Reading order
The Riftwar Legacy reading order
- Krondor: The Betrayal1998
- Krondor: The Assassins1999
- Krondor: Tear of the Gods2000
- Jimmy and the Crawler2013
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2
3
4- 4 volumes
- Volumes
- 1998–2013
- Published
- about 25 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Science fiction#89
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
4 volumes1998–2013Completed
- Novels based on the computer games Feist helped create, beginning with Krondor: The Betrayal, adapted from Betrayal at Krondor.
- They are set between the Riftwar and Serpentwar sagas and feature Prince Arutha’s court and the thief-turned-squire Jimmy the Hand.
- Best read after the Riftwar Saga; the three novels rate almost the same.
- Jimmy and the Crawler is a short coda.
A plan for the whole series
4 volumes, 1,336 pages, about 25 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: high
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 5, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 115 h20 daysby November 18, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 210 h13 daysby December 5, 2026
- The end of the series
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Does the series hold up
Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.0 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.
Best volume: Krondor: Tear of the Gods (7.8, 86 ratings). Weakest: Krondor: The Betrayal (7.8). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.8) scores close to the series average or above it.
How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
The Riftwar Legacy books ranked, best to worst
- 1.Krondor: Tear of the GodsBook 3 · 20007.8
- 1.Krondor: The BetrayalBook 1 · 19987.8
- 1.Krondor: The AssassinsBook 2 · 19997.8
Frequently asked questions
Which Riftwar Legacy book is the best?
By reader score, Krondor: Tear of the Gods (7.8/10). The lowest-rated is Krondor: The Betrayal (7.8/10).
Which The Riftwar Legacy book is the longest?
“Krondor: The Betrayal” is the longest at 429 pages; the shortest is “Jimmy and the Crawler” with 155 pages.
What should I read after The Riftwar Legacy?
Other series by Raymond E. Feist: The Firemane Saga, The Chaoswar Saga, The Riftwar Saga.
