World Famous Comics: Murder in LaMut (Legends of the Riftwar, Book 2)
Murder in LaMut (Legends of the Riftwar, Book 2)
By: Raymond E. Feist, Joel Rosenberg Publisher: Eos Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Eos Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 336 Publication Date: August 01, 2007 Release Date: July 31, 2007
Durine, Kethol, and Pirojil are three mercenaries who have spent twenty years fighting other people's battles, defeating the Tsurani and the Bugs and the goblins. Yet now it seems there are no more enemies to vanquish, leaving them with a few months of welcomed garrison duty as the Riftwar rages on in the west.
When the trio is ordered to accompany a lady and her husband safely to the city of LaMut, it looks like an easy—even cushy—assignment. But in Midkemia, nothing is that straightforward, and the men find themselves trapped by a vicious winter storm in a castle with scheming lords and ladies, an unsolved murder, and nothing less than the political future of Midkemia at stake. . . .
Murder in LaMut I have not read the book yet. Very impressed with the delivery to NZL - speed & excellent condition. Looking forward to reading the book as I have read Book 1 - Legends of the Riftwar!
Atrocious I must say that this book is a MAJOR disappointment. I've read every other book that Feist has written and this is by far the worst. First the murder doesn't happen until near the end of the book. Second, the majority of the novel deals with the weather conditions of LaMut when the blizzard hit. I know it was probably cold but do we really need endless pages describing people not wanting to go out in the cold and standing around giving everyone the "evil eye" . Speaking of standing around that's all about what everyone does, stand around and try to figure out who's friends and who the next big shot is going to be. Finally of the main three characters talk about stereotypes...let's see we have the smart one, the big one , and and average guy who tries to be nice. If you are a Feist fan and want to read it all, go ahead but be warned.
Weak Just never went anywhere. I am a big Raymond Feist fan but this was a big disappointment.
Why did Fiest let Rosenberg defile the Riftwar Saga? There are three major problems with this book.
First, the three main characters aren't that interesting.
Second, the same problem I had with the last Rosenberg book I read - it's hard to tell what the plot is. Despite the title, it is not a murder mystery. The murder doesn't even happen until 3/4 of the way through the book. And then the main characters frame an innocent (on this issue, anyway) man so that they can claim the job is done, get paid, and leave town.
Third, most of the events in the book center around a non-issue: The identity of the next Earl of LaMut. This is a non-issue because most of the people interested in this book have probably read Magician, which has been out for decades, and gives the answer - someone who isn't in the group squabbling about it in this book. The fact that the most frequently brought up question in the book is one that the reader knew the answer to before he even picked the book up makes it hard to care about the book as a whole.
Not Free SF Reader Mercenary detective work has less war, but is still nasty.
Three men, ex-mercenaries as such have basically run out of war, and have to decide what to do next. They end up being hired as investigators in what turns out to be a less straightforward case than they would have liked, involved the nasty local politics and nobles of the area.
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