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Shadow of a Dark Queen
Riftwar Cycle: The Serpentwar Saga (Related to this series)
- Author
- Raymond E. Feist
- Narrator
- Peter Joyce
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 25 September 2014
- Run Time
- 20 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Speculative fiction, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
The astonishing first volume in Raymond E. Feist’s bestselling Serpentwar series…
Ancient powers are readying themselves for a devastating confrontation, and a dark queen has raised a standard, gathering armies of unmatched might.
A band of desperate men are forced into this battleground of good and evil, and their only hope for survival is to face this ancient power and discover its true nature. Their quest is at best dangerous and at worst suicidal.
Among them are some unlikely heroes: Erik, a bastard heir denied his birthright; his friend Roo, an irrepressible scoundrel with a penchant for thievery; and the mysterious Miranda, upon whom all must wager their lives. She appears to be an ally but also possesses a hidden agenda and may prove to be a more deadly foe when the final confrontation is at hand…
Shadow of a Dark Queen is the first book in the Serpentwar Saga. The quartet continues with the second book, Rise of a Merchant Prince.
Critics Review
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“Epic scope… vivid imagination… a significant contribution to the growth of the field of fantasy.”
Washington Post“Well-written… intelligent… intriguing.”
Publishers Weekly
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 4.0
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5.0 4.0
The start of a new tale told this time in four books. As always the story is engaging if a little long and slow in places but I am now ready for that after listening to three previous 'saga'
On to the next book. Still a little not tuned in to the narrator, but slowly getting used to him.alanald 2025-08-26
Details
- Author
- Raymond E. Feist
- Narrator
- Peter Joyce
- Duration
- 20 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 September 2014
- ISBN
- 9780007552054
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Speculative fiction, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 4.0(1 review)
Synopsis
The astonishing first volume in Raymond E. Feist’s bestselling Serpentwar series… Ancient powers are readying themselves for a devastating confrontation, and a dark queen has raised a standard, gathering armies of unmatched might. A band of desperate men are forced into this battleground of good and evil, and their only hope for survival is to face this ancient power and discover its true nature. Their quest is at best dangerous and at worst suicidal. Among them are some unlikely heroes: Erik, a bastard heir denied his birthright; his friend Roo, an irrepressible scoundrel with a penchant for thievery; and the mysterious Miranda, upon whom all must wager their lives. She appears to be an ally but also possesses a hidden agenda and may prove to be a more deadly foe when the final confrontation is at hand… Shadow of a Dark Queen is the first book in the Serpentwar Saga. The quartet continues with the second book, Rise of a Merchant Prince.
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