And, since the fans of the series are most likely Riftwar fans, I am guessing he decide placing it in that time period made more sense. Confused yet? Well, basically, Feist took a step back in time after the Serpentwar saga to write this trilogy.
Also, it takes place after the Riftwar but before several books farther along in the series that I have already read. This trilogy was based around video games that took place in Feist’s world of Midkemia. That’s cool if you feel that way, but I am still digging these quite a lot!Īs I mentioned above, this is the final book in a series within a series. and it is STILL AWESOME! I have seen some who say they don’t feel it anymore and that it just doesn’t have the same spice as the original Riftwar series. I think this is book 14 or 15, the end of the 4th or 5th series of books in the middle of the larger 30 book series. This trilogy was based around vi Still awesome after all these books. That’s cool if you feel that way, but I am still digging these quite a lot! As I mentioned above, this is the final book in a series within a series. But they are opposed by the minions of the Dark God, who seeks to possess the Tear for his own ends.Ī breathless race for a priceless treasure, against time, myriad sinister and competing evil forces, and ultimately against the fundamentals of nature, which in Midkemia can be as formidable as the Gods themselves.more Squire James, William, and Jazhara must seek out the location of the gem, with Brother Solon, a warrior priest of Ishap, and Kendaric, the sole member of the Wreckers' Guild with the power to raise the ship. Without it they are lost for a decade, until another is formed in the distant mountains. The most powerful artifact known to the Temples of Midkemia, this colossal gem allows the priests to speak with their gods. The most powerful artifact known to the Temples of Midkemia, this colossal gem allows the priests to speak A DROP IN THE OCEAN?Ī raid upon the high seas signals an attack of unprecedented magnitude by the forces of darkness.īut the daring assault upon the Temple of Ishap goes dramatically wrong and the prize, the Tear of the Gods, sinks beneath the waves of the Bitter Sea. But the daring assault upon the Temple of Ishap goes dramatically wrong and the prize, the Tear of the Gods, sinks beneath the waves of the Bitter Sea. A DROP IN THE OCEAN? A raid upon the high seas signals an attack of unprecedented magnitude by the forces of darkness.