| Feast of Souls | |
| Author: | C. S. Friedman |
| Cover Artist: | Michael Whelan (hardcover) and John Jude Palencar (paperback) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Magister Trilogy |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Publisher: | DAW Books |
| Pub Date: | January 2, 2007 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages: | 464 (hardcover) |
| Isbn: | 0-7564-0432-0 |
| Isbn Note: | (hardcover) |
| Oclc: | 77486446 |
| Followed By: | Wings of Wrath |
Feast of Souls is a fantasy novel by American writer Celia S. Friedman. It is the first book in the Magister Trilogy. It was published in 2007 by DAW books.
In this first book of the trilogy, Friedman introduces readers to a world of high fantasy, replete with vampire-like magical powers, erotic interludes, treachery, war, sorcery, and a draconic creature of horrific power and evil.
In this fantasy, the first of a new trilogy, the world's magic comes at a terrible cost: a witch's own finite life force, which drains away with each spell. The sole exceptions are the immortal Magisters, who secretly tap a more murderous fuel for their power. No woman has ever found its source, until young Kamala, hardened by life as a child whore, insists on an apprenticeship and secretly becomes an unheard-of female Magister. Meanwhile, Prince Andovan, third son of the avaricious King Danton, is expiring from the baffling Wasting disease, which can only be caused by a Magister. When the enraged king banishes his right-hand Magister, the mysterious and sinister Kostas takes his place, much to the dismay of Andovan's mother, Queen Gwynofar. As an ancient, monstrous power stirs and threatens to drag the world toward a dark age, Kamala and Andovan find their fates entwined.