I was waiting for this to come out, having been a fan of Feist since my childhood (although I've been reading the last number of books more out of nostalgia and loyalty than overall enjoyment). Knowing this work was originally titled the Atlas of Midkemia I was hoping for a series of detailed maps and articles giving background information on the different cultures featured in the books. I had also hoped that the book might include a couple of essays by Feist explaining how he went about adapting a world history developed by Stephen Abrams into his own series of books.

Coming across this book the other day in a shop I was disappointed upon flicking through it to see that it seemed to be made up of a summary of the existing books along with some average images. It really wasn't what I was expecting and I decided not to buy it before reading some reviews. So far the reviews I've read (along with this one, thanks Adam) have just confirmed my suspicions. As a Feist fan who owns all the Midkemia books I think I will not be purchasing this one, as I don't really need a book which basically just sums up all the others I already own.