Raymond E. Feist

2 universes Last reviewed 2026-09-21

Raymond E. Feist is an American fantasy author born December 21, 1945, in Los Angeles, California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts with Honors from the University of California, San Diego, in 1977, where he created the fictional world of Midkemia as an alternative setting for a Dungeons & Dragons-style tabletop campaign run with his gaming group, the Thursday Nighters. That setting became the foundation for his debut novel, Magician (1982), which launched the long-running Riftwar Cycle, an extensive sequence of novels and short fiction set primarily in the worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan. Feist's other major works include the Empire trilogy, co-written with Janny Wurts, and Faerie Tale, his only novel set outside the Riftwar universe. He later began the Firemane trilogy (2018–2022), comprising King of Ashes, Queen of Storms, and Master of Furies. Feist received the Inkpot Award in 1988 in recognition of his contributions to fantasy and gaming culture, and his books have been translated into multiple languages worldwide, selling more than fifteen million copies. He resides in San Diego, California, the city closely tied to the university roots of his fiction.

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Books

• Magician (1982) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Silverthorn (1985) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• A Darkness at Sethanon (1986) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Daughter of the Empire (1987) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Faerie Tale (1988) · Faerie Tale Core Canon
• Prince of the Blood (1989) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Servant of the Empire (1990) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Mistress of the Empire (1992) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• The King's Buccaneer (1992) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Shadow of a Dark Queen (1994) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Rise of a Merchant Prince (1995) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Rage of a Demon King (1997) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Krondor: The Betrayal (1998) · Riftwar Cycle Expanded Canon
• Shards of a Broken Crown (1998) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Krondor: The Assassins (1999) · Riftwar Cycle Expanded Canon
• Honoured Enemy (2001) · Riftwar Cycle Expanded Canon
• Krondor: Tear of the Gods (2001) · Riftwar Cycle Expanded Canon
• Murder in LaMut (2002) · Riftwar Cycle Expanded Canon
• Talon of the Silver Hawk (2002) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Jimmy the Hand (2003) · Riftwar Cycle Expanded Canon
• King of Foxes (2003) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Exile's Return (2004) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Flight of the Nighthawks (2005) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Into a Dark Realm (2006) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Wrath of a Mad God (2008) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Rides a Dread Legion (2009) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• At the Gates of Darkness (2010) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• A Kingdom Besieged (2011) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• A Crown Imperiled (2012) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon
• Jimmy and the Crawler (2013) · Riftwar Cycle Expanded Canon
• Magician's End (2013) · Riftwar Cycle Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

These are separate, unrelated universes; the totals below are plain sums of already-published per-universe facts, never a blended or averaged score across them. See each universe's own figures above.

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 24 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 7 (1 won, 6 finalist mention)

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