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Raymond E. Feist

American fantasy author (born 1945)

Raymond Elias Feist (; born Raymond Elias Gonzales III; December 21, 1945) is an American fantasy fiction author who wrote The Riftwar Cycle, a series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and have sold over 15 million copies.[2]

Biography

Raymond E.

Gonzales III was born in 1945 in Los Angeles and was raised in Southern California.

Biography | The Official Raymond E. Feist Website

When his mother remarried, he took the surname of his adoptive stepfather, Felix E. Feist.[3] He graduated with a B.A. in Communication Arts with Honors in 1977 from the University of California at San Diego.[4][5] During that year Feist had some ideas for a novel about a boy who would become a magician.

He wrote the novel two years later, and it was published in 1982 by Doubleday. According to his official website, Feist lives in San Diego.[6]

Works

The Riftwar Cycle

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