Kingdom Besieged

An action-packed story of intrigue and betrayal. --Library Journal Action and intrigue and evocative writing . . . Feist brings a new world alive. --The Oregonian (Portland) A story of redemption and heroism featuring an unlikely hero . . . This classic fantasy should find a welcome audience among the author's fans. --Library Journal Shows Feist in top form. --Adelaide Advertiser Originality and wit... A rollicking tale... [Feist's] narrative skill, ingenuity at creating systems of magic, and eye for plausible military scenarios stand him in good stead. His many fans will be pleased. --Booklist A massive, entertaining tale. --Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel This simple, charming fairy tale will appeal to adult fans of the Riftwar books as well as mature teens who don't mind a bit of romance in their sword-and-sorcery. --Publishers Weekly Feist has a natural talent for keeping the reader turning pages. --Chicago-Sun Times Fast action, appealing characters, and a splendid setting will delight readers of fantasy and leave them eager for the next battle. --Kirkus Reviews Fine entertainment . . . Feist works his signature magic . . . an absorbing and carefully crafted adventure with pleasing density of plotting, good characterization . . . this is populist Dickens out of Tolkien, and it works. --Sydney Morning Herald There's an evil sparkle here, brighter and hotter than any of Feist's works since the Magician trilogy. The Dasati and their world are sumptuously realised . . . It's an entertaining, at times intoxicating mixture. --SF Site Sure to please Feist fans and win new ones. --Publishers Weekly Feist is at his best. --Science Fiction Chronicle This tale of shape-shifting magicians, human sacrifice, man-eating demons, and a little young love will satisfy Feist's fans, and the ending will leave them waiting for another volume. --Publishers Weekly Sheer readability. --San Francisco Chronicle The most interesting character in the saga to date, Kaspar . . . another complicated and compelling protagonist . . . [W]ill have Feist fans eagerly awaiting the next installment. --Publishers Weekly Originality and wit a rollicking tale Feist's narrative skill, ingenuity at creating systems of magic, and eye for plausible militaryscenarios stand him in good stead. His many fans will be pleased. --Booklist Another crowd-pleaser for Feist to add to his already impressive resume. --Publishers Weekly on King of Foxes Splendid . . . fast action, appealing characters . . . (It) will delight readers of fantasy. --Kirkus Reviews In the forefront of contemporary fantasy adventure. --Library Journal Originality and wit . . . A rollicking tale . . . Feist's narrative skill, ingenuity at creating systems of magic, and eye for plausible military scenarios stand him in good stead. His many fans will be pleased. --Booklist Feist's fans will look forward to the saga's final episode. --Publishers Weekly Feist has the universe firmly under his control, and the adventure is grand[.] --Contra Costa Times [Feist] introduces a new dimension to his universe and added new depth to recurring characters while creating fascinating new heroes and villains. With a fast pace and clean, crisp storytelling, this fantasy saga belongs in most libraries. --Library Journal The prose is smooth, the plot is exactly what you'd expect and the characters do exactly what Feist tells them . . . File under guilty pleasure. --The Guardian [A] compelling and profoundly moving tale... an invaluable addition to a beloved canon. --barnesandnoble.com A fine yarn . . . vivid . . . suspenseful . . . The action is nonstop.--Booklist A sensitive coming-of-age tale in which brutality and camaraderie are equally present, Feist's newest saga has a freshness of vision that suggests it will avoid the staleness that often eats away at multi-volume epics. --Publishers Weekly A promising start to what looks like a strong, dire trilogy of fantastic adventure. --San Diego Union-Tribune CLASSIC. --Chicago Tribune As usual, Feist brings this off wonderfully. --Science Fiction Chronicle This is a series that gets better as it goes along. --Science Fiction Chronicle With his storytelling mastery and ear for colorful language and nuance, the author of numerous books set in the dual worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan here launches a series that takes his fantasy universe into a whole new phase. --Library Journal Feist brings a new world alive. --The Oregonian (Portland) An epic reading experience . . . Unpretentious, fast-paced . . . Shadow of a Dark Queen works admirably. --San Diego Union-Tribune FUN . . . A place to start for those yet to discover Feist's fantasy worlds. --Locus A great read and a wonderful addition to Feist's collection. --SF Site Well-paced storytelling by a veteran entertainer. --Kirkus Reviews