Here is a pretty straight-forward page I've created in plain hypertext to keep track of information regarding one of my favorite fantasy novel and game settings, the world of Midkemia. We'll start with a brief who's-who.

Raymond E. Feist - http://www.crydee.com/

One of the primary creators of Midkemia and by far its primary chronicler in novels, listed below.

Stephen Abrams - http://www.midkemia.com/

The original creator of Midkemia. Co-author of Cities and the upcoming Atlas of Midkemia.

Janny Wurts - http://www.paravia.com/JannyWurts/

Co-author of Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire, and Mistress of the Empire.

William Forstchen - http://shadowboxent.brinkster.net/Forstchen/home.html

Co-author of Honoured Enemy.

Joel Rosenberg - http://www.slovotskys-laws.com/

Co-author of Murder in LaMut.

Steve Stirling - http://www.smstirling.com/

Co-author of Jimmy the Hand.

Here, then, are the novels by Ray Feist, in order as they were published. If you read it in this order, things will tend to jump around a little chronologically later on. But, to me, the chronological unfolding of time is of secondary importance compared with the evolution and development of ideas, and even writing style. Therefore, reading the books as they were released is probably the smoothest way to read them. As an interesting exercise, however, I have also made a list of the books in chronological order.

Those books which are not indented on the list below represent the "core story" of the great Rift Wars, and progress in chronological order. The indented volumes flesh out other stories of Midkemia and its related worlds, and all more-or-less take place somewhere within the framework of the first Riftwar Saga. Note that these secondary stories are not necessarily "secondary" in quality--the Empire Trilogy, for example, is surely one of the best series listed.

Links are provided to amazon.com for American editions when possible, and amazon.co.uk otherwise.

The following information comes from Steve Abrams, over the mailing list, and is pretty self-explanatory. Yes, I know this information exists everywhere else on the net, but so does everything else on this page. This is a comparatively clean copy of some really cool info which I like to refer to often. For information on Ishap, the one god over all, read Ray Feist's books.

• Abram-sev: The giver of laws; the thunderer
• Ev-dem: The worker from within; the calculator of odd
• Graf: The weaver of wishes
• Helbinor: The abstainer

1. Silban [ Ma-wan-ta ]: the earth mother; the bringer of harvests; sleeper without dreams
2. Sung [ La-Timsa ]: the white; the follower of the one path
3. Ka-hooli [ Albar ]: the howler after fugitives; the tireless pursuer; the warrior god of vengeance; the unraveller of mysteries into truth
4. Astalon [ Ynothanos ]: the just; the builder

1. Ban-ath [ Dav-lu ]: the artful dodger; the prankster; the night walker; the silent thief of precious commodities
2. Kilian [ Ka-Ya-taha ]: the singer of green silences; the gatherer of quiet pleasures; the goddess of love
3. Tith [ Onan-ka ]: the war god; the tactician; the happy warrior
4. Dala [ Indarna ]: shield of the weak; goddess of passive strength; the protector

1. Ruthia [ Ilyandros ]: the dancer through men's hearts; the goddess of love scorned; the lady of luck
2. Guis-wa [ Fimbulstarn ]: The bayer after the moons; the red-jawed hunter; the reveler in forbidden knowledge; the wanter of all things
3. Prandur [ Jehan-suz ]: the burner of cities; the spreader of confusion; the light bringer
4. Lims-Kragma [ Zandros ]: The drawer of nets; the mistress of death

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               SUBSCRIBE FEISTFANS-L Firstname Lastname

This should automatically subscribe you to the mailing list. This is the traditional Midkemia discussion forum, and several authors including Raymond Feist, Joel Rosenberg, and Steve Abrams, have been known to participate. I keep a copy of the latest version of Ray Chiang's FAQ that should be sent to newbies for convenience. This is one of the best places to find the most up-to-date information. Of course, I will gladly remove this file from my server if there are any objections.

Please send any comments to Michael Falconer at ulmo@mux.net.