II: Who is next on the booklist?
Me: Next up is Raymond Feist and the Riftwar Cycle.
II: Is this an author that you know?
Me: No. To be completely honest, I'd never heard of him or the series before this booklist.
II: What should we know?
Me: The first book came out in 1982. It was later republished in two parts in 1986. The first book, the one that we are working with is called 'Magician: Apprentice'. This launched what is now known as the 'Riftwar Cycle'. Wikipedia lists 30 books in the series as well as some short stories. This is absolutely a 3S work.
II: Remind us what 3S means, please.
Me: It stands for Swords, Sorcery and Series. It's my own mental tagging of a genre of books.
II: One of your favorites?
Me: Uh, not really. It's something that I've avoided in the past but I've been mostly pleased with the 3S books that we've read so far.
II: Anything we should know about the series?
Me: Wikipedia says "Human magicians and other creatures on the two planets are able to create rifts through dimensionless space that can connect planets in different solar systems. The novels and short stories of The Riftwar Universe record the adventures of various people on these worlds." Beyond that, I couldn't tell you anything.
