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    Rides a Dread Legion: Book One of the Demonwar Saga
    Rides a Dread Legion: Book One of the Demonwar Saga
    Rides a Dread Legion: Book One of the Demonwar Saga
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    Rides a Dread Legion: Book One of the Demonwar Saga

    Written by Raymond E. Feist

    Narrated by John Meagher

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    The last remnants of an ancient advanced race, the Clan of the Seven Stars, are returning at long last to their lost homeworld, Midkemia—not as friends, but as would-be conquerors. Led by the conjurer Laromendis, they are fleeing the relentless demon hordes that are sweeping through their galaxy and destroying the elves' vast empire planet by planet. Only by escaping to Midkemia and brutally overtaking the war-weary world can the last remnants of a mighty civilization hope to survive . . . if the Dread Legion does not pursue them through the rift.

    The magician Pug, Midkemia's brave and constant defender, is all too familiar with the Demon King Maarg and his minions and their foul capacity for savagery and horror, and he recognizes the even graver threat that is following on the heels of the elven invasion. The onslaught to come will dwarf every dire catastrophe his imperiled world has previously withstood, and there is no magical champion in all of Midkemia powerful enough to prevent it. Only one path remains for Pug and Midkemia's clandestine protectors, the Conclave of Shadows: forging an alliance of formidable magical talents, from the demon-dealing warlock Amirantha, brother of Pug's hated foe, and the demon-taming cleric Sandreena, to the elven Queen Miranda, to the warrior Tomas. However, uniting enemies and bitter, vengeful former lovers will be no easy task, and even together they may ultimately be unable to turn the death tide. But a failure to do so will most certainly ensure Midkemia's doom.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateSep 14, 2010
    ISBN9780062042958
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    Raymond E. Feist

    Raymond E. Feist is the author of more than thirty previous books, including the internationally bestselling “Riftwar Cycle” of novels set in his signature world of Midkemia, the Empire trilogy co-authored with Janny Wurts,  as well as a stand-alone novel, Faerie Tale. The Firemane Saga is his first all-new epic fantasy series. He lives in San Diego, California.

