Jimmy the Hand
- 384
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Jimmy the Hand” is a side story chiefly for Riftwar fans, telling how one of the saga’s main characters began. Raymond E. Feist and S. M. Stirling set it in Midkemia during “Magician”, closing the “Legends of the Riftwar”. Some readers find the plot slow to engage until its second half and wish the young thief drove more of the action. Newcomers should read “Magician” first.
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About the book
Jimmy the Hand is a fantasy novel by American writers Raymond E. Feist and S. M. Stirling. The third and final book in Legends of the Riftwar it forms part of Feist's Riftwar Cycle set in the fictional world of Midkemia. The book explores part of the early life of one of the main characters of The Riftwar Saga, Jimmy the Hand, and sits chronologically during the events of Magician.
Reading order · Legends of the Riftwar
Full order & progress →- Honoured EnemyStart hereHonoured Enemy–Not ranked yet
- Murder in LaMutMurder in LaMut–Not ranked yet
- Jimmy the HandThis book
7.97.9 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 51 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 26% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 7 | 14% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 44 | 86% |
Frequently asked
How long is Jimmy the Hand?
It has 384 pages — shorter than 82% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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