Murder in Lamut
Legends of the Riftwar: Book II
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3.9 • 36 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
It should have been so simple . . .
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. . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This second cowritten installment of Legends of the Riftwar (after Feist's 2006 collaboration with William R. Forstchen, Honored Enemy) finds Rosenberg's engaging mercenary trio, Durine, Kethol and Pirojil, drafted to escort the bed-hopping Lady Mondegreen and her current lover, ambitious Baron Morray, to a summit conference in the city of LaMut. As the intrigues thicken, the Three Swords find themselves permanent guards to the baron, and are soon promoted to captain and tasked with keeping the peace among bored and idle baronial retainers. Then the aging Baron Mondegreen dies, and Morray and Lady Mondegreen are found in bed together with their throats slashed. The Swords, suspicious of everybody-including one another-go looking for the murderer. The numerous characters are well-drawn and use their brains rather than relying on too-easy magic. Fans of the earlier Midkemia books and past adventures of the Three Swords (Not Exactly the Three Musketeers, etc.) will find much to enjoy in this intelligent high fantasy.
Customer Reviews
High Marks For Murder
Though released after Feist fans had travelled further down the timeline, "Murder In Lamut" brings us back to the original Rift War in a way that doesn't require re-reading "Magician" to follow. In it, we are able to see the first real interaction between the Tsurani and Midkemians. It's sets up nicely with the rest of The Cycle (explaining the Tsurani settlement of Yabon and especially Lamut) but also works well as a stand alone novel. The characters are engaging and as well developed as can be in one book. Perhaps the fact that the story ends after one book is my biggest criticism. I wish there were more to the story and that we could all continue to read about these characters. Sadly, one must be enough. But I guarantee that it is. Highly recommended.
Not great
I have read every Feist Midkemia novel so I gave this one a try, basically it’s a mediocre murder mystery, you have to get through 3/4 of the book to even get to the murder part, and the mystery is very easily guessed, not worth the read unless you really really want to check off your list every story from Midkemia.