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    • 3/5
      Raymond Feist is an excellent storyteller. While I've never found his character development or world building on par with some other authors I also enjoy, his books never cease to entertain and pull me along from beginning to end. This book is no exception to that, and is a "ripping yarn", so to speak.
    • 4/5
      This is a good continuation of the Midkemia novels. You can definitely see that Feist is moving his series into it's end game and it works. Several new characters are introduced along with, of course, the reintroduction of old favorites.The story begins with the same basic premise: A new threat is attempting to invade Midkemia but it grows from there. You find out some more about what is really going on and how everything that has happened up to this point is connected. It ties into events from the previous series that seems to be only slightly minor occurrences at the time. It also ties into some major events and lets you see what happened afterward.What might be my only complaint about the novel is the Star Elves, it seems to be the way with the last couple of Midkemia series that new groups of elves keep popping up. Don't get me wrong, the Star Elf characters that we are introduced to are solid characters, I just think it annoys me that you keep seeing a whole new branches of the elf tree that none of the other elves remembered about. I only wonder how many other elves Tomas will remember once he meets them again.In the end though I enjoyed it and it left you with a very big cliffhanger which unfortunately means that I now have to wait for the next book in the series to show up...
    • 4/5
      Well written kept in wanting to hear more would recommend.
    • 4/5
      Having read all of the Midkemia novels (barring the co-authored ones that just seem ... bland) I have to say I'm ready for something new. The "big bad enemy from outside Midkemia" plot is getting a little tired. Not that I have a good idea for fixing it.That said, this novel was still a fun read. Feist does know how to amuse me. I can't wait for him to put a new spin on things and liven stuff up again.
    • 4/5
      What can I say about Raymond Feist? I've been a fan for a very long time. He also has the remarkable quality of actually getting better over time, of developing his craft, and not resting on his laurels.Rides A Dread Legion is a superb example of this. I could not put it down, and every page was well written and engaging. My biggest complaint is that this feels like the beginning of a series, in a rather detrimental fashion. The characters are not developed as strongly as they would be if the story ended, and plots are started up with reckless disregard for the fact that they cannot be satisfactorily addressed in a single novel. Rather than exiting the first book gracefully while leaving open the continuation, you reach the end of the book just as the first consequence of the building numbers of plots occurs. Further, the book ends in a whirlwind that feels disjointed from the rest of the book. It is too rushed, too sudden, ends too quickly, and has no space for denouement. With no room to breathe at the end, and no second novel at hand to turn to, I was left with simultaneous dissatisfaction and incredibly satisfied hunger for more.
    • 5/5
      I read a few of the other reviews posted here and have to agree to a certain extent with all of them. This is a great book, I would even go so far to say that this is actually one of the better works from Feist I have seen in a long time. It is the classic good vs evil story that Feist is know for but he does it in new and interesting way every time and if you think it to old and dull a plot line you probably should have stopped at “Betrayal at Krondor”, in my opinion not the best book I have ever read and where I almost stopped reading Feist. This book takes me back to the days when he was writing with Janny Wurts. Perhaps the recent collaboration for the Legends of the Riftwar stories is what rekindled this old fire for him or perhaps he has dusted off the old ten sided die and went back to the source. Whatever the reason may be Pug and Tomas are back, all hail the mighty plot device of long lived hero's, kick off your shoes and enjoy a good read.
    • 2/5
      The POV in this book skipped around too much for too long. Presumably, all the new characters and locations being introduced were to meet up at the end of the story, but I got tired of waiting.
    • 3/5
      Very slow going and took a long time to grab me. The ending promises a good story to come. Not my favourite Feist novel.
    • 4/5
      Very good, although needs a lot of concentration to separate good from the bad
    • 4/5
      Unfortunately, i don't own the final part of the Darkwar series so i don't see how the Dasati are defeated so in this book, i was faced with a new series that features a fourth offshoot of the elven race, the taredhel, the star elves, had had their own empire out amongst the stars building up a harsh life after their abandonment by the valheru. These people had fallen foul of demons breaching of one of their rifts who had smashed that empire flat back to their home world. An expedition searching for a safe redoubt surprised himself by finding their mythical birth world and the young ruler of their people decreed that all those who could were to go there as the warriors held off the final demonic assault.. Of course, such an influx of strangers wouldn't go unnoticed and the queen of the elves is intrigued to hear of a new group of elves. The Conclave of Shadows finds itself in the story of someone claiming to hunt demons but they finds he's more interesting than they were expecting This was a great book, taking the surviving characters in some new directions that, on this reread, left me wanting to read more about the situation though I didn't think so at the time as this was the last Feist book I bought.
    • 4/5
      If this is the first book you have read from this author, you would be able to follow along and enjoy it just as much as if you have read all of his other books. He has an excellent gift of creating new plots that are independent of each other (Rift War Saga, Serpent War, etc...) but still continue an overall story line. With each new set of books, you meet new characters and some old favorites. Rides a Dread Legion takes place 10 years after his last book, Wrath of a Mad God and approximately 70 years after Rage of a Demon King. After reading this book, you can tell that Feist is wrapping up all of his books and is bringing closure to several story lines when you find out the main character, Pug, loses several people he cares about in this book.
    • 5/5
      Midkemia is in danger again from an another plane and there is only one man (Pug) who can prevent the disaster. Sounds familiar? And it is, but Feist's such a good writer that the story sucks you in and makes you read the book as fast as you can. IMHO that's what makes a good book. And yes, the ending's kinda shocking...
    • 5/5
      For anyone who has never read a Raymond E. Feist book before, let this be a warning - it's the latest in a long line of books - the 25th in fact. It isn't one long series - they are several series and a few standalone books but they all share a common thread and some common characters. If you're new to Feist, I suggest you start with 'Magician' one of the true gems of the fantasy genre.I've been a Raymond E. Feist addict for more than 15 years - since I was 12 in fact. Early on I used to read other fantasy authors just as religiously - David Eddings and Robert Jordan amonst others, but soon grew out of all of them, all except Feist. The last couple of books have however been a disappointment so there was a lot riding on this book, particularly as it is the first book in a new series.In this book, a lost warrior race of elves, millions strong, are fighting a losing battle against an endless demon hoard. To avoid extinction, they search for and find their lost homeworld - Midkemia, and escape to it. But it is not in their nature to accept other races as their equals - they only understand ruling over inferior beings with force.The good news is that the author delivers. Lots of new and different characters, new revelations about the world of Midkemia, and more from some old favourite characters. OK so it's not as good as some of his early books, but it is good, and an excellent start to a new series.
