Kingdom Beseiged
Chaoswar Saga, No 1
Raymond E. Feist

Harper Voyager
April 12, 2011/ ISBN 0061468398
Fantasy
Amazon

Reviewed by Nicole Merritt

Well, I hope the next in the series turns out to be a little more fulfilling than this one. I found it hard to get into and I had to put it down and pick it up several times to actually get through it. Just when the action gets going, there is a flashback.

Flashbacks serve a purpose but in this book, there are just too many for the flow of the story. In fact, I felt interrupted each time one would start. It was annoying because just when I was getting into the action, the author would start a flashback and halt the intensity.

I have to admit I am not a fantasy follower, but a good one can overtake that negative if it grabs me in the beginning. Unfortunately, this one lacked something for me. I know for all his fans, and thirty years of writing the Riftwar Cycle, I will be the only one to disagree, so if you are into his works and love the sagas, don’t pay any attention to my review. Read this latest entry for yourself, enjoy it, and write and tell me how much you liked it in spite of my bad review.

Reviews of other titles in this series

Kingdom Beseiged, No 1 [review]
A Crown Imperiled, No 2 [review]