THE FINAL BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE! The end is, indeed, finally here. We know you are devouring your ebook, or waiting with bated breath as soon Read More
It is, quite literally, the end of an era. Raymond E. Feist’s thrilling epic fantasy opener – MAGICIAN – introduced to us the engaging character of Read More
The final book in Raymond Feist’s 30 year saga! Pug, now the greatest magician of all time, must risk everything he has fought for and everything he Read More
The final book in Raymond Feist’s 30 year saga! Pug, now the greatest magician of all time, must risk everything he has fought for and everything he cherishes in the hope of destroying an evil enemy once and for all. But to achieve peace and save untold millions of lives, he will have to pay the ultimate price. Read first chapter here! Full book is out May 14th, but we’ll be posting more sneak peeks before then…
Chapter 1 of Raymond Feist's Magician's End by HarperVoyagerBooks
Raymond E Feist will be visiting England and Scotland later on this year to coincide with the publication of Magician’s End, the final volume in the epic Riftwar Cycle.
Full list of events is below!
W
ell, it’s official folks! 2013 is shaping up to be Voyager Australia’s biggest event year EVER. Not only is Raymond E. Feist’s generation-spanning saga of Pug the Magician coming full cycle this year, but he will be touring Australia in June, including 2 big Supanovas in Sydney and Perth! But wait, there’s more! Everyone’s favourite Greek fisherman’s cap wearing author of A Song of Ice and Fire, and probably the biggest fantasy author in the world right now, George R.R. Martin will be coming to Supanova in November as well!
Here’s Supanova’s official statement yesterday: “And in another coup for fans of literature, our triple play of authors is complete with our June star just outing himself today as well. We have Tad Williams in April, George R.R. Martin in November, and now it gives us the pleasure of allowing him to out himself, the imperious chronicler of one of the world’s favourite fantasy-lands, The Magician’s, Raymond E. Feist! In an additional supa-bonus, not only can Supanova fans catch him at our expos in Sydney and Perth, but fans in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne will also have their chance to see him (details to be confirmed). Its going to be epic!”
AND Raymond E Feist’s post on his Facebook page:
“See more Early tour info: OK, this is what I know this weekend. I’ll be passing along more info when I get it. Don’t ask if I am coming to your city because I don’t know. Don’t ask if there’s a chance, because I don’t know. In March, I will be in Brussels Belgium at the Fantasy Festival called Trolls et Légendes on the 29th through the 31st. I will be in Paris on the 1st of April, but I do not know …if we’re doing public appearances of media only. In the US I will be at Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego on the 17th of May. Other US cities will be Houston, TX: Murder by the Book on the 21st, and University Bookstore at UW in Seattle on the 23rd. We may be adding two more cities. Information as followed. I will also be attending the San Diego Comic in July, specific day and time TBA. I will be in the UK/Ireland (?) beginning May 4th and leaving May 12th. Cities, venues, and times to be announced. London, obviously, Manchester and Birmingham (likely) others could be anywhere. Lastly, I will be doing two Supernova Expos in Australia, Sydney and Perth, as well as other cities in Australia and New Zealand. I’ll be in New Zealand on the 19th and 20th of June. I’ll be at Sydney Supernova on the 22nd and 23rd, then to Brisbane on the 24th, Melbourne on the 25 or 26th, Adelaide on the 28 (TBC), then on to Perth for Supernova on the 29 and 30th. That’s what I have so far. When I get more information I’ll post it.”
Did we say we were excited??
The Publishers Weekly Spring Announcement issue is out, and we are thrilled that 3 Harper Voyager/William Morrow titles have been picked
for the top 10 in SF/F! 
C. Robert Cargill, DREAMS AND SHADOWS
Raymond E. Feist, MAGICIAN’S END
Neil Gaiman, THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE
Happy Holidays! To celebrate, we are dropping ebook prices on some wonderful titles–all below $1.99! This will remain until early January 2013.
Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison–includes an excerpt from her upcoming novel EVER AFTER!
Flight of the Nighthawks by Raymond E. Feist
Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb
Magician’s Guild by Trudi Canavan
Star Strike by Ian Douglas
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Nymphos of Rocky Flats by Mario Acevedo
It’s that time again! In honor of Comic-Con, we have compiled a FREE PDF sampler of all of our amazing books coming out in the next few months. That’s over 350 pages of awesome content!
Click here to download!
We’re doing a special sale in honor of San Diego’s Comic-Con International! From classic epic fantasy to the hottest new steampunk and supernatural noir, plus great military sf and a look at Queen Victoria’s secret life as a demon hunter, don’t miss our e-book sales!
KING OF FOXES, Raymond E. Feist – $1.99
THE JANUS AFFAIR, Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris – $.99
RED PHOENIX, Kylie Chan – $.99
STAR STRIKE, Ian Douglas – $.99
THE TAKEN, Vicki Pettersson – $2.99
QUEEN VICTORIA: DEMON HUNTER, A.E. Moorat – $.99
N.B. All retailers/platforms, but North America only.
Richard Kadrey (Aloha From Hell) and Raymond E. Feist (A Crown Imperiled) will be featured at the Los Angeles Times Festival of the Book this weekend! See below for panel and signing times. A full schedule can be found here. Hope you can be there!
Richard Kadrey
Saturday, April 21
3 p.m.
SIGNING: Mysterious Galaxy booth #372
Sunday, April 22
11 a.m.