    • 4/5
      Personally I like Feist's Midkemia books when he keeps them on the smaller more personal level. The problem is that some of his characters (and villains) have so much power it becomes hard to develop suitable challenges. However, this was a well written book that entertained me while I read it.
    • 4/5
      Surprise once again Midkemia is going to be invaded, although the same basic premise, the first book in this series is an enjoyable read, the new characters look to be interesting members to the ever growing cast, and how can you go wrong with more elves, kick ass elves by the way. Prelude to war, magic, death and the usual detail to background gives these characters and story there longevity.
    • 2/5
      Time to retire. I have long been a fan of Raymond Feist, but when a series is dead. It is dead. This series lives on its characters now, not on any plot device, or story, or interaction between plot lines, for all basic plots are now the same.The last series the characters defeat the worst evil imaginable that threatens them in the worst horrific way, and then a new series starts linking the characters together again. This time the evil is worse than the previous evil and it will result in the same total eradication of all life.That device is now done to death again. (SPOILER)But this time he at least kills some primary characters. The problem I have here is the is main hero has become virtually immortal because Pug, the magician, remains in all the books. That takes us away from something that Feist is good at, developing new characters. But what he also needs to do is develop a new world.Then he runs into the problem of having all characters together at once. Ever have a party in your living room? Does everyone stop talking and just listen to one speak? Usually it is small groups of conversation, but for Feist he does not really capture how to relate this, often bringing all the characters together and then we have the repetition of information since characters he has arrive at different times. Soon we have hear the characters tale so many times that we jump ahead since why waste the effort to read it again.Then should other characters arrive just after that one has told his tale, well a case in point, Pug has some of the new good guys together when his old friends Tomas shows up. We already know why he is showing up, and Pug and others have eaten lunch, but we waste a few moments as Pug offers Tomas and his companion a meal. Did we need that? Does it add to the book or again slow us up.Feist may be well sold in the field after all these years, assigned to an editor that just rubber stamps his work. But this is really getting sad.When will the next generation take over? When will we have just a regular evil that is hard enough to deal with like a war between nations, rather than something that is going to once again eradicate all life on Midkemia unless the Superheroes of the Planet (His Conclave of Shadows) rides forth once more.Unless you are a dies hard fan of all things Midkemia, read a snyopsis. There is less than 100 pages of entertaining material here, the rest is just a rehash of his warm fuzzy friendships that a reread of Magician will be much better use of your time.
    • 4/5
      I had a few Raymond Feist books picked up but unread in my library so I was glad to get the chance to get this ARC. I really enjoyed it. I'm generally an avid fantasy reader and it is good solid fantasy with good solid likeable characters. I think with this genre, you need to have someone to root for. I liked the story of a separate universe with a people coming back to reclaim their land and potential threat from their enemies and thought it tied the Midkemia history into the story well for people who hadn't read this series before.It didn't blow me away as the best I've ever read but I've picked up other Feist books since and whether I thought they were missing the mark a little or better than this book, they were all good solid fantasy. This author is now going into a pile of "go-to" authors when I'm in between genres and can't decide what to read. I love Pug and will be back for more!
    • 3/5
      This is the first time in many years that I've read Feist. I was very pleasantly surprised! Easy to read and engaging. Now I'll need to collect the rest of the books in this series as well as some of the previous series. I think my son would also really enjoy this. It reminded me of the old D&D RPG days...
    • 4/5
      Another excellent fantasy, a traditional Feist novel. A new sub-race of elves is introduced, those who fled to other worlds when freed by the Valheru. They have been battling demons for centuries and have finally found the way back to Midkemia, the home world. It now appears that whatever is trying to destroy Midkemia, is now using the demons as tools. A new wizard is also introduced, a demon master, and a new clerical knight. This book almost felt to me like Feist was returning to his early roots, and it was quite enjoyable. Good stuff!
    • 4/5
      An excellent book, though closer editing is needed for spelling and word errors. For those who have read all of Feist's books to date, repetition of prior knowledge can be tiresome, but otherwise the plot moves swiftly. The story is concise and perfectly sets the scene for the rest of the saga. Fear, hope, tragedy and intrigue are the hallmarks of this novel.
    • 4/5
      Tolkien is the godfather of course, but other than him, Feist is my favorite of the fantasy authors. This is the first in a new series, so there is a lot of set-up, but the last chapter is a real doozy, as they say. The thing about this book that was interesting was the sheer volume of dialogue/discussion/debate that took place between all the new characters(of which there are MANY promising ones) for the next couple of books' setup. At times it was like reading a history text on demons.All in all, can't wait for next March.
    • 5/5
      I've read Ray Feist from Magican right on through the Rides A Dread Legion and I do not believe he has lost a beat. This book was a page turner just like all of its predecessors.This is the next, possibly final, chapter in the ongoing drama that is Midkemia. High Elves who fled Midkemia during the Chaos Wars are now being forced to return Home, as they call it, by hordes of neverending demons. How will the peoples of Midkemia deal with them?Something strange is happening on Midkemia. Demons are popping up in the most unexpected places. Who is summoning them? Has Pug and his family been fooled and out maneuvered? What do these High Elves mean?The fate of a world, maybe an universe, is in the balance.A must read for Feist lovers. Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      haven't read it yet, can't untag the star
    • 3/5
      Decent story-telling, but reads sort of like a Dungeons & Dragons adventure. Fairly mindless fun.
    • 4/5
      This story begins with Amirantha ��������� a Warlock who can summon demons - summoning a demon that breaks his control and with the help of his ���������son��������� Brandos they conquer it and get paid by a local leader for their work. Such is what they do apparently to villages in order to make a living. Next the story moves onto a temple where an apparently beautiful woman named Sandreena is trying to meditate but fails instead because she is thinking of many things along with her past and then doesn���������t succeed. She has issues with men from being a whore as a youth and then sold and eventually found by a man with redeeming qualities who becomes her father figure and the only man she trusts without reservations. She is inturn requested to be seen by Father Bishop Creegan who tells her where she goes next for journey to protect those who can���������t protect themselves ��������� which is the task of the order in which she is a part of. Next we get into the part of the story with Alyston (a ranger of Natal) who by chance sees an Elf going into their other world and thus he seeks advice from some befriended goblins (King Dolgan). From there the story slowly begins to intertwine together where all these once solitary roads come together. The Elves move from where they were to where they once lived because of a demon legion who is killing them and they need refuge. Then and oracle and others come together to fight this battle. You are enthralled in a story that began as individual ones that intertwine to become one large one.

