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Book Reviews of A Darkness at Sethanon (Riftwar, Bk 4)

A Darkness at Sethanon  (Riftwar, Bk 4)
A Darkness at Sethanon - Riftwar, Bk 4
Author: Raymond E. Feist
ISBN-13: 9780553263282
ISBN-10: 0553263285
Publication Date: 1/1987
Pages: 464
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 174 ratings
Publisher: Spectra
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed A Darkness at Sethanon (Riftwar, Bk 4) on + 170 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The final battle in the Midkemia War is about to begin...This is a good series of books and for someone who has read the series so far, this is a good finale. But if you haven't read the other three books, you WILL be lost.
jael avatar reviewed A Darkness at Sethanon (Riftwar, Bk 4) on + 34 more book reviews
Hmmm....I love the universe Feist has created, but the series past Magician seems a bit forced overall.
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Book 4 of 4 in the Rift War Saga. This brings an exciting end to the saga with the end of Murmandamus' war to kill Arutha and find the means of bringing the ancient enemy back to midkemia.
reviewed A Darkness at Sethanon (Riftwar, Bk 4) on + 38 more book reviews
Book four of the rift war saga with an interesting ending to the involved (4 book)tale.
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I enjoyed this conclusion quite a bit! All of my favorite characters from the series were present and the plot took one exciting turn after another! Truly wonderful! It was a lot of fun to read, but I must admit that there was a plethora of minor editing errors, typos mainly. I was quite shocked. I know that new editions have been released since this 1994 edition of mine, so I do hope that they were corrected! Other than that, a fun read - I hope these wonderful characters continue to appear in the remainder of the books set in this richly detailed land!
dragoneyes avatar reviewed A Darkness at Sethanon (Riftwar, Bk 4) on + 844 more book reviews
I loved the first 3 books in the series and was looking forward to see how it all ended. I was not too impressed. This book wasn't a bad book but it wasn't a great book either. Maybe I expected too much from it. The part that bothered me the most was the parts with Pug & Tomas in them. I usually loved reading about these two characters but in this book it seemed too forced. Any time anything serious happened either Pug or Tomas could just magically fix it. There was no explaining and not a lot of trying. It reminded me of listening to kids play and when one child made up something imaginary that the other child couldn't get out of all the sudden the other child had this special magical power that worked. Then the kids would go on to the next thing and that would be solved by special magical powers as well. Don't get me wrong... I love magic! In the first 3 books Feist made magic believable. In this book it just seemed like he used magic to get them out of situations because he couldn't think of anything else. It wasn't even really explained it just happened. That being said the book also didn't captivate me like the first three. It took me almost 2 months to read. That is a long time for me and a 430 page book. Still I would recommend it if you have read the first 3. Just don't expect it to be as great or better.
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Excellent. A classic!
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An evil wind blows through Midkemia. Dark legions have risen up to crush the Kingdom of the Isles and enslave it to dire magics. The final battle between Order and Chaos is about to begin in the ruins of the city called Sethanon.

Now Pug, the master magician sometimes known as Milamber, must undertake an awesome and perilous quest to the dawn of time to grapple with an ancient and terrible Enemy for the fate of a thousand worlds.
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The ultimate battle! An evil wind blows thru Midkemia. Dark legions have risen up to crush the Kingdom of the Isles and enslave it to dire magics. The final battle between Order and Chaos is about to begin in the ruins of the city called Sethanon.
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An evil wind blows through Midkemia. Dark legions have risen up to crush the Kingdom and the Isles and enslave it to dire magics. The final battle between Order and Chaos is about to begin in the ruins of the city called Sethanon. Now, Pug, the master magician sometimes known as Milamber, must undertake an awesome and perilous quest to the dawn of time to grapple with an ancient and terrible enemy.