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Silverhorn is the sequel to Magician, which, like a venerable patriarch, stands at the head of a great tribe of fantasy writing. When Raymond Feist's enormous novel was published, critics called it "the best new fantasy concept in years", and Feist has refined and explored that concept over a dozen novels. His "concept" was to bring together two (and later, more) whole, intricately realised Fantasy worlds. Midkemia is a Tolkienian realm, a European-Medieval series of kingdoms in which magic is prominent, and where men share the earth with dwarves and elves. Feist's genius was inventing another sword and sorcercy realm based more closely on eastern models, the Empire of Tsuranuanni, as vast as Ancient China, as formalised and devoted to the arts of war as a samurai Japan. A magical rift in time-space brings these two worlds clashing together, and the young boy Pug and his soldier friend Tomas are thrown into the ensuing maelstrom of invasion and epic battle, before embarking on a more fundamental magical journey towards the very roots of evil itself. Feist's two sequels to Magician, Silverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon complete the richly conceived "Riftwar Saga", and Fiest has gone on to chronicle other aspects of his invented worlds. With Janny Wurts he wrote the "Empire" trilogy, which charts the rise, through the rigid patriarchy of the Empire of Tsuranuanni, of a remarkable female heroine, a woman who eventually reaches the heights of the imperial throne itself Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire and Mistress of Empire. More recently he has returned to the world of Medkemia, and to his hero Pug, with the Serpentwar saga, beginning with Shadow of a Dark Queen and continuing with Rise of a Merchant Prince, Rage of a Demon King and Shards of a Broken Crown. Heroic Fantasy is a crowded-enough field, but Feist stands out in it for his sheer inventive power, the scope and range of his narratives, the diversity of his characters and his thundering battle sequences. Start reading here, and you may find yourself unable to stop until you have followed the saga right up to date. --Adam Roberts
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‘ Epic scope…vivid imagination…a significant contribution to the growth of the field of fantasy.’ Washington Post
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
While this book is very different to Magician it is still an amazing read. While it does follow on and many of the same characters are present the plot and style of the story is different. It is very fast paced although due to this some of the new characters lacked depth. Saying this, those characters were not central to the story. It was good to hear of Jimmy the Hand again as he plays a big part in this story. The only downside was where Magician finished satisfactorily it felt like Silverthorn was just part 1 of the story and to finish it you must read A Darkness at Sethanon. While this isn't necessarily bad it doesn't really follow on from the style of the clean cut ending of Magician.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Magician" was the start of something special, an epic trilogy. The sequel is a true masterpiece. Feist's depiction of the characters is astonishing, realistic and above all sincere. The fighting scenes are beautifully described and you will feel like you are watching it! Feist has a knack for developing amazing races and the moredhel are something special. This is an excellent read, if a little too short but a brilliant book.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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THE STORY:
Prince Arutha's fiancee is poisoned on their wedding day and Arutha must set off with his friends in search of the cure - the Silverthorn.
Prince Arutha's fiancee is poisoned on their wedding day and Arutha must set off with his friends in search of the cure - the Silverthorn.
WHAT'S GOOD:
This is a classic fantasy tale as a group of heroes travel into hostile territory to save the life of a princess. The characters are excellent and the interaction between Arutha and his half-brother Martin is especially interesting. Jimmy the Hand is always a welcome character too (and, I suspect, Feist's favourite). This book is largely a prelude to 'A Darkness At Sethanon', but does not suffer for it, building the tension of the coming conflict.
WHAT'S BAD:
Unfortunately 'Silverthorn' lacks the epic scale of 'Magician' and is, in every way, that book's inferior. However, a masterpiece such as 'Magician' would be a tough act to follow anyway, so don't judge this book too harshly.
An excellent continuance of the story of Midkemia.
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Not a standalone book like 'The Magician' but fantastic nevertheless
Silverthorn is the second installment in Feist's Riftwar Saga and an excellent follow-on to the Magician (Riftwar Saga). Read more
Published 5 months ago by AK
Silverthorn
Excellent, swift service. The book is a present, but I have read it some time ago and can highly recommend it.
Published 5 months ago by lakelandben
boring and unoriginal
i bought this about 5 years after having read magician, which i vaguely remember quite liking. then i had this recommended as the follow up to it. by god is it rubbish. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2010 by mje
Riftwar Saga part 2
SILVERTHORN, the second part of the "Riftwar Saga". This book continues on from "MAGICIAN", we are introduced to a very likeable rogue named "Jimmy the Hand" a member of the... Read more
Published on 8 July 2009 by Mr. K. R. Northmore
silverthorn
excellent speedy delivery, excellent book highly recomend this one, could not put it down. many many thanks
Published on 27 April 2009 by Mrs. Laura Ball
Flat&banal
Raymond E. Feist at his very worst!
Flat dialogues, banal character behaviours. It seems a typical novel for teenagers, very similar to the poor style of the first book... Read more
Flat dialogues, banal character behaviours. It seems a typical novel for teenagers, very similar to the poor style of the first book... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2009 by Fabio
Terrifying fantasy - not for bedtime reading
Some reviewers complain about the pace of the book after the break-neck speed of Magician but this is a different type of novel. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2008 by Andrew Dalby
A satisfying follow up to the wonderful Magician
It was always going to be difficult to follow on from Magician, which was a truly astounding read, but Feist has made a worthy attempt. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2008 by J. Ewing
Good for its time
As an example of early Feist work, it is very good and follows magician nicely. I would only ever read this particuarly trilogy from the author and wouldn't bother with the... Read more
Published on 16 April 2008 by Kain Reader
Gripping!
Silverthorn is the second part of the Riftwar saga and is another belter from Feist. Where Magician was an epic story that spanned many year's, Silverthorn is a much shorter tale... Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2007 by G. Peters
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