      The story is full of magic magical beings wonders and adventure. It is decently written. At first I didn���������t really like that with each chapter you were strewn to another persons��������� story without knowing how it would relate. They all seemed to be individual stories thrown together. However as the story progresses you find that the first chapters were like a good telling of back history that help you to understand the story as it moved on. While at the beginning it seemed slow monotonous; once you get through it you have a better understanding and appreciation for the story.
    • 4/5
      This story begins with Amirantha ��� a Warlock who can summon demons - summoning a demon that breaks his control and with the help of his ���son��� Brandos they conquer it and get paid by a local leader for their work. Such is what they do apparently to villages in order to make a living. Next the story moves onto a temple where an apparently beautiful woman named Sandreena is trying to meditate but fails instead because she is thinking of many things along with her past and then doesn���t succeed. She has issues with men from being a whore as a youth and then sold and eventually found by a man with redeeming qualities who becomes her father figure and the only man she trusts without reservations. She is inturn requested to be seen by Father Bishop Creegan who tells her where she goes next for journey to protect those who can���t protect themselves ��� which is the task of the order in which she is a part of. Next we get into the part of the story with Alyston (a ranger of Natal) who by chance sees an Elf going into their other world and thus he seeks advice from some befriended goblins (King Dolgan). From there the story slowly begins to intertwine together where all these once solitary roads come together. The Elves move from where they were to where they once lived because of a demon legion who is killing them and they need refuge. Then and oracle and others come together to fight this battle. You are enthralled in a story that began as individual ones that intertwine to become one large one.

      The story is full of magic magical beings wonders and adventure. It is decently written. At first I didn���t really like that with each chapter you were strewn to another persons��� story without knowing how it would relate. They all seemed to be individual stories thrown together. However as the story progresses you find that the first chapters were like a good telling of back history that help you to understand the story as it moved on. While at the beginning it seemed slow monotonous; once you get through it you have a better understanding and appreciation for the story.