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The book "Magician" by Raymond E. Feist, which this game came from, is a great read and interesting in as much as the book came after and grew out of a long-run

The book "Magician" by Raymond E. Feist, which this game came from, is a great read and interesting in as much as the book came after and grew out of a long-running RPG campaign, if I remember correctly.

RektBoy 4y ago
It is, would be interesting as a movie or game.
- bencollier49 4y ago
  That's a good shout actually. It would make a terrific film in the right hands.
  - woolly 4y ago
    It's recently been re-optioned after the initial deal fell through to a company called Six Studios: https://www.tor.com/2022/02/03/riftwar-cycle-series-in-development-raymond-e-feist-janny-wurts/ https://www.tor.com/2022/02/03/riftwar-cycle-series-in-devel...
mabster 4y ago
There's also "Krondor, The Betrayal" where he turned the game back into a book! Unfortunately not as good as his earlier works.
- 2muchcoffeeman 4y ago
  Yeah, the later works were very much fan service. Very easy reads if you’re on a holiday though.
- xen0 4y ago
  That trilogy (Betrayal, Assassins, Tear of the Gods) is weird. 'Krondor: The Assassins' is 'readable' at least, but is also the only one not based on a game; it can be a little more focused, although it retains it's DnD campaign style story.
stevekemp 4y ago
There's a good writeup here with some more background https://www.filfre.net/2019/10/betrayal-at-krondor/ https://www.filfre.net/2019/10/betrayal-at-krondor/
Andrew_nenakhov 4y ago
It is not from the "Magician", it is set between 4th and 5th books in the main series and later was made into a novel.
- bencollier49 4y ago
  I mean to say that Magician was the book which introduced the world.
luciusdomitius 4y ago
It is a great book, somewhat better than the competition, but being aware of Feist in the age of Tolkien, GRRM and even the Harry Potter lady, simply means a lonely childhood hah.
kemayo 4y ago
Magician was the start of a reasonably entertaining sword and sorcery series. The RPG campaign roots are really visible once you pay attention, but (as far as I can remember) in a better way than, say, Dragonlance managed. I always enjoyed the political fantasy spin-off series Daughter of the Empire by Janny Wurts more, though. :D
- TillE 4y ago
  Feist gets a lot of flak for being yet another Tolkien ripoff, but I think he's by far the best of the ripoffs. The first trilogy, anyway. And yeah, the Empire trilogy is probably the best of his (co-)work.
- xen0 4y ago
  Both Silverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon both feature a very literal party, gathering at a very literal tavern.

RektBoy 4y ago

It is, would be interesting as a movie or game.

bencollier49 4y ago
That's a good shout actually. It would make a terrific film in the right hands.
- woolly 4y ago
  It's recently been re-optioned after the initial deal fell through to a company called Six Studios: https://www.tor.com/2022/02/03/riftwar-cycle-series-in-development-raymond-e-feist-janny-wurts/ https://www.tor.com/2022/02/03/riftwar-cycle-series-in-devel...

mabster 4y ago

There's also "Krondor, The Betrayal" where he turned the game back into a book! Unfortunately not as good as his earlier works.

2muchcoffeeman 4y ago
Yeah, the later works were very much fan service. Very easy reads if you’re on a holiday though.
xen0 4y ago
That trilogy (Betrayal, Assassins, Tear of the Gods) is weird. 'Krondor: The Assassins' is 'readable' at least, but is also the only one not based on a game; it can be a little more focused, although it retains it's DnD campaign style story.

stevekemp 4y ago

There's a good writeup here with some more background https://www.filfre.net/2019/10/betrayal-at-krondor/ https://www.filfre.net/2019/10/betrayal-at-krondor/

Andrew_nenakhov 4y ago

It is not from the "Magician", it is set between 4th and 5th books in the main series and later was made into a novel.

bencollier49 4y ago
I mean to say that Magician was the book which introduced the world.

luciusdomitius 4y ago

It is a great book, somewhat better than the competition, but being aware of Feist in the age of Tolkien, GRRM and even the Harry Potter lady, simply means a lonely childhood hah.

kemayo 4y ago

Magician was the start of a reasonably entertaining sword and sorcery series. The RPG campaign roots are really visible once you pay attention, but (as far as I can remember) in a better way than, say, Dragonlance managed. I always enjoyed the political fantasy spin-off series Daughter of the Empire by Janny Wurts more, though. :D

TillE 4y ago
Feist gets a lot of flak for being yet another Tolkien ripoff, but I think he's by far the best of the ripoffs. The first trilogy, anyway. And yeah, the Empire trilogy is probably the best of his (co-)work.
xen0 4y ago
Both Silverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon both feature a very literal party, gathering at a very literal tavern.