# Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended by readers who grew up on it as a favorite fantasy series. Critics find it generic and RPG-like.

## Why people recommend it

- Nostalgic favorite from childhood reading (1 comments): "I grew up on Redwall, Riftwar, Dragonlance" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49513177))

## What people warn about

- Generic, RPG-like feel (1 comments): "Riftwar was too generic and RPG-like" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49514918))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Discworld by Terry Pratchett](https://hackerapproved.com/p/discworld-series.md): 33 recommend
- [Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling](https://hackerapproved.com/p/harry-potter-series.md): 28 recommend
- [The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wheel-of-time.md): 20 recommend
- [The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/stormlight-archive.md): 12 recommend
- [Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/malazan-book-of-the-fallen.md): 7 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0007513674?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780007513673) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist", https://hackerapproved.com/p/riftwar-saga/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).