What can I say? Another awesome Raymond E. Feist book! I'm still working on getting the whole series. When I do finally get it, I will be starting from the beginning and reading everything in order. The entire series from Magician:Apprentice to the end of the series is captivating! GET IT! You won't regret it!

For well over 20-some-odd years now Raymond E. Feist has been one of the top fantasy writers that has stayed consistent in giving us readers solid fantasy epics.

And in the 2nd volume of the Conclave of Shadows trilogy he once again proves he can still propel readers into high adventure in a fantasy realm fraught with danger and intrigue and excellent and impressive characters of both Good and Evil...and something in between.

A must read for fantasy readers, as well as historical readers.

Even more so than Talon, King of the Foxes kept me entertained and turning the pages. Tal deepens and becomes a more complex character. The overall driving forces of the story begin to flesh out (I came to Talon a new Feist reader lacking the background of previous books.) Tal has a clearer enemy, more focused objective. The magic and behind the scenes good/evil struggle are more developed make more sense in King than they did in Talon, though still could have been left out without much change to the plot and action. This book departs from the good-guy-always-prevails predictability of Talon; a good thing.

Very readable prose and a well paced plot make for an enjoyable read.

Cooking a way out.


Tal, now fit for upper class society and an expert swordsman is playing his role. However, it is not all fencing and fun as he ends up in prison in a very isolated location, and some rather severe punishment.

His cooking skills enable him to get the bored guards onside and start plotting a way out of a bad situation, to further his revenge on Kaspar.

Wow is all I can say. Feist did it again. He keeps the book so intresting that you can't stop turning the pages until you are done. This book had one of the best and most touching endings of all the books so far (Talons ending).

The new characters where once again outstanding. Everytime I find out the books are about new characters I'm kind of bummed because I like the other characters so much and want to hear more about them. As I read on in the new books I find I come to like the new characters just as much and want to hear more about them. Its really a vicious cycle. I have come to enjoy all of Feists main characters, Pug, Thomas, Borric, Arutha, Nicholas, Erland, Nakor, James, Eric, Roo, Dashle, Jimmy, Talon, and the list goes on and just keeps being added to.

Bravo Feist. I look forward to more.