Shadow of a Dark Queen: Book One of the Serpentwar Saga

Raymond E. Feist

HarperCollins, Dec 28, 2010 - Fiction - 528 pages

“An epic reading experience.”

—San Diego Union-Tribune

Acclaimed, New York Times bestselling fantasist Raymond E. Feist gets his masterful Serpentwar Saga off to a spectacular start with Shadow of a Dark Queen. Feist's classic epic fantasy adventure returns readers to ever-imperiled Midkemia, a breathtaking, richly imagined realm of magic and intrigue, where two unlikely heroes must rally the forces of the land to stand firm against a malevolent race of monsters intent upon conquest and annihilation. Locus magazine calls Shadow of a Dark Queen, “the place to start for those yet to discover Feist's fantasy worlds.” For fans of Terry Goodkind, George R. R. Martin, and Terry Brooks—and for anyone not already in the thrall of this astonishing author's literary magic—that is excellent advice indeed.

What people are saying

Review: Shadow of a Dark Queen (The Serpentwar Saga #1)

User Review  - Meg - Goodreads

I didn't actually finish this book. I got a little over halfway through before giving up. Alright, so I acknowledge that part of the problem might come from the fact that this was the first Feist book ...

Review: Shadow of a Dark Queen (The Serpentwar Saga #1)

User Review  - Jacquelynn - Goodreads

This book annoyed me honestly. I could see that it was setting up to something big and by the end of it I was sure of it, but it also seemed as though the entire book was one big prologue. The ...

About the author

New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist's previous novels include the Chaoswar Saga (A Kingdom Besieged), the Demonwar Saga (Rides a Dread Legion and At the Gates of Darkness), the Darkwar Saga (Flight of the Nighthawks, Into a Dark Realm, and Wrath of a Mad God); the Conclave of Shadows (Talon of the Silver Hawk, King of Foxes, and Exile's Return); the Riftwar Legacy (Krondor: The Betrayal, Krondor: The Assassins, and Krondor: Tear of the Gods); the Serpentwar Saga (Shadow of a Dark Queen, Rise of a Merchant Prince, Rage of a Demon King, and Shards of a Broken Crown); the Riftwar Saga (Magician, Silverthorn, and A Darkness at Sethanon); Faerie Tale; The Prince of the Blood; and The King's Buccaneer. He lives in San Diego, California.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Shadow of a Dark Queen: Book One of the Serpentwar Saga; Avon Fantasy; Serpentwar saga, Raymond E. Feist
• Author: Raymond E. Feist
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, reissue
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2010
• ISBN: 0380720868, 9780380720866
• Length: 528 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / Epic; Fiction / Fantasy / General; Fiction / Science Fiction / General; Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense