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.
Thu Aug 28th, 2003
Iron Realms Acquires Raymond E. Feist Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRON REALMS ACQUIRES RAYMOND E. FEIST RIGHTS
Mill Valley, CA -- August 27, 2003 -- Iron Realms Entertainment, an award-winning California-based developer of massively multiplayer games
(MMORPGs) announced today that it has acquired the exclusive worldwide rights to produce online games based on best-selling author
Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar series of books.
'The universe Raymond writes about is incredibly epic, diverse, and detailed. I've been a fan of his books for well over fifteen years and am very
excited that we're going to get to develop games based in the world of Midkemia,' said Matt Mihaly, Iron Realms's CEO and Creative Director.
'There are millions of Feist fans out there and there's not been a game based on his work since 1998,' said Martin Best, VP of Production for Iron
Realms. 'Our plans for the license aren't finalized yet but you will definitely be seeing at least one game based on the property.'
Mr. Feist has sold over 20 million books and is one of the best selling fantasy authors in history. He's written more than fifteen books taking place in the same setting including 'Magician', 'A Darkness at Sethanon', and his latest book, 'Talon of the Silver Hawk.' His roleplaying game 'Betrayal at Krondor' (Sierra, 1993) is considered one of the finest RPGs ever, having won multiple Game of the Year awards as well as induction into Computer Gaming World's Hall of Fame. A highly-regarded sequel -- 'Return to Krondor' -- was also published by Sierra, in 1998.
'His books contain a good twenty-five distinct cultures ranging from the traditional medieval European Kingdom to the desert empire of Great Kesh, to the nomadic centaur-like Thun to the China-meets-Aztec Tsuranuanni ,' said Mihaly. 'Our games tend to focus on cooperative and combative community mechanics such as religious strife, war, and internal political conflict so this variety in culture provides for all sorts of great design opportunities.'
About Iron Realms Entertainment
Iron Realms Entertainment (formerly Achaea LLC) is an independent developer and publisher of massively-multiplayer games based in Mill Valley, California. Founded in 1997, its main focus is the development of games with depth and a focus on competitive communities. It also uses a pioneering business model in which players pay no subscription fee but are instead presented with the opportunity to purchase virtual goods and services that assist the player in the game.
IRE's games include the top-rated online text game - Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands - as well as Aetolia, the Midnight Age, and Imperian. For
more information visit the websites at www.ironrealms.com www.achaea.com www.aetolia.com and www.imperian.com.
Mon Jul 21st, 2003
Ray posted the following to the mailing list
For those of you who keep track of such things, King of Foxes was turned
in this last week. And the revised Prince of the Blood is also in.
Best, R.E.F
Wed Jun 25th, 2003
King of Foxes Cover
Ray Posted the following to the list regards King of Foxes
I've seen the rough draft of the US cover. Don't know what the British are doing yet. The US Cover will be similar to Talon in that it's going to be type heavy with a picture of a banner of a fox with a crown in the centre and behind that a relief of troops storming a castle. Mostly red/brown in colour if the rough I got is remotely accurate.
Best, R.E.F.
Sun Jun 22nd, 2003
King of Foxes Turned In
Ray posted the following to the list
So, currently, I'm working on The Conclave of Shadows. So, King of Foxes was turned in last week, and after doing a short story with Janny Wurts for a collection edited by Al Sarrantonio, I'll do the author's preferred rewrite of
Prince of the Blood, then I'll go on to the last three Conclave books, Exile's
Return, The Dark Empire, and Magician's Sons.
Sat Jun 14th, 2003
There is Currently no Publisher for the Legends of the Riftwar series, if you want the books you will have to get them from the UK
Mon Nov 25th, 2002
The Midkemian Gazetteer
Ralph Askren of "http://www.elvandar.com" ; posted the following
Dear Fellow Feist Fans,
I would like to announce the addition of a new feature at Elvandar.com
-- 'The Midkemian Gazetteer.'
The Gazetteer is an index of the named features in the map of Midkemia at The Unoffical Atlas to the Worlds of Raymond E. Feist.
The text and images do take a bit of time to load, so please be patient.
I hope you enjoy exploring, or revisiting, Midkemian geography and history using the Gazetteer.
Go to http://www.elvandar.com and follow the links!
- Ralph
Visit Elvandar.com, The Un-official Atlas to the Worlds of Raymond E. Feist, and The Midkemian Gazetteer at http://www.elvandar.com
Mon Sep 30th, 2002
Crydee.com Semi Official
I am pleased to announce that following a meeting with Ray Feist during his UK tour, Crydee.com has been accorded the status of semi-official.
Tue Aug 27th, 2002
Talon of the Silver Hawk out in UK
Is out now in parts of the UK and Australia by Harper Collins (Voyager)
NOTE The US edition will be released in 2003
Sun Mar 31st, 2002
In response to the question - Is there any news on when bittersea.com will be up & running?
Ray posted to the mailing list the following response
No, not really. John does such an amazing job over at Crydee.com I'm finding little reason to do anything myself. I think maybe I'll turn John's site into the "official" one.
Best, R.E.F.
Tue Mar 12th, 2002
Murder in :aMut Release Date
Murder In LaMut
Is planned for release in the UK and Australia by Harper Collins (Voyager) in May 2002. NOTE There is still no US Publisher for this title or Honoured Enemy, which is already available in the UK.
Fri Oct 12th, 2001
1st Draft Murder In LaMut
Ray posted the following to the list
...Joel and I should be through 1st draft on the next one by next week, and I'm making progress on Talon (Referring to Murder in LaMut and Talon of the Silver Hawk respectively)
Sun Oct 7th, 2001
Magician Release
Voyager (Harper Collins UK) plan to re-release Magician in paperback as part of the 'Voyager Classics' range. The book should be available early December 2001
In August 2002 there is planned a 'Anniversary Deluxe' Hardback of Magician. This is for the 20th Anniversary of Magician which was first released in 1982. Again this will be produced by Voyager. This will currently be available to the Normal Voyager markets of UK, Australia and New Zealand
Fri Jul 27th, 2001
Honoured Enemy Release
It has been reported that Honoured Enemy is available in the shops in the UK
NOTE There is currently No US Publisher for Honoured Enemy and therefore no release date
