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core novel 1982 Riftwar Cycle
Record
| First published | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.32 (73,140 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 681 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-385-17580-9 |
| First-edition date | 1982-10 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Riftwar Cycle
- Series: The Riftwar Saga core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Raymond E. Feist
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (First Novel), 1983: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 10.
Notes
- First published 1982 (Doubleday) as ONE novel; split into two US paperback volumes (Apprentice/Master) only in 1986. Counted here as 1 novel.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Riftwar Saga: position 1 of 3: next Silverthorn (1985)
- Internal chronology, within Riftwar Cycle: position 1 of 30: next Honoured Enemy (2001)
Sources
- Crydee.com, Official Raymond E. Feist site
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Riftwar_Cycle
- https://www.isfdb.org
- https://www.sfadb.com/Raymond_E_Feist
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