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Feist's classic fantasy epic, Magician, has enchanted readers for over twenty years. The revised edition was prepared to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its publication, and incorporates over 15,000 words of text omitted from previous editions. At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master ma Raymond E. Feist's classic fantasy epic, Magician, has enchanted readers for over twenty years. The revised edition was prepared to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its publication, and incorporates over 15,000 words of text omitted from previous editions. At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master magician – and the destinies of two worlds are changed forever.
Suddenly the peace of the Kingdom is destroyed as mysterious alien invaders swarm the land. Pug is swept up into the conflict but for him and his warrior friend, Tomas, an odyssey into the unknown has only just begun. Tomas will inherit a legacy of savage power from an ancient civilization. Pug’s destiny is to lead him through a rift in the fabric of space and time to the mastery of the unimaginable powers of a strange new magic. Reviews 'Epic scope fast moving actionvivid imagination' WASHINGTON POST 'tons of intrigue and action' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. I'm fairly sure this a US vs UK/Australia thing.
In the US, it seems books are often split up into shorter chunks - I've seen it quite often. I'm in I'm fairly sure this a US vs UK/Australia thing. In the US, it seems books are often split up into shorter chunks - I've seen it quite often. I'm in Australia and I'll know about a particular book. Then I'll be looking online and see some books by the author that I've never heard of. Then after investigation I'll find out it's just the same book split up into 2-3 smaller books.
Sometimes a book comes along at just the right time. The year after high school I was working a dead-end job as a receptionist for a company that ground lenses for prescription glasses. I was glad to see the back of everyone from high school: I'd been awkward and gawky and utterly overlooked, and the word frenemy had not yet been coined, or I would have understood why the one girl I thought was on my team consistently ran me down to others. But I was very aware that everyone else had gone off to Sometimes a book comes along at just the right time. The year after high school I was working a dead-end job as a receptionist for a company that ground lenses for prescription glasses. I was glad to see the back of everyone from high school: I'd been awkward and gawky and utterly overlooked, and the word frenemy had not yet been coined, or I would have understood why the one girl I thought was on my team consistently ran me down to others.
But I was very aware that everyone else had gone off to college, and I could not. No one in my family had ever been and I lacked the cultural capital to understand what I had needed to do to even apply. Or what one studied at college. But, anyway, New Zealand had no student loans back then, and you had to pay tuition up front.
This was financially impossible. I had already gigantically screwed up one job, and I was low-level incompetent at being a receptionist, spiking to appalling on a regular basis. I had an abusive boyfriend who was faking a back injury from his job as a navy mechanic so he could live on disability.
I was in my second flat (share house) and I had 20 cents a day budget for food – one deep-fried potato fritter – supplemented with endless quantities of free alcohol, bought for me by my boyfriend's cronies, who, in retrospect, hoped to get me drunk enough I'd go for a foursome. Needless to say, my body wasn't doing well on this diet, the skin flaking off me as if I were a scrofulus medieval peasant. I was living in monkey mind, wading through hormones and ignorance, flailing my way from one moment to the next with no thought of tomorrow; unable to imagine that the next day could be any different. The tobacconist next to my bus stop sold books.
I'd just been given the unheard-of sum of $80 by my dying great-aunt, who intended me to buy moisturizer and body scrub so I would stop scaring unprepared members of the public with my sloughing. I bought Magician, and Silverthorn, and A Darkness at Sethanon. Yes, I was medically malnourished and deficient in every vitamin known to humans, but I bought books.
And I fell in love with Tomas, and Arutha, and Admiral Trask. I fell in love with Jimmy the Hand. No, I wanted to be Jimmy the Hand. And I discovered I wanted a purpose, something, anything more than the shithole my life was. I ditched the boyfriend (the never-realized foursome retains the faint pastel aura of regret). I took a second job waiting tables six nights a week.
I found out what I needed to do to go to college. I applied and was accepted (business management).
I saved money. I paid my tuition in cash. I grew up and took responsibility for looking after myself.
