Krondor: Tear of the Gods (Riftwar Legacy, Bk 3) - Hardcover

Feist, Raymond E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0380978008 ISBN 13: 9780380978007

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2001

Synopsis

Return now to a kingdom in constant peril; a land magical, scarred, and wondrous, where great heroes rise up from adversity to battle fearsome enemies who covet the riches within its borders. New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist -- one of the world 's preeminent fantasists -- continues his extraordinary Riftwar Legacy with a sweeping tale of conflict, trial, and grim necessity, as the forces of good join together to staunch the golden lifeblood flowing from the pierced heart of Midkemia.

The vile sorcerer Sidi plans to strike the kingdom a fatal blow, setting his creature, the murderous pirate Bear, upon the high seas in pursuit of the vessel that is transporting Midkemia's most holy object: the Tear of the Gods. It is from this miraculous stone that all magic power is believed to flow. And if the Tear becomes the mage's trinket, the future will hold naught but terror, death, and unending night.

For Squire James, Lieutenant William, and the able magician Jazhara, the race is on to rescue the remarkable artifact from the bloodthirsty, unpredictable Bear and his despicable master who would use it to bring catastrophe down upon the world. But it will take greater-than-human swiftness. cunning, courage, and skill for the three to prevail. And the flight of her most peerless defenders will leave Krondor more vulnerable than ever to the terrible ambitions of the depraved.

For the mysterious criminal known as the Crawler is preparing to wreak bloody havoc to fulfill his dastardly secret agenda. Once again the sewers of Krondor teem with assassins and monsters as the hour of destiny nears. The fate of an imperiled world is in flux, as all manner of dark creatures are gathered for one unspeakable purpose: to breed the chaos that will hasten the destruction of Squire James and his brave companions...and bring about the total corruption of the Tear of the Gods.

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Praise for Raymond E. Feist:

'File under guilty pleasure'
Guardian

'Get in at the start of a master's new series'
Daily Sport

'Well-written and distinctly above average... intelligent... intriguing.'
Publishers Weekly

' Epic scope...vivid imagination...a significant contribution to the growth of the field of fantasy.'
Washington Post

From the Back Cover

A DROP IN THE OCEAN?

A raid upon the high seas signals an attack of unprecedented magintude by the forces of darkness. For the holiest of holies, the Tear of the Gods has been lost to the Temple of Ishap. After a raid planned by Bear, one of the most Brutal pirates to sail the Bitter Sea, goes dramatically wrong, the colossal gem sinks below the waves.

Only one man survives with the knowledge of its exact location. But he's gone underground in Krondor. He is Knute, treacherous pilot of the pirate ship. Bear wants him alive – until he extracts the information he needs, by what ever means necessary.

So begins the story of the Tear of the Gods, the most powerful atrifact known to the Temples of Midkemia. For it allows the temple to speak with their gods. Without it, they are lost for a decade, until another gem is formed in the distant mountains.

Squire James, William, and Jazhara, new court magician, must seek out the location of this gem, with Brother Solon, a warrior priest of Ishap, and Kendraic, the sole member of the Wreckers' Guild with the power to raise the ship. They are opposed by the minions of Sidi, Servant of the Dark God, who seeks to possess the Tear for his own ends, or destroy it, denying it to the forces of light.

This third tale in the Riftwar Legacy is a breathless race for prices less treasure. It's a race against time, against the myriad sinister and competing eveil forces desperate for the all-powerful prize, and ultimately the fundamentals of nature, which in Midkemia can be as formidable as the Gods themselves.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0380978008
• ISBN 13: 9780380978007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 372