Tuesday 28 April 2009

FANTASY REVIEW: Wrath of a Mad God - Raymond E Feist


BOOK BLURB:

The final book in The Darkwar series from the world-wide best-selling author of Magician. Wrath of a Mad God witnesses the cataclysmic end to one of Feist's best-loved worlds. The Darkwar has fallen upon the worlds of Kelewan and Midkemia; a time of heroes, trials and destruction. Following their dangerous mission to the realm of the alien Dasati, Magnus and the other members of the Conclave must now find a way to use what they discovered to help save their own people from the wrath of a mad god.


REVIEW:

A tale that continues in much the same vein as those that have come before in Firest world of Midkemia. Whilst this does continue the current epic in the series its is full of all the usual trademarks that we've come to expect from this author. Fast action paced storytelling with characters that just jump out of the page yet here, as opposed to having time to think, they have to hit the ground running as they have to stop the forthcoming war before it can begin as their opponents are not used to losing Yet unlike his earlier stories the tale wends its way down a darker road leading each character to not only have to face their own personal "demons" but also having to struggle to remember that what they do is right. A great story for fans, yet for the uninitiated you'd be best going for Magician to see if its to your taste.

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