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2003 fantasy novel by Raymond E. Feist and S. M. Stirling

Jimmy the Hand
First edition cover
Author	Raymond E. Feist S. M. Stirling
Cover artist	Geoff Taylor
Language	English
Series	Legends of the Riftwar
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	July 7, 2003 (UK)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	336 (paperback edition)
ISBN	0-00-224722-4 (UK)
OCLC	52145909
Preceded by	Murder in LaMut

Jimmy the Hand is a fantasy novel by American writers Raymond E. Feist and S. M. Stirling. The third and final book in Legends of the Riftwar it forms part of Feist's Riftwar Cycle set in the fictional world of Midkemia. The book explores part of the early life of one of the main characters of The Riftwar Saga, Jimmy the Hand, and sits chronologically during the events of Magician.

Plot

Jimmy is a 13- to 16-year-old thief in the city of Krondor. Due to aiding Prince Arutha and Princess Anita escape Krondor, in the events of Silverthorn, he runs afoul of Guy Du Bas-Tyra's secret police. To lay low Jimmy flees south to the town of Land's End. Assuming the villagers have never encountered someone with his talents he becomes optimistic about broadening his horizons, but is unprepared for what greets him.

Release

Jimmy the Hand was first released by HarperCollins on July 7, 2003 in the United Kingdom. It was released in the United States in August 2008.

References

"Fantastic Fiction.com: Jimmy the Hand by S. M. Stirling". www.fantasticfiction.com.

Jimmy the Hand (US Edition) at Crydee
Jimmy the Hand (UK Edition) at Crydee

Works by S. M. Stirling

Novels of "The Change"

Nantucket series	Island in the Sea of Time Against the Tide of Years On the Oceans of Eternity
The Emberverse series	Dies the Fire The Protector's War A Meeting at Corvallis The Sunrise Lands The Scourge of God The Sword of the Lady The High King of Montival The Tears of the Sun Lord of Mountains The Given Sacrifice The Golden Princess The Desert and the Blade Prince of Outcasts The Sea Peoples The Sky-Blue Wolves

The Lords of Creation series

Shadowspawn series

The Domination series

The Flight Engineer series

The Rising
The Privateer
The Independent Command

Tales from the Black Chamber series

Treasures of Tartary series

Daggers in Darkness

Make the Darkness Light series

To Turn the Tide

The General series (with David Drake)

The Forge
The Hammer
The Anvil
The Steel
The Sword
The Chosen
The Reformer

Other novels

Short stories

Shikari in Galveston
The Charge of Lee's Brigade
Compadres
"A Murder in Eddsford"
"Something for Yew"
"Ancient Ways"
"Pronouncing Doom"
"Hot Night at the Hopping Toad"
"Pain and Suffering"
"Swords of Zar-Tu-Kan"
"To the Rescue"

Works by Raymond E. Feist

The Riftwar Cycle

The Riftwar Saga	Magician Silverthorn A Darkness at Sethanon
The Empire Trilogy	Daughter of the Empire Servant of the Empire Mistress of the Empire
Legends of the Riftwar	Honoured Enemy Murder in LaMut Jimmy the Hand
The Riftwar Legacy	Krondor: The Betrayal Krondor: The Assassins Krondor: Tear of the Gods
Krondor's Sons	Prince of the Blood The King's Buccaneer
The Serpentwar Saga	Shadow of a Dark Queen Rise of a Merchant Prince Rage of a Demon King Shards of a Broken Crown
Conclave of Shadows	Talon of the Silver Hawk King of Foxes Exile's Return
The Darkwar Saga	Flight of the Nighthawks Into a Dark Realm Wrath of a Mad God
The Demonwar Saga	Rides a Dread Legion At the Gates of Darkness
Chaoswar Saga	A Kingdom Besieged A Crown Imperilled Magician's End

Other works

Faerie Tale

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