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Book Preview PROLOGUE – Attack The weather worsened. Dark clouds roiled overhead as angry lightning flashed, piercing the night’s blackness on all quarters. The lookout atop the highest mast of the ship Ishap’s Dawn thought he saw a flicker of movement in the distance and squinted against the murk. He tried to use his hand … Read more

Book Preview Prologue – Departures Lines of soldiers marched along the ridge. The baggage train had been broken into two segments, the first of which was now departing with the wounded and the dead who would be cremated with honors back in Krondor. Clouds of dust rose from the trail as wheels rolled and boots … Read more

Book Preview And to Jerry Lutrell, for keeping me apprised of what was what early on. My wife, Kathlyn S. Starbuck, for being who she is. My children, Jessica and James, for keeping me in touch with what’s important daily and for being the most wonderful children any father could ask for.   he wind … Read more

Book Preview shards of a broken crown An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8JB The Voyager Web site address is http: //www.harpercollins.co.uV voyager Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 1998 Copyright (D Raymond E. Feist 1998 The Author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work A catalogue … Read more

Book Preview Acaila – leader of the eldar, in the Elf Queen’s court Aglaranna – Elf Queen in Elvandar, wife of Tomas, mother of Calin and Calis Alfred – Corporal from Darkmoor Andrew – priest of Ban-Ath in Krondor Anthony – magician at Crydee Avery, Abigail – daughter of Roo and Karli Avery, Duncan – … Read more

Book Preview Cast of Characters Aglaranna – Elf Queen in Elvandar, wife of Tomas, mother of Calin and Calis Alfred – corporal from Darkmoor Avery, Abigail – daughter of Roo and Karli Avery, Duncan – cousin of Roo Avery, Helmut – son of Roo and Karli Avery, Rupert ‘Roo’ – young merchant of Krondor, son … Read more

Book Preview Days, when the ball of our visionHad eagles that flew unabashed to sun;When the grasp on the bow was decision.And arrow and hand and eye were one;When the Pleasures, like waves to a swimmer.Came heaving for rapture ahead! —Invoke them, they dwindle, they glimmerAs lights over mounds of the dead. — George Meredith‘Ode … Read more

Book Preview Through the door behind him came a woman’s voice: ‘Get away from there!’ The former mercenary guard sat back in his chair on the porch of his inn, settling his feet upon the hitching rail. In the background the usual evening serenade was commencing. While rich travelers stayed at the large hostels in … Read more

Book Preview Walls darkened with years of fireplace soot drank in the lantern light, reflecting dim illumination. The dying fire in the hearth offered scant warmth and, from the demeanour of those who chose to sit before it, less cheer. In contrast to the mood of most establishments of its ilk, this inn was nearly … Read more

Book Preview The morning sun shone. Dew bejeweled the lakeshore grasses, and the calls of nesting shatra birds carried sweetly on the breeze. Lady Mara of the Acoma savoured the air, soon to give way to the day’s heat. Seated in her litter, her husband at her side and her two-year-old son, Justin, napping in … Read more

Book Preview Dust swirled in little eddies, settling grit over the palisade that surrounded the slave market. Despite the wayward currents, the air was hot and thick, reeking of confined and unwashed humanity mingled with the smell of river sewage and rotting garbage from the dump behind the market. Sheltered behind the curtains of her … Read more

Book Preview We find ourselves deeply indebted to many people for much of what appears in this book. We would like to publicly offer our heartfelt thanks for their contributions, intentional or otherwise: To the Friday Nighters, whose affection for games introduced REF to many wonderful ideas that were used in two worlds, and the … Read more

Book Preview After the Riftwar against the Tsurani, alien invaders from the world of Kelewan, peace reigned in the Kingdom of the Isles for nearly a year. King Lyam and his brothers, Prince Arutha and Duke Martin, toured the eastern cities and neighbouring kingdoms, then returned to Lyam’s capital at Rillanon. The Princess Carline, their … Read more

Book Preview Pug and Tomas, two kitchen boys at Castle Crydee, were caught up in the invasion of their homeland, the Kingdom of the Isles on the world of Midkemia. Four years had passed since Pug’s capture by soldiers of the Empire of Tsuranuanni. He was working as a slave in a swamp camp on … Read more

Book Preview PRAISE FOR RAYMOND E. FEIST’S MASTERPIECE OF HEROIC FANTASY THE RIFTWAR SAGA MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE MAGICIAN: MASTER “The best new fantasy in years…has a chance of putting its author firmly on the throne next to Tolkien—and keeping him there.” —The Dragon Magazine SILVERTHORN “As exciting and absorbing as Magician in every way…one of the … Read more

Book Preview 7 – Understanding. 105 9 – Mac Mordain Cadal 150 11 – Sorcerer’s Isle. 183     Pug danced along the edge of the rocks, his feet finding scant purchase as he made his way among the tide pools. His dark eyes darted about as he peered into each pool under the cliff face, seeking … Read more

Book Preview List of Characters Aglaranna: Elf Queen in Elvandar, later wife of Lord Tomas. Alma-Lodaka: Valhur, Dragon Lord, Emerald Lady of Serpents. Creator of the Pantathians and the Saaur. Amos: Trask, former pirate, “Captain Trenchard,” later companion of Prince Arutha, later companion of Prince Nicholas and Calis in Novindus. Anita: Princess of the Kingdom, … Read more