Rise of a Merchant Prince

By Raymond E. Feist

The second book in the bestselling Serpentwar series.

It’s hard to build a business empire in the midst of magic and murder…

After a harrowing brush with the armies of the Emerald Queen Roo Avery is now free to choose his own destiny. His ambition is to become one of the most powerful merchants in Midkemia.

But nothing can prepare him for the dangers of the new life he has chosen, where the repayment of a debt can be as deadly as a knife in the shadows and betrayal is always close at hand.

But the war with the Emerald Queen is far from over and the inevitable confrontation will pose the biggest threat yet to Roo's newfound wealth and power.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Sep 13, 2012
• ISBN: 9780007370214

Raymond E. Feist

Raymond E. Feist was born and raised in Southern California. He was educated at the University of California, San Diego, where he graduated with honours in Communication Arts. He is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Riftwar Cycle among other books.

Reviews for Rise of a Merchant Prince

[shanaqui_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I didn't like the books of the Serpentwar Saga as much as the original trilogy, and don't actually remember much about them beyond the fact that I did enjoy reading them.

[trelander_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Well written book I enjoyed all the backhanded ways Roo makes his money but did not enjoy his handling of his wife, that section did not sit well with me and I was glad it was solved by the end of the book. Overall a decent book but least loved of this trilogy.

[karlstar_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The action in this book shifts back to Krondor for a bit, as one of the heroes to be continues his training and assistance to the kingdom. Roo wants no part of serving the government, and instead wants to become rich. During the course of getting rich he finds that keeping the Kingdom in one piece is what's best for business too.

[composertp_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was my least favorite book in the series. I just wasn't really interested in Roo's story or the despicable fellow he became. I wouldn't reread this book. Books 3 and 4 are where the good stuff happens in this series.

[nookbooks_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In the early Riftwar books, I liked Pug and Tomas as children. I liked Martin in the first 4 books. I liked Arutha, Laurie, Kasumi and Roland, no matter their ages. But my favorite character, by far, was Jimmy the Hand. In this book we get Duke James, the most like Jimmy was as a boy and a teenager. I loved that. We also get a lot of Roo. Sneaky as can be, when it comes to money, he actually reminds me a lot of Jimmy from those early books.Roo's handling of his wife confused me a lot. He'd get to a point where everything was great, for instance when he started having her talk about herself, and asked her business questions, and found that he really liked her. But then he didn't continue that mode of behavior that brought out what he liked in her. I understand, if I disagree, with the whole mistress thing. I just don't understand why he didn't keep doing what worked.This book is one of my favorites of this quartet in the Serpentwar Saga. If I'm only going to read one of them, Roo's story is usually the one I pick up.