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Summary: Suprisingly disappointing.
Review: I have only recently found Feist's books (in the last few months) and have been busily reading them. No doubt this guy is writing some of the best fantasy novels out there. The Riftwar and Serpent War Saga's are first rate. I read "Tear of the Gods" with great anticipation.Character development is amazingly thin for a Feist work. As others suggest, it reads just like the PC game is played. I felt like any minute we would see a line that says, "...and Jimmy gained a level." I laughed aloud at the earlier review's point of using the same phrase over and over - I noticed that also. The constant rush from battle to battle, minor sub-missions that only delay the action rather than develop the plot make this a tedious read in many places. I would have bought it no matter the reviews just to finish out the series. Perhaps the reason this is less than Feist's best is found in the book's dedication as he describes personal matters that made this book difficult to write. Hopefully with those issues in the past, we can look forward to more of his usual stellar work.
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Summary: Krondor: Tear of the Gods, a great read
Review: I have taken it upon myself to read the riftwar legacy over twice, and each time I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I think of Krondor: Tear of the gods as a fun read it made me laugh out loud more than once. Raymond E. Feist is able to bring out the new character Jazhara beautifully. He portrays her as a very well educated women of very high rank. Yet at the same time she is able to hardly be noticible in the poorest sections of krondor (until she uses her magic of course). Then there are the action sequences, I found that they were done wonderfully. I myself am a fencer and it is easy for me to picture these rapier sword fights. Also there is magic behind it all, the bone amulet, the demons, the temples, and the tear of the gods itself! I would reccomend this book to anyone who has interest in a little bit of adventure and mystery.
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Summary: Very good, but frustrating
Review: I liked the book, surprised at how much he kept to the game's story line... Thought it was going to be different. At least with the book, they didn't keep dieing. (I could almost see it happening and then turn the page and they are alive, I Died a lot in the game... ;) ) Really Fast paced and I was left Screaming for more info. I REALLY want to know who the Crawler is and i want to know if Hilda is who i think she is... :) For those of you who read "shards of a broken crown" you'll know who i'm thinking of (Nakor and his strange idea) CAN'T Wait for the next one... hope we don't have to wait 2 years for it (has it been 2??)
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Summary: Very disappointed with this effort
Review: I loved the Riftwar saga, and the previous trilogy. I loved the character development and scenarios that were painted - but with this book "Tear of the Gods", I don't know...it felt like it was created by some inexperienced creative. The characters were bland. Seriously, I wouldn't care if they all died..and that is one of the reasons I don't like this book. Some of the most powerful evil creatures to grace Feist's books were so ineffectual and inexperienced in their motives/skills that they were being thwarted by the most assanine solutions.
Ultra powerful liches, vampires & skeletal warriors being killed in short order because their cleverness in hiding their soul gems in addition to just being plain impotent in their abilities. I'd expect something like this from Gary Gygax or something...which isn't bad, its just not what one expects from Feist. Are we sure he wrote this book?
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Summary: <sigh> Poor and Underwhelming
Review: I'll echo the words of others in these reviews and say that this is a poor novella in a generally good line of books. Feist has been one of the more consistent fantasy writers but the last three legacy books have left me cold. In fact I will go so far as to say that the novelization of the games has detracted from some of his earlier works as the familiar characters feel at best two dimensional and stilted.
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Summary: Dicey . . .
Review: I'm a newly minted Feist fan, having picked up the Riftwar series in the last two weeks. After thoroughly enjoying Darkness at Sethanon, I went hunting for the next books to read and wound up with the Krondor series in my hands. It is needless to say that this series suffers in comparison to the earlier ones. There is just something missing in Feist's most recent works. Maybe--maybe--if there is a fourth book, and it is Feist's absolutely spectacular level best, he can pull this series off, but putting into reality a conspiracy as widespread as the one that he's been hinting at for the past three books is possibly beyond even Feist's considerable skills. I'll wait and watch and try to hope, but I'm not holding my breath. Instead, I'm going to read the other Feist series, plus Prince of the Blood and King's Buccaneer.
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Summary: A good action-packed read
Review: I've never played the Krondor games on which this book is based, but I found the read enjoyable regardless. Feist is an entertaining writer, and with the Riftwar Legacy series, he's returned to focusing on well-rounded popular characters like Jimmy the Hand and Arutha. This is a far more pleasing turn, since the I didn't like the characters in the Serpentwar Saga quite as much.
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Summary: Very Disapointed
Review: I've read every book writen by Raymond E Feist, and enjoyed them all. Unfortunately I found "Tear of the Gods" to be his weakest work. It was overly predictable and lacked the character development Feist excels in creating. A complete disapointment.
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Summary: Answers quite a few Serpentwar Saga Questions
Review: If you never read Feist before, or it has been a long time since you read Feist, this is a good book to read. Devoted Feist fans who have read his other series (Riftwar, Empire, Serpentwar, Conclave, Legends, etc) might think otherwise since it doesn't follow the "norm" of Feist's books and world. Purists will have a lot of complaints. Personally, I read this book right after the final Serpentwar Saga novel "Shards of a Broken Crown", and finished it quickly. While many Feist fans found this book to be a little disappointing, I thought it answered a lot of questions for me... particularly about Midkemia religions and some vague references in Serpentwar. Feist had to work the plotline around the "Return to Krondor" game. Hence, the pace of the book is different than his usual writing and he introduces new characters. This book also tied up a few loose ends in Serpentwar Saga (even though it takes place about 25 years before Serpentwar, it really does help you to understand the background of Serpentwar). I have never played the game, but after reading this book, I was definitely intrigued. Readers who enjoy a fast-paced novel similar to what's found in game-adapted books and adventure party/AD&D-based novels, will enjoy this book. If you enjoy playing RPGs and are trying to get into fantasy reading, I highly recommend it. People who has never read FEIST before really enjoyed "Tear of the Gods" as well.
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Summary: Wow, just horrible
Review: Im a big big fan of Raymond Feist, his Riftwar and SerpentWar Sagas were totally amazing, as were his 2 "in between" books. Unfortunatly this hasnt carried over to the Riftwar Legacy. I had high hopes for the Legacy, that it would fill in some holes about Sidi and the Crawler that was only touched on in the Serpentwar saga. Unfortunatly it doesnt resolve anything, in addition the tear of the gods is single handidly the worse book ive ever read, and especially is Feist's worst book. Betrayl was good, Assassians was also good, but this book bit. Im not sure if its just becuase he was restrained by the video game, or if he just didnt care and just wanted to bust out a book about the game as quickly as possible, but either way, the only reason why you should read this book is to finish the series,and even then id think hard about it.
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