Today I found my original copy of Magician. It's held together with masking tape and hope. Maybe it's true that another story would have started it all even if I'd never found Feist's work, but I'll always remember Magician as the book that saved me. Peace and prosperity flourish in the strong Kingdom of the Isles on the world of Midkemia. Upon the death of King Rodric the Third, his son Rodric the Fourth was elected king by the Congress of Lords after Prince Erland of Krondor and Duke Borric of Crydee, both prominent and powerful noblemen of the royal line, pulled out of the succession in favour of their nephew, thus solidifying his claim on the throne. But the young king is set upon a dark path towards the depths of madness, and the stabil Peace and prosperity flourish in the strong Kingdom of the Isles on the world of Midkemia.
Upon the death of King Rodric the Third, his son Rodric the Fourth was elected king by the Congress of Lords after Prince Erland of Krondor and Duke Borric of Crydee, both prominent and powerful noblemen of the royal line, pulled out of the succession in favour of their nephew, thus solidifying his claim on the throne. But the young king is set upon a dark path towards the depths of madness, and the stability of the kingdom is threatened both by his own reckless impulses and the machinations of the scheming eastern nobles attempting to control him.
In the city of Crydee in the far west, two young boys are approaching the age of apprenticeship in a certain trade. Tomas is training to one day become a warrior in the Duke’s household guard, while his childhood friend Pug has a destiny greater still.
But both of their lives are drastically changed when a strange and alien-looking ship wrecks on the shores of Crydee, carrying mysterious warriors from another world. All passengers are dead before they can be interrogated, and none of the Duke’s many advisors are able to identify the vessel’s origins. Pug and Tomas are chosen to travel alongside Duke Borric and his son Arutha to the far east of the Kingdom, to warn the king and the nobles of the east of the imminent danger to the kingdom. Their great journey takes them through abandoned dwarven mines, the isle of a black sorcerer and the grand city of Krondor, before they finally reach the capital of Rillanon and the court of the king.
And even then, the story has just begun. For when they return to the west after speaking with the King, a rift between worlds has been torn open, and an invasion has begun The story of Magician is mostly split into three different points of view. The tale of Lyam and Arutha is the tale of the princes. The tale of the two sons of a powerful but relatively minor duke who rise up to become two of the most important military and political leaders of a kingdom in grave peril. Lyam is the elder brother, a kindly and lighthearted man, and honourable to a fault. Arutha, in contrast to Lyam, is the pragmatic, silent and calculating kind of a man who rarely shows his face with a smile, but whose actions are still based on good intentions for the future of the realm. Tomas’ tale is the tale of the warrior.
The tale of a young castle boy who finds a dark and mysterious artifact in the depths of the dwarven mines, an artifact of an evil long forgotten. His life is spent training as a warrior among the dwarves and the elves, eventually becoming something of a legend in the lands of the elder races, for good or ill.
And finally, there is Pug’s tale. The tale of the magician. Pug has spent his childhood dreaming of becoming a warrior like his friend Tomas, but lacks the physical strength and the skill at arms. When the young boys of Crydee line up for the ceremony in which they will be chosen for the different apprenticeships, Pug experiences the worst nightmare that has befallen him so far: he is the only one not chosen by any master.
But as he stands alone and in shame in the middle of the great courtyard, a voice suddenly speaks his name. The voice of Kulgan, the Duke’s court magician.
And thus Pug’s career in magic begins. A career that will eventually take him through the rift and into the world of the strange invaders. Besides the protagonists, there are lots of interesting characters in this book. One such is King Rodric, a young man of grand vision whose madness threatens to destroy all. Another is Princess Carline, sister to Lyam and Arutha, whose courage and determination are almost as great as her beauty.
Then there is Guy du Bas-Tyra, the greatest general in the kingdom, but a sworn enemy of Crydee and Krondor. And last but not least there is Macros the Black, the ancient and enigmatic magician who inhabits the fabled Sorcerer’s Isle. The most impressive part about Magician, is the pure scope of it. It is far from the longest book I have read in number of pages, but it is the magnitude of the story that is particularly impressive.
The book spans more than a decade in the history of Midkemia. It tells of bloody wars, journeys to far lands and shady conspiracies. It tells of different cities and lands and continents and even worlds.
There are tons of characters with completely different personalities and motivations, and the story, while mostly predictable, is filled with twists and turns and revelations. Another remarkable thing about this book is that there is no evil. At least not in the normal sense of the word. There are ambitious and cruel characters, but there is no dark lord nor any demons to be found here. To be honest, there is actually not even a proper antagonist. Only a story of different people acting differently for different reasons.
