Riftwar Saga and the Empire Series

 
 

  Book 1 : Magician
At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master magician - and the destinies of two worlds are changed forever.  Suddenly the peace of the Kingdom is destroyed as mysterious alien invaders (alien as in not of that world, not alien as in outer space - this is fantasy, not sci-fi)  swarm through the land.  Pug is swept up into the conflict, but for him and his warrior friend, Tomas, an odyssey into the unknown has only just begun.  Pug's destiny is to lead him through a rift in the fabric of space and time to the mastery of the unimaginable powers of a strange new magic...

Washington Post say:
"Enormous, sprawling but tightly disciplined fantasy... the material for half-dozen novels... epic scope... fast-moving action, vivid imagination... totally gripping... the field of fantasy has grown remarkably in the last 10 years: MAGICIAN is a significant contribution to that growth"

Publishers Weekly say:
"Tons on intrigue and action"

The Riftwar Saga:
Book1 : Magician, Book2 : Silverthorn, Book3 : A Darkness At Sethanon, Book4 : Prince Of The Blood, Book5 : The King's Buccaneer.

Following on from the Riftwar Saga (Same world, and  most of the same characters) is,
The Serpentwar Saga:
Book1 : Shadow Of A Dark Queen
 

The Riftwar Saga is written about two worlds - Kelewan and Midkemia, but the story is based in Midkemia (a medieval type world, and Pugs home), with only a few excursions to Kelewan.  Raymond E Feist got together with Janny Wurts and decided to write a series set in the other world - Kelewan, an oriental type world, following Maras life, but with some overlap with the Riftwar Saga - and this series is called the "Empire Series".
The Empire Series:
Book1 : Daughter Of The Empire, Book2 : Servant Of The Empire, Book3 : Mistress Of The Empire.

Book1 : Daughter Of The Empire
The mysterious world of Kelewan is encircled by magic, mystery and murder.  Here at the heart of the Tsurani empire, Mara, Ruling Lady of the Acoma, leads her people through terror and peril on a truly epic scale.  She must contend with powerful rival houses, strike deals with sinister rebel warriors, and forge a treaty with the enigmatic Cho-ja-a race of alien insectoids.  But in order to restore the honour of her house, Mara must marry the son of a deadly enemy - and carry the struggle of her people into the heart of his stronghold...