The Riftwar Saga (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Raymond E. Feist
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—heroic fantasy
- Time of Work: Undefined but with a medieval social structure
- Setting: Midkemia and Kelewan
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Extraterrestrial life, Other worlds, Antichrist figures, Assassins, hit men, or contract killers, Heroes or heroism, Dragons
- Locales: Mythical lands
The Plot
The Riftwar Saga chronicles the adventures of a number of characters as they become embroiled in a war between Midkemia and Kelewan, different worlds connected by a “rift,” or magical gateway. In the course of the struggle, it gradually becomes clear that another force poses a greater threat than the war itself. The action is centered in Midkemia, a world with a traditional fantasy milieu: Humans, elves, dwarves, and assorted “enemy races” exist in a quasi-European medieval social structure. Kelewan is a more exotic setting, reminiscent in many ways of medieval...
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