Shards of a Broken Crown (Serpentwar Saga Series #4) » (Reissue)

Raymond E. Feist's previous novels include the first volume in the Demonwar Saga, Rides a Dread Legion, the Darkwar Saga (Flight of the Nighthawks, Into a Dark Realm, and Wrath of a Mad God); the Conclave of Shadows (Talon of the Silver Hawk, King of Foxes, and Exile's Return); the Riftwar Legacy (Krondor: The Betrayal; Krondor: The Assassins; and Krondor: Tear of the Gods); the Serpentwar Saga (Shadow of a Dark Queen, Rise of a Merchant Prince, Rage of a Demon King, and Shards of a Broken Crown); the Riftwar Saga (Magician, Silverthorn, and A Darkness at Sethanon); Faerie Tale; The Prince of the Blood; and The King's Buccaneer. He lives in San Diego, California.

March 1998

Raymond E. Feist has gained international success with the worlds he has created. Feist's action-packed books are filled with expansive stories that become as real as any land in human history. The characters that come alive are not soon forgotten as they follow the destinies carved out for them by this internationally renowned fantasy author. Shards of a Broken Crown is Raymond Feist's latest installment in the Serpentwar Saga. This fourth and final volume finds Midkemia a war-torn land. General Fadawah, a former lackey of Queen Emerald, has declared himself Lord of the defeated and builds an army in a final bid to control the weakened kingdom. Although this territory has suffered greatly since the Demon King's siege, the malevolent General Fadawah's victory over the exhausted citizens is not assured. The hope to return Midkemia to its former days of glory comes in the guise of two young noble brothers, Jimmy and Dash. The brothers certainly have their work cut out for them as their actions determine the consequences of all of the citizens they are fighting for. Many characters return in this conclusion of the Serpentwar Saga: Roo Avery, Erik von Darkmoor, Duko, Pug, Nakor, and Miranda all play a part in the gathering storm that began in Shadow of a Dark Queen.

Shards of a Broken Crown only confirms Raymond E. Feist's status as a premier epic fantasy writer.

Kirkus Reviews

Fourth and final part of Feist's Serpentwar Saga (Shadow of a Dark Queen, 1994; Rise of a Merchant Prince, 1995; Rage of a Demon King, 1997). The Emerald Queen and the Demon King have both been vanquished, but poor old Midkemia, battered and smoking, is still threatened, this time by the Queen's sidekick, General Fadawah. He'll be opposed by supremo magician Pug's great-grandsons, Jimmy and Dash Jameson, as war (again) gets under way. Simultaneously, Feist seems to be setting up yet another series, as Pug, Miranda, and other good-guy magicians declare a Conclave of Shadows to oppose the madness of the Nameless One. Meantime, readers can amuse themselves by rearranging the Serpentwar titles into new, likely- sounding combinations: Rise of a Demon Crown, or Rage of a Broken Prince? Fans only—but there are lots of them.