Feist that revolve around the fantasy worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan.

The Riftwar Cycle is the name given to the series of books authored or co-authored by Raymond E. For 1920–27 armed conflict between Spain and the Berber tribes, see Rif War. For the Torchwood comic book storyline, see Rift War. Queen of Storms, released in July 2020.'Riftwar' redirects here.King of Ashes, released in late April 2018.He has also published several short stories in various anthologies.įeist wrote a new trilogy titled Firemane, published in 2018–2022: 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. According to his official website, Feist lives in San Diego. He wrote the novel two years later, and it was published in 1982 by Doubleday.

During that year Feist had some ideas for a novel about a boy who would become a magician. in Communication Arts with Honors in 1977 from the University of California at San Diego. When his mother remarried, he took the surname of his adoptive stepfather, Felix E. Gonzales III was born in 1945 in Los Angeles and was raised in Southern California. His books have been translated into multiple languages and have sold over 15 million copies. Raymond Elias Feist ( / f aɪ s t/ born Raymond Elias Gonzales III December 21, 1945) is an American fantasy fiction author who wrote The Riftwar Cycle, a series of novels and short stories. Feist at Salon du livre in 2008 ( Paris, France)

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