plunge the Empire of Great Kesh into civil war and now has undertaken to stamp out the Guild of Assassins, root and branch. But as the brotherhood of murder is being obliterated, Pug and his allies are confronted with an even more dire question: where is Leso Varen? They discover that the mad sorcerer has taken refuge on the world of Kelewan, among the most powerful men and women of that empire, the Magicians of the Assembly. Pug also learns that the massive hordes of the Dasati-the most vicious group of assassins he has ever known-is poised to make a joint invasion of both Kelewan and Midkemia.
To save the future of both empires, Pug and the Conclave of Shadows must journey into another realm of reality, into the darkest realm they have ever encountered: the Dasati home world!
'Into a Dark Realm' is a thrilling addition to the 'Darkwar Saga' series, filled with magic, danger, and intrigue.
The epic fantasy novel takes readers on a journey to the world of Kelewan, where Pug and his allies must confront the powerful Magicians of the Assembly and the vicious Dasati assassins to save the future of both empires.
HarperCollins 2024
The acclaimed master fantasist is back with more adventure, danger, magic, and intrigue in this second thrilling installment in The Darkwar Saga
The Conclave of Shadows has foiled the Nighthawks' attempt to plunge the Empire of Great Kesh into civil war and now has undertaken to stamp out the Guild of Assassins, root and branch. But as the brotherhood of murder is being obliterated, Pug and his allies are confronted with an even more dire question: where is Leso Varen? They discover that the mad sorcerer has taken refuge on the world of Kelewan, among the most powerful men and women of that empire, the Magicians of the Assembly. Pug also learns that the massive hordes of the Dasati-the most vicious group of assassins he has ever known-is poised to make a joint invasion of both Kelewan and Midkemia.
To save the future of both empires, Pug and the Conclave of Shadows must journey into another realm of reality, into the darkest realm they have ever encountered: the Dasati home world!
'Into a Dark Realm' is a thrilling addition to the 'Darkwar Saga' series, filled with magic, danger, and intrigue.
The epic fantasy novel takes readers on a journey to the world of Kelewan, where Pug and his allies must confront the powerful Magicians of the Assembly and the vicious Dasati assassins to save the future of both empires.
HarperCollins 2024
Into a Dark Realm: Book Two of the Darkwar Saga
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Product Details
BN ID: | 2940172628016 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Publication date: | 06/02/2020 |
Series: | Riftwar Cycle: The Darkwar Saga Series , #2 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Sales rank: | 915,200 |