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    Silverthorn
    Silverthorn
    Silverthorn
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    Silverthorn

    Written by Raymond E. Feist

    Narrated by Peter Joyce

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    The whole of the magnificent Riftwar Cycle by bestselling author Raymond E. Feist, master of magic and adventure, now available in ebook

    For nearly a year peace reigned in the enchanted kingdom of Rillanon. But new challenges awaited Arutha, the Prince of Krondor, when Jimmy the Hand – the youngest thief in the Guild of Mockers – came upon a sinister Nighthawk poised to assassinate him.

    What evil power raises the dead and makes corpses do battle with the living at the behest of the Guild of Death? And what high magic can defeat it? Meanwhile, a life-or-death quest must be undertaken to find an antidote to a poison that fells a beautiful princess on her wedding day…

    Silverthorn is the second book in the Riftwar Saga. The trilogy concludes with book three, A Darkness at Sethanon.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 24, 2013
    ISBN9780007552016
    Author

    Raymond E. Feist

    Raymond E. Feist is the author of more than thirty previous books, including the internationally bestselling “Riftwar Cycle” of novels set in his signature world of Midkemia; the Empire trilogy co-authored with Janny Wurts; the stand-alone novel, Faerie Tale; and the epic fantasy series, the Firemane Saga. He lives in San Diego, California.

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a brilliant and enjoyable book. The world building is excellent and the characters, especially Pug, Tomas, and Jimmy, are loved by readers. Some reviewers mention that the plot is reminiscent of Lord of the Rings and that they wish the narrator would pronounce a certain name differently. However, overall, readers highly recommend this series and find it great from start to finish.

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    • 5/5
      I love all of this series. Magician is the book that actually started my journey in this genre.
    • 5/5
      Feist is a brilliant writer! His world building is most excellent. I have loved getting to know his characters especially Pug and Tomas. Also Jimmy he’s an awesome young lad, a thief who has stared using his gifts wisely.
      The story is great from start to finish.

      I highly recommend this series! As I’ve read it before when I was much younger and I still fall in love with it all over again!
    • 5/5
      One of my favourite books in the series. I felt like we lost touch of Pug and Tomas as characters just as we were getting to know them, but Jimmy was a great character that I loved to get behind, and so is Arutha. I just wish the narrater would pronounce a hard 'th' instead of "Aruta"
    • 4/5
      Really hits his stride here and the next one.
    • 4/5
      I think I was in love with Arutha when I read this book. My heart was in my mouth the whole time.
    • 5/5
      Good book. Not as good as the first by a long shot. The plot, frankly, is ludicrous. The book is very reminiscent of the Lord of the rings; small band entering Mordor with Shaila and orcs thrown in.
    • 5/5
      The second book of the series and it couldn’t be better
    • 5/5
      A brilliant read! I simply devoured this second episode of what is fast becoming a favourite.
    • 5/5
      Boek 3 in de serie. Weer prachtig geschreven, en weer 5 sterren.

      Puc heeft een kleine, maar belangrijke rol in dit bijna op zich zelf staand verhaal. Ook andere bekenden uit de vorige twee boeken maken hun opwachting.

      De lang verwachte huwelijk tussen Arthura en Anita wordt abrupt verbroken als er een giftige pijl op hen wordt afgeschoten door een moordenaar.

      Ook nu weer zijn er de grote gevaren te overwinnen op zoek naar een zeldzame plant, die groeit op een plek waar alleen de mordhel leven.

      Een goede voorbereiding op dingen die komen gaan in volgende boeken.

      Ik ga geen verder review schrijven. Liever lees ik het volgende deel: [b:Duisternis over Sethanon|2932935|Duisternis over Sethanon (De Sage van de Oorlog van de Grote Scheuring, #3)|Raymond E. Feist|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1204549587s/2932935.jpg|15940] lezen.
    • 4/5
      The second book in Feist's Midkemia series, 'Silverthorn' focuses on Prince Arutha and his exploits as he rushes to save the life of his bride to be Anita. Arutha has found that he's the target of assassins after being saved from an ambush by the boy thief Jimmy the Hand and with the forthcoming wedding to Anita, he tries very hard to clear Krondor of the Nighthawk menace with the aid of the Upright Man, the head of the hidden Thieves' Guild. This attempt proves that the Nighthawks are not regular assassins, but pawns in the hands of a darker power as they refuse to remain dead! When, despite all their best efforts, Anita is struck down by a poisoned bolt, Arutha and his select companions find themselves in a race to find the titular Silverthorn, facing a horde of morodhel in the processs.

