Wrath of a Mad God (Darkwar) - Books (Raymond E. Feist, Paperback)

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Customer Reviews of Wrath of a Mad God (Darkwar)

LiQuiD
uk
25th October 2008

disappointing
as a long time feist fan i bought this to see what happens to the characters next. if you are not a fan id advise you ignore this. it is a shadow to feists previous works (like magician).

the number of inconsistencies is a bit annoying. memorable parts from earlier series are contradicted often.

then there are the terrible typos and errors throughout the book.

i actually returned my copy to the shop i bought it from and got a full refund. i found it funny how in the email i received from this retailer there was a typing error at a key point. reminded me of the book.

feist can do better than this last effort. he has proven so. so why does he put out poor quality books like this. . .

Vorkosigan5

12th October 2008

Best for a long time!
The last few Feist books, whilst all very good, have had the feel of "smaller" novels without the grandeur of scope that the Magician or Serpentwar series had.

This is back to the things that brought us to Midkemia and Kelewan in the first place. Vast empires, lots of magic and feeling of scale - the feeling of the Riftwar. Huge of scope - this is a rollicking ride with a stupendous ending.

There could be at least two full books in this one and I look forward to the 20th anniversary "directors cut"

Read it, and then like me - read it again.

Enjoy!

Robert Neuschul
UK
24th September 2008

An exercise in cynical publishing
This volume has never been proof-read by anything or anyone with a level
of consciousness above that of an amoeba; at best it was processed through an automated grammar and spell checker; it's full of typographic errors, it's full of incorrectly utilised words, it has missing words, it has repeated words, it has .... the list goes on.

Worst of all these errors are persistent and frequent. It's a rare page that doesn't have one error or another, many have several.

One expects and allows for the odd mistake or typo, but this is at the
level which - if one is in the least bit sensible of language -
utterly destroys the enjoyment and readability of the work.

Frankly, I'm exceptionally disappointed in Harper Collins, and I'd expect Mr Feist to be equally disappointed and angry. One wonders if the US editions of the work suffer in the same manner.

Don't buy this unless you're extremely patient and even-tempered.

Mr. Philip J. Murray

18th September 2008

Oversized Book
Be warned: this book is oversize and will not fit many book cases (23cm x 15cm where other books in this series are about 18cm x 11cm). I am returning this one and will await a normal sized copy being released (I hope).

Thomas Weaver
London, UK
15th September 2008

A compelling finale
I have to say, I put off reading both the Conclave of Shadows and the Darkwar saga due to relatively poor reviews, having read and loved Magician over 10 years ago and the Serpent War about three years ago.

Although I would concur that the series isn't as heavyweight as the previous ones, for those that love Feist's work, Wrath of a Mad God presented a compelling finale to what is essentially a six book series marketed as two x three books, and once again revealed a series of twists and turns that surprised and shocked, making me want to go back again to read Magician again and certainly making me ready to read his next books.

The Conclave was interesting but really a set up trilogy, Flight of the Nighthawks likewise, but I found both Into a Dark Realm and Wrath of a Mad God un-put-down-able and WOAMG in particular had one of the best climaxes of the whole Riftwar Saga series.

Others may not agree, but I'd say make up your own mind and if you're a fan, I'd go for it with no questions asked.

If you're never tried Feist before, of course, start at the beginning - Magician is still one of the best books written in fantasy, all the other books afterwards just extend the pleasure.