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Legends of the Riftwar

by Raymond E. Feist

The Legends of the Riftwar series by Raymond E. Feist has 3 known books (3 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Honoured Enemy (2001). Murder in LaMut is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
2001
Status
completed
Shelved under
Fantasy
Start here: Honoured Enemy (2001) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Honoured Enemy
Honoured Enemy (2001)

Reading order

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

  1. Honoured Enemy

    Novel
    Honoured Enemy, published in August 2001, opens the trilogy with Raymond E. Feist's co-author William R. Forstchen, stranding a Kingdom patrol and their Tsurani prisoner behind enemy lines in a winter survival story.
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  2. Murder in LaMut

    Novel
    Murder in LaMut (June 2002) pairs Feist with co-author Joel Rosenberg for a fantasy whodunit set in a besieged garrison town, arriving almost a year after Honoured Enemy.
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  3. Jimmy the Hand

    Novel
    The trilogy's longest entry at 384 pages, Jimmy the Hand (July 2003) closes out Legends of the Riftwar with Feist's co-author S. M. Stirling, sending a young Jimmy the Hand on a rescue mission through Krondor's underworld.
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Key facts about the Legends of the Riftwar series

Our list has 3 books in the Legends of the Riftwar series. Since all 3 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Honoured Enemy, since it opens the publication order in 2001. Murder in LaMut is book 2, from 2002. Jimmy the Hand is book 3, from 2003.

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

Murder in LaMut is the latest book with a full release date, out on 5 June 2002. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 2001 and 2003, while their length runs from 336 to 384 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 Legends of the Riftwar series

Legends of the Riftwar is a trilogy of standalone side-adventures set during the original Riftwar, each one co-written with a different collaborator and following a different cast of soldiers and mercenaries caught up in the war's margins. Honoured Enemy (with William R. Forstchen) strands a Kingdom patrol and their Tsurani prisoner behind enemy lines in a brutal winter survival story; Murder in LaMut (with Joel Rosenberg) is a fantasy whodunit set in a besieged garrison town; Jimmy the Hand (with S. M. Stirling) sends a young Jimmy the Hand -- not yet the polished courtier of later books -- on a rescue mission through the city of Krondor's underworld.

Published between 2001 and 2003, the three novels aren't sequential chapters of one story; each is a fully separate, standalone adventure loosely tied together only by sharing the Riftwar's timeframe and occasionally overlapping characters. They function as side-quests for the main Riftwar Cycle rather than required reading, giving Feist's regular collaborators a chance to put their own stamp on Midkemia. Readers who've finished the Riftwar Saga and want more from that specific era, without committing to another multi-book saga, are the natural audience.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in Legends of the Riftwar?

Three: Honoured Enemy (2001), Murder in LaMut (2002), and Jimmy the Hand (2003).

What order should I read Legends of the Riftwar in?

There's no required order -- each is a standalone story set during the Riftwar -- but they're typically read in publication order.

Why does each book have a different co-author?

Feist paired with a different collaborator for each entry: William R. Forstchen, Joel Rosenberg, and S. M. Stirling.

Do I need to read the Riftwar Saga first?

Yes -- these three novels are set during that war and assume you know its basic events.

Are these books connected to each other?

Loosely -- they share the Riftwar's timeframe and setting but follow different casts and standalone plots.

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