Flight of the Night Hawks (Darkwar #1) – Raymond E Feist
HarperCollins Voyager, 2005
420 pages
RRP: AU$45 (hbk), AU$32.95 (tpbk), AU$21.95 (pbk)
ISBN: 0-00-713374-x

Reviewed by Sarah Parker

Originally, I was drawn into this novel by the two characters in the opening chapter. It’s been a while since I visited the Kelewan/Midkemia books. I still think Magician is one of the best fantasy novels ever written, a quintessential read which has all the best elements of fantasy put together in a way that kept me entranced for all 800 plus pages. Flight of the Night Hawks, however is not Magician. I found that this novel told me more about my own expectations and experiences than it did about engaging me into a story.

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