Raymond Feist has never been able to match his wonderful debut novel, Magician. However, some of the books have been decent. Krondor the Betrayal, Book One of the Riftwar Legacy, is all right, but not spectacular. I think part of the problem is that Krondor the Betrayal is based on a video game, which Feist wrote for Dynamix, Inc.
As with most of Feist’s books, he sets the story in the world of Midkemia. So it’s not surprising that some of his popular characters return for this new trilogy. You’ll ride on more adventures with Jimmy the Hand, Squire Locklear and Pug the Wizard. The new villain is a Dark Elf war chieftain and mysterious wizards. Locklear learns that Murmandamus, the villain in some of the older books, is said to have risen again and is building an army.
What the story lacks in originality, it makes up for in action. You can almost see the video game scenes in all the fights and battles throughout the book. However, this is not a book for first-time readers of Feist. Better they start with Magician and get to know the characters.
One fun thing is that the book comes with a CD-ROM that comes with demonstration version of the game.
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