"Feist has a natural talent for keeping the reader turning pages. "--Chicago Sun-Times The Serpentwar Saga continues! The second book in master fantasist Raymond E. Feist's New York Times bestselling classic epic fantasy adventure of war, magic, betrayal, and heroism, Rise of a Merchant Prince chronicles the further exploits of the young protagonists of Shadow of a Dark Queen in the aftermath of the initial confrontation with the fearsome reptilian Sauur and the invading armies of the dreaded Emerald Queen. Return once more to Midkemia--and discover why Science Fiction Chronicle calls Raymond E. Feist, "Without question one of the very best writers of fantasy adventure practicing today. " Any reader addicted to the works of Terry Goodkind, George R. R. Martin, and Terry Brooks simply must add Feist's Serpentwar Saga to his fantasy bookshelf.