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Chaoswar Saga

by Raymond E. Feist

The Chaoswar Saga series by Raymond E. Feist has 3 known books (3 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with A Kingdom Besieged (2011). Magician's End is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
2011
Status
completed
Shelved under
Fantasy
Start here: A Kingdom Besieged (2011) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of A Kingdom Besieged
A Kingdom Besieged (2011)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. A Kingdom Besieged

    Novel
    A Kingdom Besieged opens the trilogy in April 2011 at 373 pages, the shortest of the three, launching the final crisis to threaten Midkemia after more than a dozen prior books in Feist's Riftwar Cycle.
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  2. A Crown Imperilled

    Novel
    A Crown Imperilled followed in January 2012, running to 480 pages as the many-fronted crisis -- invasion, court collapse, magical catastrophe -- escalates across the Kingdom, pushing Feist's Riftwar Cycle toward the deliberately final confrontation of Magician's End.
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  3. Magician's End

    Novel
    Magician's End closes out the entire Riftwar Cycle in May 2013 as by far the longest volume at 657 pages, explicitly written by Feist as the conclusion to the cycle he began with Magician in 1982.
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Key facts about the Chaoswar Saga series

The Chaoswar Saga series has 3 books on our list. Since all 3 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with A Kingdom Besieged, since it opens the publication order in 2011. A Crown Imperilled is book 2, from 2012. Magician's End is book 3, from 2013.

Each title links to its own page, while the list keeps them in date order. Each book page shows its dates and editions.

Magician's End is the latest book with a full release date, out on 6 May 2013. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 2011 and 2013, while their length runs from 373 to 657 pages. That is a run of 2 years.

Raymond E. Feist has 35 books on our list. Additionally, they write Riftwar Saga, Empire Trilogy and Krondor's Sons, plus 8 more series. We shelve the books under fantasy.

About the Chaoswar Saga series

The Chaoswar Saga brings Feist's entire Riftwar Cycle to a close: with the Dasati threat contained but the fabric between worlds still unstable, an ancient force from beyond even the gods moves to unmake Midkemia and everything Pug has spent his long life protecting. A Kingdom Besieged and A Crown Imperilled escalate a many-fronted crisis -- invasion, court collapse, magical catastrophe -- across the Kingdom, before Magician's End brings together characters and plot threads seeded across more than a dozen prior books for a deliberately final confrontation, explicitly written by Feist as the conclusion to the entire Cycle he began with Magician in 1982.

Published between 2011 and 2013, the trilogy is the payoff for readers who've followed the Cycle from the beginning: Pug, Magnus, descendants of the original Riftwar Saga cast, and figures from the Conclave, Darkwar, and Demonwar sagas all converge here. It is emphatically not a place to start -- Magician's End in particular functions as a career-capping finale that assumes you've read most or all of what came before -- but as the ending to a fantasy cycle spanning three decades and dozens of books, it's essential for anyone who has followed Pug's story from the beginning.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Chaoswar Saga?

Three: A Kingdom Besieged (2011), A Crown Imperilled (2012), and Magician's End (2013).

What order should I read the Chaoswar Saga in?

Publication order -- the trilogy is one continuous, escalating story.

Is the Chaoswar Saga the end of the Riftwar Cycle?

Yes -- Magician's End was written by Feist as the deliberate conclusion to the entire Cycle begun with Magician in 1982.

Do I need to read other Feist books first?

Yes, extensively -- this trilogy assumes you've read most of the preceding Riftwar Cycle, not just the original trilogy.

Did Feist return to Midkemia after the Chaoswar Saga?

Yes -- the Dragonwar Saga, begun with A Darkness Returns (2024), continues the Midkemia story with new characters years later.

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