Faist, Raymond

Raymond Gonzalez was born and raised in southern California. He received the surname Fayst from his adoptive father, film director Felix E. Feist . He graduated with honors from the University of California, San Diego , with a bachelor's degree in communications technology. In 1982, he made his debut in literature with a dilemy “The Magician” ( English Magician ) in the fantasy genre , which became the beginning of the extensive series “The War of the Gates” ( English Riftwar , from the geological term rift , that is, the “gap”) about the world of Midkemia. The English edition of the novel alone was sold in over 1 million copies. ^[4]

His books have been translated into many foreign languages, and the total circulation exceeded 15 million copies. ^[5] .

1. The War of the Gates - Raymond's first and most famous works were two dilogies about the world of Midkemia. This world was invented by Faist for role-playing games with his college friends in the 70s . The first two books describe the adventures of a young man named Pug, who was captured by aliens from the parallel world of Kelevan and became a powerful wizard. The next two books talk about the struggle of his friend Prince Aruta with the leader of the dark elves.
   1. The Wizard (Magician, 1982) - published in two volumes
      1. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Magician: Apprentice, 1982; Other name in Russian: “The Gates of War”, )
      2. Master Wizard (Magician: Master, 1982, also known as “Dragon Armor” )
   2. Silver Turn (Silverthorn, 1985; published in Russia as “Valley of Darkness” )
   3. Darkness over Setanon (Darkness at Sethanon, 1986; published in Russia as "Night Hawks" )
2. Krondor - an action series about the city of Krondor continues the story of the fight against the guild of killers called "Night Hawks." Even before the release of the books, this story was told in the role-playing games Betrayal at Krondor and Return to Krondor .
   1. Betrayal in Krondor (Krondor: the Betrayal, 1998)
   2. The Kildor Killers (Krondor: the Assassins, 1999)
   3. Tear of the Gods of Krondor (Krondor: Tear of the Gods, 2000)
3. Sons of Krondor - a cycle that tells about the brothers Bourrick, Erland and Nicholas, the children of Prince Arutha, the protagonist of previous books.
   1. Prince of Blood (1989)
   2. Royal Pirate (the King's Buccaneer, 1991; also published as Golden Dragon )
4. The Imperial Trilogy is a trilogy co-authored with D. Wurz, which takes place in Kelevan and tells the story of the Gate War on the other hand. The main character is Mara from the Tsurani people, after the death of all men of a kind in the War of the Gates, forced to take power in the estate into her own hands and fell into a whirlpool of intrigue. (In Russian came out, divided into two additional volumes)
   1. Daughter of the Empire (1987)
   2. Servant of the Empire (1990)
      1. Prisoner of the Empire
      2. Servant of the Empire
   3. Lady of the Empire (Mistress of the Empire) (Mistress of the Empire, 1992)
      1. Empire Warrior
      2. Mistress of the Empire
5. Legends of the War of the Gates - the series tells about various events during the War of the Gates. Co-written
   1. Glorious Opponent (Honored Enemy, 2001)
   2. The Murder in Lamut (Murder in LaMut, 2002)
   3. Jimmy the Hand (2003)
6. Serpent War
   1. Shadow of a Dark Queen (1994, also released as the Queen of Darkness )
   2. Rise of a Merchant Prince (1995, also known as the Rise of the Merchant King )
   3. The Wrath of the Demon King (Rage of a Demon King, 1997)
   4. Shards of a Broken Crown, 1998
7. Conclave of Shadows (Lair of Shadows)
   1. Talon of the Silver Hawk, 2002
   2. King of Foxes (2003)
   3. The Exile's Return (2004)
8. Darkwar saga
   1. Flight of the Nighthawks (2005)
   2. Into a Dark Realm (2006)
   3. Wrath of a Mad God (2008)
9. Demonwar saga
   1. Rides a Dread Legion (2009)
   2. At The Gates of Darkness (2010)
10. Chaoswar saga
    1. A Kingdom Besieged (not yet released, they may just be working titles and subject to change, or titles of books proposed for the future)
    2. A Crown Imperiled (not yet released, they may just be working titles and subject to change, or titles of books proposed for the future)
    3. Magicians End (not yet released, they may just be working titles and subject to change, or titles of books proposed for the future)
11. Stories:
    1. Wood Boy (The Wood Boy, 1998)
    2. The Messenger (The Messenger, 2003)

• Crydee.com - The Offical Raymond E. Feist Website
• Biography and bibliography on fantlab.ru
• Elvandar.com - Official online atlas to the worlds of Raymond E. Feist
• Betrayal at Krondor game