Raymond E. Feist
Raymond E. Feist
Raymond Elias Feistis an American author who primarily writes fantasy fiction. He is best known for The Riftwar Cycle of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and have sold over 15 million copies...
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CountryUnited States of America
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Science fiction is fantasy about issues of science. Science fiction is a subset of fantasy. Fantasy predated it by several millennia. The '30s to the '50s were the golden age of science fiction - this was because, to a large degree, it was at this point that technology and science had exposed its potential without revealing the limitations.
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There's always going to be comparisons, and that's unavoidable. There are people out there who feel I hit my peak with Magician and have gone downhill since.
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Also, it's risky to try to duplicate earlier success. Magician had a certain charm to it, mostly due to my choice of lead characters, that I would be hard put to duplicate.
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Any good story can galvanize a person, make him/her think about things a different way, reassess their own motives and needs, but that's never my intent. That's an unintended consequence of me just trying to entertain, to write what we used to call 'ripping yarns.'
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The issue of the Betrayal was so central to that, I felt the need to comment upon it. My choices were to ignore the games and put them 'outside' of continuity or to integrate them. I chose the latter.
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You can't succeed unless you're willing to risk failure
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You can only have one first born child. You may love all your children deeply and with passion, but there is something unique about the first born.
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If I leave my computer, I'm probably not going to get back for hours. If I take a few minutes to answer questions and go web surfing, then guilt kicks in and I get back to work.
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Writing is hard work; its also the best job Ive ever had.
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I'm a huge fan of Cabernet and Bordeaux, and am passionate about Pinot Noir and Burgundies.
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ATLANTA NIGHTS is sure to please the reader who enjoys this sort of thing.
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In the end, my reasons for moving down the timeline and introducing a new cast have more to do with keeping myself entertained, on the assumption that if I get bored, my readers are going to be even more bored.
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The real secret of magic is that there is no magic.
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More men have been defeated by reports than all the steel of all the swords in history.