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Dragonwar Saga

The Dragonwar Saga series by Raymond E. Feist has 1 known book (1 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with A Darkness Returns (2024). A Darkness Returns is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.

Books
1 known book (1 novel)
Published
1
First published
2024
Status
ongoing
Shelved under
Start here: A Darkness Returns (2024) — then read straight through in publication order.

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
  1. Book 1:

    A Darkness Returns

    Novel
    A Darkness Returns, published in August 2024 at 432 pages, launches Raymond E. Feist's Dragonwar Saga by pulling Hatushaly, Hava, and Donte -- the trio from his Firemane Saga -- through a rift into Midkemia, where they train under the magician Magnus and a mysteriously reincarnated Pug, deliberately fusing two of Feist's separate casts. Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Darkness Returns

Key facts about the Dragonwar Saga series

The Dragonwar Saga series has 1 book on our list. Since that book is out now, you can read it today. Start with A Darkness Returns, since it opens the publication order in 2024.

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

A Darkness Returns is the latest book with a full release date, out on 1 August 2024. The catalogue marks it as ongoing, yet no next book has a date so far.

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 Dragonwar Saga series

Years after the Riftwar Cycle's story concluded, three young people from the world of Garn -- Hatushaly, Hava, and Donte, the trio at the center of the Firemane Saga -- are pulled through a rift into the relative peace of Midkemia, where they begin training under the magician Magnus and a mysteriously reincarnated Pug. A Darkness Returns launches Feist's newest saga by deliberately fusing his two major fantasy worlds: readers get the Firemane trio's continuing story layered directly onto Midkemia's setting and mythology, with old threats stirring again now that the Cycle's original heroes are gone or transformed.

Published in August 2024 as the first of a planned trilogy (expanded from an initially announced two-book plan), the Dragonwar Saga is explicitly billed by Feist and his publisher as uniting the Firemane Saga with the Riftwar Cycle into one conclusive story, making it the first genuinely new material set in the Riftwar universe since Magician's End closed out the Chaoswar Saga in 2013. It's not a fresh entry point -- readers need both the Firemane Saga and at least the core Riftwar Saga behind them to follow who Hatushaly, Hava, Magnus, and 'reincarnated Pug' actually are -- but it's the active, ongoing frontier of Feist's work as of this writing.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Dragonwar Saga?

One so far: A Darkness Returns (2024), the first of a planned trilogy.

Do I need to read other Feist books before this one?

Yes, essential -- it merges the Firemane Saga and Riftwar Cycle casts, so read King of Ashes/Queen of Storms/Master of Furies and the original Riftwar Saga first.

Is the Dragonwar Saga a sequel to the Riftwar Cycle or the Firemane Saga?

Both -- it's a deliberate fusion of the two, following Firemane characters who arrive in Midkemia.

When is the next Dragonwar Saga book coming out?

Book two is in progress; no title or release date had been confirmed as of mid-2026.

Is the Dragonwar Saga finished?

No, it's ongoing -- planned as a trilogy, with only the first book published so far.


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