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Krondor: The Assassins (Riftwar Saga) (Hardcover)

by Raymond E. Feist (Author)
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Product details

  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Voyager; First Edition edition (6 Sep 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0002246953
  • ISBN-13: 978-0002246958
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 164,468 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Krondor: the Assassins is book two of Raymond Feist's The Riftwar Legacy, set in the world of his 1982-92 debut Riftwar series. As The Encyclopedia of Fantasy puts it, Feist is "an adept manipulator of standard material". This is comfortable action-adventure fantasy using well-worn props and settings, as a group of likeable characters return from the wars of book one (Krondor: the Betrayal) to deal with twin threats to their kingdom. A vicious gang of outsiders is killing off Krondor city's established thieves' guild, the Mockers, while sinister, fanatical assassins known as Nighthawks are for some reason targeting people with magic abilities. Also threatened are visiting nobles from a rival kingdom. Someone is trying to provoke war. There's lots of action and swordplay as a hunting party runs into were-leopards and massed assassin attack, and a secret fortress of diabolical cultists is stormed by just three of our heroes in the manner of Indiana Jones. New physical and magical threats appear at regular intervals and are rapidly dealt with, the emphasis being on excitement rather than suspense. Feist provides enjoyable dialogue, moments of comedy, a touch of savvy political intrigue and unfailing narrative flow. All ends satisfyingly, with one hidden villain still on the loose and devilishly plotting world domination in book three. --David Langford --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Amazon.co.uk Review
Krondor: the Assassins is book two of Raymond Feist's "The Riftwar Legacy", set in the world of his 1982-92 debut "Riftwar" series. As the Encyclopedia of Fantasy puts it, Feist is "an adept manipulator of standard material." This is comfortable action- adventure fantasy using well-worn props and settings, as a group of likeable characters return from the wars of book one (Krondor: the Betrayal) to deal with twin threats to their kingdom. A vicious gang of outsiders is killing off Krondor city's established thieves' guild, the Mockers, while sinister, fanatical assassins known as Nighthawks are for some reason targeting people with magic abilities. Also threatened are visiting nobles from a rival kingdom; someone is trying to provoke war. There's lots of action and swordplay as a hunting party runs into were-leopards and massed assassin attack, and a secret fortress of diabolical cultists is stormed by just three of our heroes in the manner of Indiana Jones. New physical and magical threats appear at regular intervals and are rapidly dealt with, the emphasis being on excitement rather than suspense. Feist provides enjoyable dialogue, moments of comedy, a touch of savvy political intrigue and unfailing narrative flow. All ends satisfyingly, with one hidden villain still on the loose and devilishly plotting world domination in book three. --David Langford

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Betrayal!, 7 Mar 2001
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I love Feist's books and have done since I picked up Magician, whilst casting around for something new to read in a bookshop, for no other reason than its cover. "Krondor: The Betrayal" was not Feists best book, and although this is from the same series, it's definitely back to form. Like all good Feist books it practically reads itself you get so engrossed in the story!

I am hoping that he will do a similar 'filling the gaps' type series for the riftwar (Magician) era, as even with the authors-cut there are still many things only touched upon.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 23 Jan 2001
By al@al.net (Middle East) - See all my reviews
As a fan of the Riftwar saga, this book, and The Betrayal are no where near up to the same standard. It is patently obvious that this was taken from a role playing computer game, with characters more set in their "types" of theif, fighter, magician etc. Part of the success and readability of the first works of his is that they were supra-types: characters rose above the shallow but necessary compartments of the role playing genre and characters such as Thomas became mighty warriors also imbued with magic, and characters such as Arutha had none of these traits yet still managed to become the lead character. With this new series we clearly see that characters have been put in neat little boxes and Feist rushed this out to make a quick buck.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars So much better than the previous book., 18 Jan 2005
By Ian Tapley "thefragrantwookiee" - See all my reviews
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THE STORY:
A decade after 'A Darkness At Sethanon', assassins trouble the court of Krondor. Sent out to deal with the return of the Nighthawks are a young foreign magician, Jimmy the Hand and Pug's son William.

WHAT'S GOOD:
Of the three Krondor books, this is the only one not based on a computer game. Consequently, this is the only one worth reading. Feist concentrates on action and adventure in this book but does add in his usual bit of political intrigue. The infiltration of the cult fortress and what they find therein is wonderfully gripping climax and, as the Amazon reviewer pointed out, is very 'Indiana Jones'.

WHAT'S BAD:
This isn't a particularly deep book in general, choosing to be a crowd pleaser than a thought provoker. Also, reading this book may prompt you to read the other two books in the trilogy which would be A VERY BAD THING!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first in the Riftwar Legacy but this looks like being an incomplete series
The first book in the series was very disappointing both the writing and the motivation. This series of books are based on the computer games and the first one read very much like... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Andrew Dalby

2.0 out of 5 stars Slight improvement on Betrayal but......
This book was better than Betrayal at Krondor but then it couldn't get much worse. Still mile's off from Feist at his best. Read more
Published 19 months ago by G. Peters

4.0 out of 5 stars Really Good Book
I liked this book, it was my first book of Feists and it made me buy more. i really like his style and the speed he keeps up. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2006 by Stephen Winter

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, if a bit mechanical
this was the first Feist book that i have read, and i did enjoy reading it, although it did seem quite mechanical, as if the plot was being driven forward by some clockwork... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant read...but far from nail-biting
I'm a fervent supporter of Feist's writing, especially everything related to Midkemia. But I must say I expected more from him on this one. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2000 by guillaume_gayot@hotmail.com

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Feist at his best
Raymond E. Feist is a great author, but if you want to read his best, avoid this trilogy. Go back and read the Riftwar series, or Empire. Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Another stunning midkemian adventure
Stunning sequel to Krondor: The Betrayal. Fiest again returns to his world of Midkemia for another adventure featuring the well-known characters Pug, Arutha, James and Locklear... Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars Another fine read from Feist, but not quite there yet.
I very much enjoy reading of the old characters, Arutha, James and the like, and as always nice to meet new characters, and expand on the ones we've met briefly before. Read more
Published on 8 May 2000 by Sian Day

5.0 out of 5 stars fantus-tastic
An outstanding book again from this master of fantasy how does one man keep writing books of such epic scope and sub plot in sub plots. Utterly brilliant. Read more
Published on 1 May 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Sequel to Krondor the Betrayal
In this, The second book of the Riftwar Legacy series, our heroes are faced with murders of members of the Mockers. Read more
Published on 21 April 2000

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