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Smartmark
It's very standard and straight forward fantasy at this point. With every typical fantasy tropes and cliches. But it's to be expected I guess. Feist is counted by many fantasy fans to be one of the Big 5 (J.R.R. Tolkien, George R.R. Martin, David Eddings, Jack Vance and Raymond E. Feist) But when you have read as much fantasy as I have, you really want something that goes outside those typical tropes and cliches. There is no doubt in my mind that Raymond E. Feist is inspired by other authors, as there has already been homage to other fantasy series and authors in these two first books.