      This is a much better book than the first one (in my opinion, of course) though it does show Feist's gaming roots as his protagonists are forced up against various opponents out of the D&D game books
    • 4/5
      The beginning of this book completely drew me in. I was hooked on the POV from Jimmy and his rise to Arutha's court. I have read Feist's books outside the recommended reading order, so I am slowly making connections to characters in other books, which is handy.

      Silverthorn was a lot more engaging than Magician. I was enjoying the changing of focus characters, and was delighted when Pug returned to Kelawan, and then met the first race of elves. I did not see that coming!

      Jimmy, Arutha and the band of people he met on the way were enjoyable and a pleasure to read.
    • 5/5
      A poisoned bolt has struck down the Princess Anita on the day of her wedding to Prince Arutha of Krondor.

      To save his beloved, Arutha sets out in search of the mytics herb called Silverthorn that only grows in the dark and forbidding land of the Spellweavers.

      Accompanied by a mercenary, a minstrel, and a clever young thief, he wil confront an ancient evil and do battle with the dark powers that threaten the enchanted realm of Midkemia.
    • 4/5
      I couldn't put this book down which was fantastic, great story with great characters!
    • 5/5
      Not the first time I've read Silverthorn ;) It is superbly written by a master of his genre. He handles multiple threads with consummate skill. Personally, I'm really only interested in Magician, Silverthorn and A Darkness At Sethanon.
    • 5/5
      Well you can definitely tell this is a middle book. Nothing is really resolved and the story seems to be just stuck in there to get from book 1 to book 3. Having said that. This is a good story and I enjoyed it. It also did its job as a middle book, to setup the finale and make the reader wanting more. Looking forward to reading the final book in this trilogy. One thing I've noticed in this book and in the previous ones are the many editing mistakes that are left in the book. At times it seems the first draft was printed. Hasn't distracted from the story yet, but I'm not really anal about those type of things, so if you are be forewarned. Nevertheless, great book and series.
    • 4/5
      This book ofthe Riftwar Saga takes a bit of detour. The evil forces have struck directly at the royal family, and Arutha must undertake a quest to find the extremely rare Silverthorn to cure her. Feist takes the opportunity to explore more of the area around the Kingdom in the process, and broaden the scope of the conflict between MIdkemia and Kelewan. While not making a lot of progress on the overall plot of the series, this is still an excellent book.
    • 3/5
      I picked this up because I had hazy but generally good feelings for Magician. This book is written competently enough, but didn't particularly grab me. It seems typical EFP (extruded fantasy product) fayre, largely interchangeable with any other random fantasy novel. But it took me an age to drag myself to the end, as I wasn't particularly interested in finding out what happens. I only finished it because Pratchett's "Making Money" came out in paperback...
    • 4/5
      Lots of magic in this one and the Tsurani connection was a nice surprise, I was worried we had seen the last of them. I kept wondering how he was going to end everything when he didn't seem to have enough pages left but basically there's closure here but not completely. So you have to read the next book to find the conclusion.

      Also lots of action, it was quite a ride with some well written battle scenes.
    • 4/5
      2nd in the Riftwar Saga. Not as strong as Magician, but still a good tale. Builds on the relations hinted at in Magician between the characters and expands a little further into describing the world of Midkemia. Good build up for the next one in the series.
    • 3/5
      Though he creates an entertaining and suspenseful plotline, Feist does not write nearly as well as other fantasy authors, or at all, and so I cannot rate his books highly. His writing does not match his plotting. His vocabulary is not complex and his descriptions can barely be called such. Still, if simple, non-effective prose does not put you off, Feist may be for you, as there still is a good story beneath the blandness.
    • 4/5
      This is the 3rd (2nd depending one Magicain) book in the series and is all about Prince Arutha and Jimmy the Hand. During a failed assasination attempt on Prince Arutha, Princess Anita is injured and poisoned with a very rare poison. The plant that created the poison is also the only way to create the antidote.

      This book is basically the adventure of finding and retrieving this mystic plant in the hopes of saving the Princess from her doom.
    • 5/5
      Thrilling and powerful!
    • 4/5
      Sequel to Feist's first book 'Magician', this is the second in the 3+ book Riftwar saga. While Magician can be read as a standalone novel this can't, must be read after Magician and after the third book, A Darkness at Sethanon.

      This is high fantasy with magic, elves, dwarves, a mysterious evil enemy and probably a few other cliches (no farmboy with long lost heritage though!). Don't let that put you off though, if you like fantasy you'll love Feist's novels.