Feist’s writing is pretty great. I would not go so far as to call it remarkable, and this is not the kind of book I will frequently quote in the future, but the overall writing is exactly as good as it needs to be to serve the purpose of the book; which is to be an entertaining and fascinating fantasy novel. It also needs to be said that there are strong similarities with Tolkien. Occasionally even stronger than the same similarities found in books like The Sword of Shannara. The overall plot is quite unique, but certain scenes appear to be taken straight out of The Lord of the Rings.
This did not bother me in any way when reading the book, but I know that a lot of people are bothered by such a thing. I truly enjoyed reading this book. Had I based my rating solely on the objective quality of books, I would say that this one deserves five stars. My ratings are normally more or less purely subjective, however, and there were a couple of aspects about the book I did not enjoy as much as the others.
The main characters, with the exception of Arutha, were rather dull and uninteresting; the switches between different point of view was done rather clumsily at times (though that can be excused as this was the author’s first major fantasy novel), and there were also aspects of the story itself I did not really care much for. Still, I would say that this book deserves a place among the greatest of the works of fantasy, and I really look forward to continuing with the series. A young orphan boy Pug is taken as an apprentice to a master magician. He shows a lot of promise, but completely fails to do any magic while at the same time his friend Tomas takes military training with more success. While this still goes on the peaceful life of the kingdom is shattered when a mysterious alien invaders came out from nowhere.
The boys are swept by all the drastic events and are destined change their whole world. This book could and should be used as a checklist for fantasy cliche A young orphan boy Pug is taken as an apprentice to a master magician. He shows a lot of promise, but completely fails to do any magic while at the same time his friend Tomas takes military training with more success. While this still goes on the peaceful life of the kingdom is shattered when a mysterious alien invaders came out from nowhere. The boys are swept by all the drastic events and are destined change their whole world.
This book could and should be used as a checklist for fantasy cliches: it has them all. Sturdy miner dwarves?. The almighty dragons?. Mysterious and somewhat arrogant elves?. A mysterious invader force bringing peaceful life to the brink of complete annihilation?.
A mysterious race of powerful warrior/sorcerers which vanished with no explanation a long time ago, but left some artifacts behind?. An even more mysterious (sorry, I seem to overuse the word) magician with practically God-like powers who will not reveal his intentions to mere mortals because they will not comprehend them?. A young boy (better yet - orphan) whose destiny is to become the mover and shaker of the world with kings bowing to him?
Double check: both Pug and Tomas fit the bill. I can go on and on, but I think I made my point. Having said all this I really need to point out that this is not a bad book by any means. The story is good and so are some of the characters (Jimmy the Hand often ends up in different lists of the best fantasy thieves). I never felt bored while reading it, but the feeling of 'being there, done that' as well as the fact that there was nothing really outstanding about it really prevents me from giving this novel more than 3 stars. This review is a copy/paste of my BookLikes one.
I really enjoyed this book! I was captivated and interested from the start which is really important for me.
I don't like books that are slow to start and often put them aside after a few chapters if it hasn't grabbed my attention by then. I didn't notice Feist spend any time at the beginning on world-building, but rather it felt like he let the world of Midkemia spring up around a diverse and interesting cast of characters.
I loved all of the main characters and felt them grow and change as tim I really enjoyed this book! I was captivated and interested from the start which is really important for me. I don't like books that are slow to start and often put them aside after a few chapters if it hasn't grabbed my attention by then. I didn't notice Feist spend any time at the beginning on world-building, but rather it felt like he let the world of Midkemia spring up around a diverse and interesting cast of characters.
I loved all of the main characters and felt them grow and change as time passed, even when months or years passes between two pages. I'm not a big fan of cliff-hangers so I thought the end of was really well executed.
I started the next in the series the same night because I wanted to know what would happen next, not because I needed to. In short, there's a good reason why so many people list as one of the best fantasy writers. I had the good fortune to discover and read this book in the early '80s when it first came out and I was hooked.
If anyone asked me who my favourite author was for the next 30 years I could be relied upon to state 'Raymond E. Whenever I saw a hard cover come out I would buy it - no questions asked. The adventures of Pug and Tomas and the many assorted characters of this world have been a true fascination for me and I am pleased to say that every second I spent reading these books was time I had the good fortune to discover and read this book in the early '80s when it first came out and I was hooked.
