Here you will find the latest news in the world of Raymond E. Feist. It maybe the title of the next book, a new release or even a new project, but it could also be an update on an existing project. What ever it is though, we hope to present it to you as soon as we are aware of it. If you know something we don't, that relates to Raymond E. Feist, and believe it should be here, then please contact us.
Tue Apr 30th, 2013
UK Tour, less than a week away
With the UK tour starting in less than a week, start pulling out the books your plan to take with you.
And don't forget to check your travel plans, especially for Forbidden Planet on the 6th - Bank Holiday Monday. Remember the Railways like to do maintainece on lines on Bank Holidays, so often put busses on in the place of the trains, and they move a lot slower, so if you have to leave earlier.
It's always a good idea to contact the store beforehand, to check if there have been any changes to times etc. You don't want to miss your chance to see Ray.
A hint on preparing your books for signing. If they have any value, carefully pack them, and consider removing the dustjacket, so it can't get damaged. Maybe even put your own paper cover over the book to protct it in place of the jacket. In general, Ray signs the title page, so you could consider a simple paper bookmark to the page, to speed up opening to the correct place for signing, this can be very useful if you have several books you would like signed. Ray normally signs 3 books and asks you join the back of the queue for a second pass, this should allow everyone to get something signed if time is limited, though this may change based on the level of attendance.
Above all, it is good manners to purchase the current book at the store holding the signing, it gives them reason to ask for Ray again in the future.
Tue Apr 30th, 2013
Magician's End - Australia out Tomorrow
The official release date for Magician's End in Australia is the 1st May, so watch out, it should be in stores in the less than 24 hours.
Thu Feb 14th, 2013
UK Magician's End release date moves forward
The current release date for the UK edition of Magician's End is now the 6 May 2013 three day's earlier than previous. Though still 5 days after the Australian release.
Mon Feb 4th, 2013
UK /Australia - Recovered Riftwar Saga
The UK and Australia, and presumably other markets served out of the UK will have new covers for the Riftwar Saga Paperbacks. They are being released at different time, details of which can be found in the Publication Information, with Magician already being released last year. A preview of the covers can be seen below.
Mon Feb 4th, 2013
UK /Austalia Magician Goes Hardcover
For some of us it has been a long time since Magician was in Hardcover, and finding them these days is not easy. Australia had 2 versions only a few years agon, but nothing much has been seen in the UK since 2002. Now is your chance to get a hardcover as the pride of your collection. Due out 28 March 2013 Uk / 1 April 2013 Australia. You can find out more in the UK or Australian publication information. A preview of the cover can be seen below.
Mon Feb 4th, 2013
UK / Australia Young Adults Edition
In with the many releases and re-releases taking place we now have a Young Adults version of Magician and Silverthorn due for release in the UK and Australia in April 2013.
With a nice traditional fantasy cover, us "oldies" seem to be missing out. They say, don't judge a book by it's cover but we were kids once and still do 
. The Young Adults version of Magician surprisingly has 681 pages, the same as the traditional paperback, you have to wonder at the "Young Adult" part, does this mean its full of "text speak" and "icons"... You will have to wait like myself to find out, but for now here are the covers.
Tue Jan 29th, 2013
Geoff Taylor creates Custom Covers
As many of our visitors will know, Geoff Taylor created the artwork for several of the earlier covers used on the books of Raymond E. Feist, in the UK and Australia. The same art has also found its way to covers for other countries, and even books by different authors. In addition to this, he has also created covers for multitudes of other authors, some of which has found its place on the cover of a Feist book in another country.
Recently he was privately commissioned to create his own interpretation from some the books, without the restrictions from the book publishing industry.
Below is a one of those interpretations, in this case for Faerie Tale. Please Note it has not been used on a book.
To see more visit Geoff's own website, GeoffTaylor-Artist, where you will find over 400 cover paintings and 800 illustrations. For the custom cover art, look in the Galleries.
Wed Jan 23rd, 2013
Jimmy and the Crawler coming soon to the UK and then Australia
We have just uploaded the publication details and synopsis for Jimmy and the Crawler which is due out in the UK on the 28th of February 2013, and 01 March 2013 in Australia.
The cover can be seen below.
Thu Jan 17th, 2013
France - A Crown Imperilled out soon
Next week Bragelonne release the first French edition of A Crown Imperilled , Une Couronne en péril
Thu Jan 17th, 2013
Sweden At the Gates of Chaos out this month
The Swedish hardcover of At the Gates of Chaos Vid mörkrets portar, is due out this month, or may even be in some stores already
Tue Jan 15th, 2013
German and Russian Releases UPDATE
We have had several enquiries of late regarding books from Russia and Germany. To our knowledge there have been no new titles released in either German or Russian.
If we hear of any change it will be posted in the news.
Mon Jan 14th, 2013
Turkish releases updated
We have just finished updating the releases for the books from Turkey, it includes books from the Conclave of the Shadows and Darkwar Saga. Full details can be found in the Publication Information section for Turkey.
Below you will find the covers we have uploaded, but if you would just like to see all the covers or larger images check out Turkey in the covers section..
We have also added the synopsis for the books currently released in both series.
Sun Sep 23rd, 2012
Magician's End - Handed in
Ray has just announced that Magician's End has been handed in to the publishers.
Mon Sep 3rd, 2012
HarperVoyager Ebooks Announced
Today we recieved the following announcement from HarperVoyager:
HarperVoyager Delighted To Announce Publication of Raymond E. Feist’s Novels as Ebooks for First Time
London, 4th September 2012:
HarperVoyager are delighted to announce that for the first time the novels of international bestselling author Raymond E. Feist will be published as ebook editions.
From September fans will be able to purchase the entirety of Feist’s Riftwar Cycle in ebook form.
MAGICIAN, SILVERTHORN and A DARKNESS AT SETHANON launch the much-anticipated programme when they are published digitally on the 10th September. The rest of Feist’s current and backlist titles will be available later that week, from Thursday 13th September.
Rights were bought from Arabella Stein at Abner Stein by Jane Johnson, Publishing Director at Voyager.
Raymond Feist is revered as one of the world’s most popular fantasy writers. His acclaimed first novel MAGICIAN has sold over one million copies alone in its UK edition, whilst the total number of sales for Feist’s work is over 15 million copies. All of his books have been Sunday Times bestsellers.
Jane Johnson said: ‘Ray is one of the true greats, beloved by fantasy readers all over the world, and the absence of the Riftwar Cycle from the digital pantheon has been a glaring omission which we're so happy to be able to address. I know that a host of fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of these ebooks: it will be a brilliant way for readers to catch up with the entire story of Pug and the fight to preserve Midkemia before the release of MAGICIAN'S END - the very last volume in the series - is published next spring, bringing to a conclusion the whole magnificent, magical adventure that began way back in 1982 and helped to shape the genre we know and love today.'
Voyager is also rejuvenating Feist’s physical backlist this autumn, which will be available in B format for the first time along with a stunning new livery. The new look will debut with MAGICIAN on 13th September (please see attached for a sneak preview) and will then be applied to the rest of the Riftwar Cycle series from January 2013 onwards.
Wed Jul 18th, 2012
Netherlands - A Crown Imperilled
In one months time, on the 18th August 2012, Lutingh have scheduled the release of Een kroon in gevaar, the Dutch language edition of Raymond E. Feists A Crown Imperilled. You can find details in the publication information section. Below is a preview of the cover. Thanks go to Daniël A. de Wolf for reminding us that we had not yet put information on the site. Below is a preview of the cover.
