• Exile's Return

  • Conclave of Shadows, Book 3
  • By: Raymond E. Feist
  • Narrated by: Peter Joyce
  • Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (74 ratings)

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Exile's Return

By: Raymond E. Feist
Narrated by: Peter Joyce
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Publisher's Summary

The penultimate volume in the Conclave of Shadows series from worldwide best-selling author Raymond E. Feist. Featuring one of the most fascinating characters and scenarios ever created in the genre, the series promises to become one of the great all-time classics in the field.

Once absolute ruler of his nation, Kaspar, former duke of Olasko, has been cast into exile. Abandoned in the wilds of a continent on the other side of the world and left with nothing but his wits and determination, he must fight merely to survive. Armed with guile, cunning, and an iron will, he starts his odyssey with a single goal: to return to his home and avenge himself upon the man who cast him down, Talwin Hawkins.

But fate has other plans for Kaspar, and as he struggles against adversity he encounters dangers greater than any he had imagined. More is at stake than he realized, and Kaspar is but a single player in a far greater game than he imagined, for pitted against the Conclave of Shadows are the agents of the Dark Empire, a looming menace that threatens not only Kaspar's homeland but the entire world of Midkemia.

©2015 Raymond E. Feist (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic Reviews

"Feist's plot races along at break-neck speed...distressingly addictive." ( Guardian)
"File under guilty pleasure". ( Guardian)

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loved it!

loved every second! still on of my favourate sagas. wish this would be turned into film

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 09-25-17

Brilliant

One of the best books by this author! Great story, love the development of the characters.

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  • M
  • 03-31-15

superb writing and reading

Once again a great story with wonderful narration and characterisation..
listed to loads of stories but Peter Joyce is without doubt the best I have come across
trouble is I am running out of raymond e fiest books...

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  • Gareth
  • 03-13-23

Conclave of Shadows missing from audio books😭

Fantastic story and great characters as always but cant find the 3rd book in the series here

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  • James van zyl
  • 12-28-22

awesome, one of the best in the series so far.

Peter Joyce is a master, I was so drawn in, they make such an amazing duo author and narrator.

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  • Sam Sargent
  • 12-21-21

another good book.. because its part of a series

Good listen as part of a series. took a different turn than expected and ended laying foundations for the next series. peter joyce is fantastic as always

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  • mr craig willimont
  • 08-28-21

satisfied

loved it yet again! s I I first read in paperback now audio !!

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  • Linda Todd
  • 08-19-21

Another exquisite book

My thanks to the author and the narrator Peter Joyce as this was a wonderful story to listen to this story is a must read it is a fabulous story you will not be disappointed and this book this is a very good book . This book I would be delighted to recommend to anybody who loves Reading and listening.🙃😊

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  • Antonio Goard
  • 10-08-19

A Good End To An Alright Series

I had read some reviews saying the Conclave series was a real step down in terms of quality however I thought this book ended the series well and I found myself to be gripped enough to want to listen to the next chapter immediately. I liked the fact that the story was from an alternative character’s perspective as it provided a fresh approach to telling the story of this universe.

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  • MB
  • 10-04-18

Great storyline and performance

The storyline is interesting and intriguing with some twists and turns amidst magic, action and fantastical worlds brimming with imagination and strange creatures. The author uses a combination of ancient mythology, New Age influences and his own version of imaginary constructs to build an eschatology. The author obviously struggles with spirtual reality. The higher moral values are certainly an improvement on the last two volumes. I was beginning to see Kasper, the Duke as a projection of the author's own self for most of the third volume is centered on him.

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  • Paul
  • 02-15-18

Confusing voices in first act.

In the first act of the story, Kasper sounded very similar to other characters and made it difficult to follow at times. Story was pretty good but for a third book to a trilogy offered no explaination why tal was chosen to be the talon of his people.

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  • Dave Purse
  • 11-23-22

Super

Once again a terrific story with wonderful believable characters. Thoroughly enjoyed & recommend and again with fabulous narration by Peter Joyce. Highly recommend the whole series beginning with magician. Thanks

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  • Anonymous User
  • 09-27-22

Awe-inspiring as usual

I can't begin to express how much of an impact Lord Raymond has had upon my life. Equal in quality to ANY other fantasy author. The man has an incredible attention to detail which puts the imagination into overdrive while effortlessly placing your mindseye into the story. It's as if I'm viewing the whole thing from within. Or maybe, he just kicks ass and I've taken far too many....... Substances. Regardless, genius, legend, epic!cheers Mr Feist.

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  • Jordan keepa
  • 07-01-22

Brilliant as ever!

Very gripping, easy listen. I loved it. On to the next book for me.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 04-23-22

One of his best so far!! Loved every minute from start to finish.

One of his best so far!! Loved every minute from start to finish. Kasper what a character.

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  • RoziHart
  • 09-03-21

A story of redemption

I really enjoyed reading character growth in this story and return of some old characters too

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  • Graham
  • 04-01-20

Unsure at the start, now one of my favorites.

The MC had me concerned at the start, but the book ended as a favorite.

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  • Anita
  • 10-24-19

excellent

I'm running out of things to say, it's just a must listen to series. the 🙂🧡

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  • Denea
  • 10-21-16

Wonderful

As always great story. I just wish that Peter Joyce had taken the time to research the characters and pronounce the names of people and places properly.