He is best known for The Riftwar Cycle series of novels and short stories. Feist was born in 1945 in Los Angeles, United States. Raymond Elias Feist is an American author who primarily writes fantasy fiction. When it comes to reading books, his preference is for biography and history.
When he’s not writing, Feist is a self-described football enthusiast. He is a father of two, Jessica and James. The worlds created by Feist in his popular fantasy novels have won him loyal readers all over the world.įeist studied communication at the University of California. Other series in the Riftwar Cycle include The Empire Trilogy, Krondors Sons, The Serpentwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Conclave of Shadows, Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, and Chaoswar Saga. Since its publication in 1982 Magician has remained in print, which Feist says is the thing he is most proud of in his career. These books comprise the first series in Feist’s Riftwar Cycle world. Magician is the first book in The Riftwar Saga. His popular books have sold more than 15 million copies around the world.įeist’s debut novel Magician was published in 1982. Feist > Series Magician: Apprentice Magician: Master Silverthorn A Darkness At Sethanon Daughter of the Empire Servant of the Empire Mistress of the. Feist is a New York Times and Times of London bestselling fantasy novelist.
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Prior to the end of the Riftwar Cycle, Feist's only novel outside the Riftwar setting was Faerie Tale, a fantasy story set in modern New York state. Feist claims to have been unaware of this origin when he wrote Magician. As a result, much of the background of Kelewan – the Tsurani Empire, the lack of metals and horses, the Cho'ja, the pantheons of 20 major and 20 minor gods – comes from Tekumel. The original D&D campaign which he based his books on had an invasion of the Midkemia world by Tekumel. Barker's Empire of the Petal Throne was the source for much of Kelewan. įeist acknowledges that the Tekumel setting from M. The original group have since formed a company called Midkemia Press, which has continued publishing campaigns set in Midkemia. After some time, when the group changed and began meeting on Fridays, they became known as the Friday Nighters. The group called themselves the Thursday Nighters, because they played the Midkemia role-playing game every Thursday evening. Midkemia was originally created as an alternative to the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, by Feist and his friends studying at the University of California San Diego. The novels and short stories of The Riftwar Universe record the adventures of various people on these worlds. Human magicians and other creatures on the two planets are able to create rifts through dimensionless space that can connect planets in different solar systems. The majority of Feist's works are part of The Riftwar Cycle, and feature the worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan.