Shadow of a Dark Queen (Serpentwar Saga #1) FROM THE PUBLISHER
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.
Author Biography: Raymond E. Feist's previous novels include Magician, Silverthorn, Faerie Tale, Prince of the Blood, and The King's Buccaneer, as well as the four books of his New York Times bestselling "Serpentwar Saga:" Shadow of a Dark Queen, Rise of a Merchant Prince, Rage of a Demon King, and Shards of a Broken Crown, and the first two books of his "Riftwar Legacy:" Krondor: The Betrayal and Krondor: The Assassins. He is the creator of the immensely popular computer game, Betrayal at Krondor — which won Computer Magazine's Best Game of the Year Award — and the follow-up game, Return to Krondor. Mr. Feist lives in Southern California.
SYNOPSIS
The Serpentwar Saga, a classic of fantasy fiction, is available at last in e-book format: Shadow of a Dark Queen; Rise of a Merchant Prince; Rage of a Demon King; Shards of a Broken Crown.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
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. (July)
Library Journal
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.
BookList - Roland Green
Feist returns to the well-executed, popular universe of his Riftwar Saga to begin a new series, the Serpent War Saga. The two main characters are literally a couple of bastards, one a nobleman's get named Erik and the other a commoner's by-blow named Roo. They find themselves called (perhaps dragged would be the better term) into a deadly conflict against a race of sorcerous serpents that menace everything and anything. The plot is classic, the characters are tolerably well drawn reluctant heroes, the command of language is very respectable, and the entire volume is likely to appeal to fans of Eddings, Duncan, and other skilled classic fantasists as well as to Feist's.
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