PANEL: Fiction, Bump In the Night (Panel 2082)
Davidson Continuing Education Center
Melissa de la Cruz
Seth Grahame-Smith
Deborah Harkness
Richard Kadrey
Moderator: Paul Tremblay
Raymond E. Feist
Sunday April 22
11 a.m.
PANEL: Fiction & Fantasy: Otherworldly Adventures
Taper Hall, Panel 2111
Panelists
Greg Bear
Raymond E. Feist
Boyd Morrison
Moderator: Rob Latham
12 p.m.
A book signing will follow the panel.
Thirty years ago, Raymond E, Feist wrote his first novel, Magician—a story about an orphan boy named Pug who travels to a place known as the Kingdom of the Isles to study wizardry from the Master Magician Kulgan—that set him on a long bestselling track. Now after 28 books (authored and co-authored) we are in the midst of the final Riftwar, an epic series of battles between Good and Evil that have ravaged the land of Midkemia for generations.
Pug—now the greatest magician of all time—faces an evil so grave that entire armies of demons are terrified by it, and in order to save Midkemia and preserve the honor of the legions of heroes who have died defending the land, Pug must risk more than he ever imagined…
Start reading A CROWN IMPERILED now: Prologue
It’s as close as I can get to the old “Boys Adventure” genre, or real historical novels, my first two loves as a kid.
In essence, both Fantasy and Sci-Fi tend to be escapist in that they manage to draw their readers completely into a totally different world.
Why do you think a lot of fantasy novels use the Medievalist form?
Western/Northern European is our common foundation culture in the UK and US. It’s changing, and we’re now hearing other voices with other roots, but for the most part, it’s come to be what we as readers of the genre expect. Asian and other settings are now becoming more commonplace, and my world of Kelewan was designed specifically to be non-European, but in the end, for heroic fantasy, the Medievalist European trope is preferred. Once you get out of the heroic, though, you tend to see a great deal more diversity.
Have you ever considered delving into the world of Sci-Fi?
Yes, to the terror of my publisher who would much prefer if I stuck with fantasy. I have two notions, an alternate history/time travel one, and a galaxy spanning old style high adventure idea. Maybe some day.
What authors do you look up to in your genre?
It’s tough to say without stepping on toes, so I avoid naming names of contemporaries. Let it suffice that there are a lot of very talented men and women out there right now, doing solid work for their loyal fans. We did recently suffer the loss of two really gifted storytellers in Jim Rigney (Robert Jordan) and Phillip Jose Farmer, one cut down far too young and one at the end of a long and glorious career. Both had well deserved fame and followings.
How do you create likeable heroes?
You find a common human trait the reader can at least understand, if not identify with; even my “anti-heroes” had to have that quality, else the reader just doesn’t care what happens to him or her.
I did it as a bit of a lark at first, writing. Then when friends were more than enthusiastic, more than the polite “how quaint,” kinds of comments, but really “you have to get this published,” I started bearing down. My first break was my friends; for a while I was out of work and they pitched in so I could finish the book – they put their money where their mouths were; you don’t get more concrete support than that. My second big break was in landing Harold Matson as my agent; he was a giant in the industry. He got it to Adrian Zackheim at Doubleday who loved the concept and helped me finish it as a novel.
You have to keep writing. Young authors especially are impatient. They expect to do it all the first bash out, and it rarely works like that. Mostly it’s because writing is the most common of the arts as far as familiarity with tools; if you’ve passed your upper forms in Literature, you’re supposed to be able to write. Well, you can, a shopping list, a report to your boss, a letter to your mum, but if you want to write a book, that’s a different thing. You may play the piano, so you practise, but if you want to play Chopin at Carnegie Hall, you practise.
The penultimate volume of the mighty Riftwar Cycle
War rages in Midkemia but behind the chaos there is disquieting evidence of dark forces at work.
Jim Dasher’s usually infallible intelligence network has been cleverly dismantled; nowhere is safe. He feels that the world is coming apart at the seams and is helpless to protect his nation.
Quiet palace coups are underway in Roldem and Rillanon; and King Gregory of the Isles has yet to produce an heir. In each kingdom a single petty noble has risen from obscurity to threaten the throne.
Lord Hal of Crydee and his great friend Ty Hawkins, champion swordsman of the Masters’ Court, are entrusted with the task of smuggling Princess Stephané and her lady-in-waiting, the lovely but mysterious Lady Gabriella, out of Roldem to a place of greater safety. But is there any safe haven to be found?
Meanwhile, Hal’s younger brothers Martin and Brendan are attempting to hold the strategic city of Ylith against an onslaught of Keshian Dog Soldiers, and a mysterious force from beneath the sea. The Kingdom might lose Crydee and recover; but if Ylith falls, all is lost.
An unknown player appears to orchestrating these conflicts. Can Pug and the Conclave of Shadows track down this source before Midkemia is destroyed?
Watch the trailer here:
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We’re winding down with our Harper Voyager ebook sale, where 10 of our great ebooks are just $1.99 or less! Whether you’re discovering a new author for the first time or returning to one of your favorites, don’t miss out on these great deals. For complete information, visit our Harper Voyager Facebook page for the full list of titles & links.
DRAGON KEEPER, Robin Hobb
RIDES A DREAD LEGION, Raymond E. Feist
NIGHTWALKER, Jocelynn Drake
DEN OF THIEVES, David Chandler
WHITE TIGER, Kylie Chan
PHOENIX RISING, Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris
THE HEIR OF NIGHT, Helen Lowe
SANDMAN SLIM, Richard Kadrey
THE SCENT OF SHADOWS, Vicki Pettersson
EARTH STRIKE, Ian Douglas