Exile's Return
Ratings23
Average rating3.6
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Ratings23
Average rating3.6
The evil Duke of Olasko is lord no more -- vanquished by his nemesis Tal Hawkins, the Talon of the Silver Hawk. Saved by a mage's intervention from certain death, the once-feared despot has been reduced to an exile's existence, forced to wander the harshest realms of the world he once enslaved.Conclave of Shadows: Book ThreeOnly days ago, Kaspar, the powerful Duke of Olasko, had great armies at his command and was feared by nations. Now, half a world away from home, he is separated from his former seat of power by merciless deserts, forbidding mountains, and vast oceans. The fall of the tyrant is complete, his dark dreams of vengeance overwhelmed by the daily struggle for his very survival. But Kaspar's prodigious skills and cunning provide him the opportunity he seeks, guarding merchant travelers returning to the other side of the world and back to his homeland.Yet there is a larger drama that will entangle the broken dictator. An evil more devastating and deadly than any encountered in Midkemia for centuries seeks entrance to the land -- the mystical tool of a dark empire hungry for conquest and destruction -- and Kaspar has inadvertently discovered the key.The man responsible for the slaughter of countless men, women, and children must now assume a far stranger and most unlikely role -- that of hero -- if his world is to survive. For dire peril is advancing daily, and a long-slumbering malevolence is awakening to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting and unprepared. Suddenly, Midkemia's last hope is a disgraced and exiled duke whose history is written in blood, and who now must wield his sword as her champion ... if he so chooses.
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Looks like a marketing gimmick to create “trilogies” where there are none. This book 3 of the Conclave of the Shadows is more like Book 0 of the Darkwar Saga as there are so many hooks setting things up for the next book.
I liked this book a bit more than books 1 and 2. The pacing is pretty good, with lots of things happening. The start of this book was very much like book 1, which actually made me dread that it's book 1 all over again, with the protagonist learning new “talents” everywhere. Luckily, that horrible way of story-telling vanished a bit later on. What's also disappointing is the part where Kaspar meets up with Talon again. It was way too mild than would've been logical.
The plot introduces a new enemy, while at the same time bringing back old enemies. The last few chapters turned out to be pretty exciting, and a good enough set up that I'm definitely reading Flight of the Nighthawks next.
Series
3 primary booksConclave of Shadows is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Raymond E. Feist and Gianluigi Zuddas.
Series
26 primary books27 released booksRiftwar Cycle is a 27-book series with 26 primary works first released in 1982 with contributions by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts, and 5 others.
