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Rides A Dread Legion (The Riftwar Cycle: The Demonwar Saga Book 1, Book 25)

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Rides A Dread Legion (The Riftwar Cycle: The Demonwar Saga Book 1, Book 25)

By: Raymond E. Feist
Narrated by: Peter Joyce
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The first book in the series by the master of epic fantasy, Raymond E. Feist. Ten years after the cataclysmic events of Wrath of A Mad God took place, Midkenia now faces a new danger thought buried in myth and antiquity.

A lost race of elves, the taredhel or ‘people of the stars’, have found a way across the universe to reach Midkemia. On their current home world, these elves are hard pressed by a ravaging demon horde, and what was once a huge empire has been reduced to a handful of survivors. The cornerstone of taredhel lore is the tale of their lost origins in the world they call simply ‘Home’, a place lost in the mists of time. Now they are convinced that Midkemia is that place, and they are coming to reclaim it.

Ruthless and arrogant, the taredhel intend to let nothing stand in their way; but before long, Pug and the Conclave realise that it's not necessarily the elves, but the demon horde pursuing them where the true danger lies. And hanging over Pug always is the prophecy that he will be doomed to watch everyone he loves die before him…

 Epic Fantasy Fiction Historical Horror

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Critic reviews

Praise for Raymond E. Feist:

‘File under guilty pleasure’
Guardian

‘Get in at the start of a master’s new series’
Daily Sport

‘Well-written and distinctly above average… intelligent… intriguing.’
Publishers Weekly

‘ Epic scope…vivid imagination…a significant contribution to the growth of the field of fantasy.’
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I love letter Joyce and only listen to his narration of these books. This was a bit confusing to follow as the speed felt strange and the voices where not the ones I am used to.

The voices are not Peter’s usual accents

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This was the first audibook of Feist I have listened too. As with the paperback versions I was spellbound. Fantastic narration for a fantastic storyline. Looking foward to more of Feist's work on Audible.

Proffesionally narrated, epic fantasy story.

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I'm biased add I loved feist right from his first book the magician, this is the start of another great story but it's a short review as I have to dash of and get the next book right now.

Excellent

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probably a little futile to mention this but the voice over by Peter Joyce is inconsistent with previous books for some reason. A lot of the characters kinda sound the same and don't sound like they did in previous books.

A decent entry to the series but the also the point where I've started to roll my eyes at the story formula that Feist uses (like scooby doo except there's just another monster under the mask).

good but not the strongest in the riftwar cycle

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I have enjoyed Peter Joyce’s narration throughout all of the Midkemia books and his characterisation has been consistent.. Why, oh why, has he suddenly changed the voices of some of characters we have all got to know and love? It’s bizarre!

Same characters, different voices?

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