To new friends and to enterprises that keep things interesting.
Again to my readers, who let me keep doing this.
Without any of the above mentioned, and some I’m leaving out, life would not be worth enduring, let alone living.
Raymond E. Feist
San Diego, California
July 2005
About the Author
RAYMOND E. FEIST’s previous novels include the three books of Conclave of Shadows, Talon of the Silver Hawk, King of Foxes, and Exile’s Return; Magician; Silverthorn; Faerie Tale; Prince of the Blood; The King’s Buccaneer; the four books of his New York Times bestselling Serpentwar Saga, Shadow of a Dark Queen, Rise of a Merchant Prince, Rage of a Demon King, and Shards of a Broken Crown; and the three books of his Riftwar Legacy, Krondor: The Betrayal, Krondor: The Assassins, and Krondor: Tear of the Gods. Feist lives in Southern California.
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Exile’s Return
King of Foxes
Talon of the Silver Hawk
Magician
Silverthorn
A Darkness at Sethanon
Faerie Tale
Shadow of a Dark Queen
Rise of a Merchant Prince
Rage of a Demon King
Shards of a Broken Crown
Krondor: Tear of the Gods
Krondor: The Betrayal
Krondor: The Assassins
With Janny Wurts
Daughter of Empire
Mistress of Empire
Credits
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Jacket design by Richard L. Aquan
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Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Feist, Raymond E.
Flight of the nighthawks / Raymond E. Feist.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(The darkwar saga ; bk. 1)
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-079278-7 (acid-free paper) ISBN-10: 0-06-079278-7 (acid-free paper) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Document Outline
Cover Image
Dedication Page
Title Page
Epigraph Page
Contents Prologue: Harbinger
Chapter One: Brothers
Chapter Two: Council
Chapter Three: Journey
Chapter Four: Dark Goddess
Chapter Five: Sorcerer�s Isle
Chapter Six: Apprentices
Chapter Seven: Ralan Bek
Chapter Nine: Kesh
Chapter Ten: Threat
Chapter Eleven: Conspiracy
Chapter Twelve: Discovery
Chapter Thirteen: Icons
Chapter Fourteen: Breakthrough
Chapter Fifteen: Deception
Chapter Sixteen: Waiting
Chapter Seventeen: Intelligence
Chapter Eighteen: Plans
Chapter Nineteen: Traps
Chapter Twenty: Varen
Chapter Twenty-One: Anticipation
Chapter Twenty-Two: Confrontation
Epilogue: Redux
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Also by Raymond E. Feist
Credits
Copyright Notice
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