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Raymond Elias Feist (born 1945, Los Angeles, California) is an American author who primarily writes fantasy fiction. He is best know for The Riftwar Cycle series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and have sold over 15 million copies.

Biography
Raymond E. Feist was born in 1945 in Los Angeles, and was raised in Southern California. He was born with the surname Gonzales, but was subsquently adopted by Felix E. Feist. He graduated with a B.A. in Communication Arts with Honors in 1977 from the University of California at San Diego. During that year Feist had some ideas for a novel about a boy who would be a magician; he wrote the novel two years later, and it was published in 1982 by Doubleday. Feist currently lives in San Diego with his children, where he collects fine wine, DVDs, and books on a variety of topics of personal interest: wine, biographies, history, and, especially, the history of American Professional Football.

The Riftwar Cycle
The overwhelming majority of Feist's works are part of the Riftwar Cycle, a fictional universe featuring the worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan. Human magicians on the two planets are able to create "rifts" through dimensionless space that can connect planets in other solar systems. Other creatures are able to move through this dimensionless space. The novels and short stories of The Riftwar Cycle record the adventures of the people on the various worlds.

Midkemia was originally created as an alternative to the Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) role-playing game. When Feist studied at the University of California, San Diego, he and his friends created a new role-playing game based on the world of Midkemia. They called themselves the Thursday Nighters, because they played the Midkemia role-playing game every Thursday evening. After some time, when the group changed and began meeting on Fridays, they became known as the Friday Nighters. The original group have since formed a company called Midkemia Press, which has continued publishing campaigns set in Midkemia.

Other works
Feist has published one non-Riftwar novel, Faerie Tale, a horror story set in Hollywood. He has also published several short stories in various anthologies.

The Riftwar Saga

 * Magician (1982)
 * Also formerly published under the title Pug and Tomas and also republished in two parts in the United States:
 * Magician: Apprentice (1986)
 * Magician: Master (1986)


 * Silverthorn (1985)
 * A Darkness at Sethanon (1986)

The Empire Trilogy

 * Daughter of the Empire (1987) with Janny Wurts
 * Servant of the Empire (1990) with Janny Wurts
 * Mistress of the Empire (1992) with Janny Wurts

Legends of the Riftwar

 * Honoured Enemy (2001) with William R. Forstchen
 * Murder in LaMut (2002) with Joel Rosenberg
 * Jimmy the Hand (2003) with S. M. Stirling

The Riftwar Legacy

 * Krondor: The Betrayal (1998)
 * Krondor: The Assassins (1999)
 * Krondor: Tear of the Gods (2000)

Krondor's Sons

 * Prince of the Blood (1989)
 * The King's Buccaneer (1992)

The Serpentwar Saga

 * Shadow of a Dark Queen (1994)
 * Rise of a Merchant Prince (1995)
 * Rage of a Demon King (1997)
 * Shards of a Broken Crown (1998)

Conclave of the Shadows

 * Talon of the Silver Hawk (2003)
 * King of Foxes (2004)
 * Exile's Return (2005)

Darkwar Saga

 * Flight of the Nighthawks (2005)
 * Into a Dark Realm (2006)
 * Wrath of a Mad God (2008)

Short stories

 * The Wood Boy (1998) in Legends (ed. Robert Silverberg)
 * The Messenger (1999) in Legends II (ed. Robert Silverberg)

Novels

 * Faerie Tale (1988)

Short stories

 * Profit and the Grey Assassin (1982) in Fantasy Book (journal)
 * Geroldos Incredible Trick (1997) in A Magic Lovers Treasury of the Fantastic (ed. Margaret Weis)
 * One to Go (2002) in Thieves World: Turning Points (ed. Lynn Abbey)
 * Watchfire (2004) with Janny Wurts in Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy (ed. Al Sarrantonio)