Midkemia · Kelewan · Garn

Raymond E. Feist

First Edition Field Reference · 2026

35 novels · 15+ million copies · 1982–present
Riftwar Cycle · Firemane Saga · Dragonwar Saga

Reading Orders

Three sanctioned reading paths from crydee.com. Feist recommends Publication Order for newcomers.

Publication Order — 35 books
  1. Magician Riftwar Saga #1 · 1982
  2. Silverthorn Riftwar Saga #2 · 1985
  3. A Darkness at Sethanon Riftwar Saga #3 · 1986
  4. Daughter of the Empire Empire Trilogy #1 · 1987 · w/ Janny Wurts
  5. Prince of the Blood Krondor's Sons #1 · 1989
  6. Servant of the Empire Empire Trilogy #2 · 1990 · w/ Janny Wurts
  7. Mistress of the Empire Empire Trilogy #3 · May 1992 · w/ Janny Wurts
  8. The King's Buccaneer Krondor's Sons #2 · Nov 1992
  9. Faerie Tale Standalone · 1988 — read anytime
  10. Shadow of a Dark Queen Serpentwar Saga #1 · 1994
  11. Rise of a Merchant Prince Serpentwar Saga #2 · 1995
  12. Rage of a Demon King Serpentwar Saga #3 · 1997
  13. Shards of a Broken Crown Serpentwar Saga #4 · Apr 1998
  14. Krondor: The Betrayal Riftwar Legacy #1 · Nov 1998
  15. Krondor: The Assassins Riftwar Legacy #2 · Nov 1999
  16. Krondor: Tear of the Gods Riftwar Legacy #3 · Feb 2001
  17. Honoured Enemy Legends of the Riftwar #1 · Aug 2001 · w/ W.R. Forstchen
  18. Murder in LaMut Legends of the Riftwar #2 · Jun 2002 · w/ Joel Rosenberg
  19. Talon of the Silver Hawk Conclave of Shadows #1 · Sep 2002
  20. Jimmy the Hand Legends of the Riftwar #3 · Jul 2003 · w/ S.M. Stirling
  21. King of Foxes Conclave of Shadows #2 · Nov 2003
  22. Exile's Return Conclave of Shadows #3 · Aug 2004
  23. Flight of the Nighthawks Darkwar Saga #1 · 2005
  24. Into a Dark Realm Darkwar Saga #2 · 2006
  25. Wrath of a Mad God Darkwar Saga #3 · Mar 2008
  26. Rides a Dread Legion Demonwar Saga #1 · Mar 2009
  27. At the Gates of Darkness Demonwar Saga #2 · Mar 2010
  28. A Kingdom Besieged Chaoswar Saga #1 · Mar 2011
  29. A Crown Imperiled Chaoswar Saga #2 · Jan 2012
  30. Jimmy and the Crawler Riftwar Legacy #4 (novella) · Feb 2013
  31. Magician's End Chaoswar Saga #3 · May 2013 — RIFTWAR CYCLE FINALE
  32. King of Ashes Firemane Saga #1 · 2018 — NEW WORLD
  33. Queen of Storms Firemane Saga #2 · 2020
  34. Master of Furies Firemane Saga #3 · Jun 2022
  35. A Darkness Returns Dragonwar Saga #1 · Aug 2024 — CROSSOVER
Chronological In-World Order
  1. Magician
  2. Jimmy the Hand set during Magician
  3. Honoured Enemy set during Magician
  4. Murder in LaMut set during Magician
  5. Daughter of the Empire starts during Magician
  6. Silverthorn
  7. A Darkness at Sethanon
  8. Servant of the Empire
  9. Krondor: The Betrayal
  10. Mistress of the Empire
  11. Krondor: The Assassins
  12. Krondor: Tear of the Gods
  13. Jimmy and the Crawler
  14. Prince of the Blood
  15. The King's Buccaneer
  16. Shadow of a Dark Queen
  17. Rise of a Merchant Prince
  18. Rage of a Demon King
  19. Shards of a Broken Crown
  20. Talon of the Silver Hawk
  21. King of Foxes
  22. Exile's Return
  23. Flight of the Nighthawks
  24. Into a Dark Realm
  25. Wrath of a Mad God
  26. Rides a Dread Legion
  27. At the Gates of Darkness
  28. A Kingdom Besieged
  29. A Crown Imperiled
  30. Magician's End
  31. Faerie Tale standalone — non-Midkemia, outside the cycle
  32. King of Ashes Garn timeline begins — separate world, no Midkemia overlap
  33. Queen of Storms
  34. Master of Furies
  35. A Darkness Returns Dragonwar Saga — Garn and Midkemia converge for the first time
Alternate Order (series prerequisites)
Riftwar SagaNo prerequisites. Start here.
Empire TrilogyPrereq: Riftwar Saga — not essential to main story but highly recommended.
Krondor's SonsPrereq: Riftwar Saga.
Serpentwar SagaPrereq: Krondor's Sons.
Riftwar LegacyPrereq: Riftwar Saga — not essential to main story.
Legends of the RiftwarPrereq: Riftwar Saga — independent side-tales.
Conclave of ShadowsPrereq: Serpentwar Saga.
Darkwar SagaPrereq: Conclave of Shadows.
Demonwar SagaPrereq: Darkwar Saga.
Chaoswar SagaPrereq: Demonwar Saga. Final arc of the Riftwar Cycle.
Firemane SagaSEPARATE WORLD (Garn, not Midkemia). No prerequisites. Read anytime.
Dragonwar SagaPrereq: BOTH the Firemane trilogy AND the Chaoswar Saga. First crossover between worlds.
Faerie TaleStandalone, non-Midkemia. Read anytime.