Master of Furies

Firemane Saga, Book 3

By: Raymond E. Feist

Narrated by: David Thorpe

Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

From King of Ashes to Queen of Storms, it’s all built up to this—the thrilling conclusion to legendary New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist’s epic Firemane saga.

War has swept across Marquensas. Ruthless raiders have massacred the inhabitants of Beran’s Hill, including Gwen, the beloved wife of Declan Smith. Hollow of heart, his hopes burned to ashes, Declan swears to track down and destroy the raiders, an ambition shared by Baron Daylon Dumarch, whose family was massacred as they fled the capital.

Meanwhile Hava, whose gift for piracy has seen her acquire the treasure ship Borzon’s Black Wake and the swift Azhante sailing vessel, Queen of Storms, and won her the name of “the Sea Demon,” is closing in on the whereabouts of those who unleashed the murderous hordes.

Her husband, Hatushaly, the last remaining member of the ruling family of Ithrace, the legendary Firemanes, seeks to control the magical powers he has inherited. He is able now to visualize and even travel among the filaments of energies that power all existence: the furies. But will he be able to channel his magic in time to combat the deepest, darkest threat the world of Garn has ever faced?

©2022 Raymond E. Feist (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

Great surprise

Loved the surprise Characters! I am always excited about Raymond E Feist books. I hope he he does another trilogy.

The narrator’s female voices

His bad attempts at female voices ruins the book. Had he done a spongebob voice on them instead it woul have been better.

The Magician’s Apprentice Continues

Magic, sword and warfare on a new world with new characters, that eventually meet characters from previous books.

Amazing as always

As always, Raymond E. Feist manages to tell a story about a world that is beyond epic, i will never understand how one can in such detail have you experience a journey across an entire world. Just the way Magic works is beyond impressive.

Amazing as always

another great read from a great author. Can't wait to see what is next for these 3 brigands..

Raymond Feist it's just the best.

I'm hoping that he will write more so that I can read more. I smile a lot when I read his writing because it is so good

Good not great

The series as a whole was good. I enjoyed it. This book though seemed rushed at the end and could have been a little more filled out. I’ve never been disappointed when an author I like makes the story longer.

Good ending to the story, but tedious 3rd book

Finally reached the end of Feist’s new trilogy. Feist’s Magician trilogy were some of the first fantasy books I ever read in middle school. Glad he’s back. Short version: Story ends well, but a bit tedious getting there.

Long version: (Spoilers below)

This third book was good, however I felt an element of tedium to this book that I did not feel in the others. It felt like we had to wade through chapters of explaining and exposition. I frankly did not enjoy the way Hatu’s magic learning happened. It’s hours of exposition and word salad. Passive activity rather than active. Hatu goes from being the MOST interesting pov character to probably the least in this book. In his spot, Declan takes over, which is why this is still five stars. Declan is, by far, the best character in this book by the end. He endures the most struggle, is the most proactive, has clear goals, and his victories feel earned. I felt myself cheering him on when the other characters felt uninteresting.

I also felt like Feist was trying to stuff so much into here that certain connections and character developments got missed.

Ex: Why does Red Sweeney know intricate details of guard shifts and city layout of the city of Arcana if, by his own admission, no man he knows including himself has been there? Why does Hava trust Sweeney to tell him literal classified attack details when he’s a random smuggler? Dante seems like a forgotten character here. Why isn’t Bodai more surprised when Hatu uses magic, or Nathan more surprised when Hatu easily understands things he shouldn’t even grasp after having literal no teaching? Speaking of Nathan, what a frustrating character lol. I wanted to like him but he made it difficult. Why give so many non answers when he has no discernible (or ever explained) motivation for hiding things?

All these questions I had while simultaneously loving the final book in the Firemane Trilogy. And that’s the paradox here. I had some frustrations, but I did enjoy the story Feist told. Complaints about Hatu aside, the magic system Feist introduces here is pretty astounding; astronomical in potential and beautiful in description. Glad we got yet another connection to the Riftwar universe. Reminded me of my journey with Pug, all those years ago. Hope you write more, Feist!

awesome

amazing book! I got chills during the epilogue. hands down my favorite author. everything comes together beautifully.

Loved this series

I have been reading Raymond Feist books since the first book "Magician" came out. Now, years later, this series will not disappoint. The reader is animated and makes the books come alive. Overall, I give these books 5 out of 5.