If anyone asked me who my favourite author was for the next 30 years I could be relied upon to state 'Raymond E. Whenever I saw a hard cover come out I would buy it - no questions asked.
The adventures of Pug and Tomas and the many assorted characters of this world have been a true fascination for me and I am pleased to say that every second I spent reading these books was time well spent and I would be willing to bet that my view will be the same on my death bed. Long live heroic, epic fantasy - the truest form of story I have ever come across. When Feist passes on, Tolkien will welcome him into the next world as an equal and the two of them will swap stories over a fine brew and a pipe of the finest of the Shire. Good story, but filled with fantasy cliches. Feist wrote this back in the early 80's so he should know better - Tolkien, Norton, Moorcock and others tread this ground before. Admittedly though, it is a hell of a pageturner even though the characters are badly drawn and the narrative is wacky as it speeds through years of development in a single paragraph. The love and romance is painful to read, skip over them.
Considering that Feist stumbled upon a unique and admirable new fantasy conceit in thes Good story, but filled with fantasy cliches. Feist wrote this back in the early 80's so he should know better - Tolkien, Norton, Moorcock and others tread this ground before. Admittedly though, it is a hell of a pageturner even though the characters are badly drawn and the narrative is wacky as it speeds through years of development in a single paragraph. The love and romance is painful to read, skip over them. Considering that Feist stumbled upon a unique and admirable new fantasy conceit in these novels, I am amazed that he couldn't truly extract better characterization and narrative from the two worlds of the Tsurani and Midkemia.
A shame, really. I do wish I read this series a few years ago, I would appreciate them much more and rate them higher. 5.5/10 A book of two halves. Whilst meant to be read as one book this was split and published in certain areas as two books. If I could rate the two separately it would be 4 stars to the first part and 1.5 stars to the second part. The first half is a generic fantasy tale but it’s quite a good read. Feist isn’t a bad writer so whereas what could be seen as generic and bland is spiced up a little with the style of writing.
Some of the characters are plain and stereotypical which lets things down b 5.5/10 A book of two halves. Whilst meant to be read as one book this was split and published in certain areas as two books. If I could rate the two separately it would be 4 stars to the first part and 1.5 stars to the second part.
The first half is a generic fantasy tale but it’s quite a good read. Feist isn’t a bad writer so whereas what could be seen as generic and bland is spiced up a little with the style of writing.
Some of the characters are plain and stereotypical which lets things down but the plot moves fast and over a number of years so plenty is going on to keep your attention. Then the second half happened and I just wasn’t interested. I had to skim read to get through it. The thought of slogging through it for a couple of weeks didn’t appeal but I’d put in time an effort to read the first part so I wasn’t going to DNF it. I didn’t like how the characters acted and how the narrative changed styles, my interest was at a low.
The ending was very sugary too, maybe reading ASOIAF and Abercrombie has made me want all fantasy characters to suffer. I’m now in two minds whether to read the follow up. Whilst not enjoying this one I have read a trilogy of Feist’s set later on in this world and did enjoy it. The next one may just be more appealing with a different set of characters, I’ll need to do some long hard thinking on that one.
Lord of the Rings written for Middle Schoolers, but with aliens. I was looking for something easy to pick up and put down, something story driven that wouldn't be too much of a mental commitment; in that way, this book was perfect. However it felt very. I suppose all fantasy books have the misfortune of being compared to Lord of the Rings (the only fantasy series I've ever devoted myself to), and this one is no different.
The elves, the dwarves, and goblins. There's a bit of political dra Lord of the Rings written for Middle Schoolers, but with aliens. I was looking for something easy to pick up and put down, something story driven that wouldn't be too much of a mental commitment; in that way, this book was perfect. However it felt very. I suppose all fantasy books have the misfortune of being compared to Lord of the Rings (the only fantasy series I've ever devoted myself to), and this one is no different.
The elves, the dwarves, and goblins. There's a bit of political drama, and magic. But it felt a bit obvious.
I didn't feel myself getting lost in the story. The people you wanted to live, all lived.
The characters you didn't expect to make it didn't make it. At the end the good guys who make it, all get rich or a nice title. I was able to pick it up, read a chapter or two, forget about it for a while, and when I picked it up again I didn't have to re-read anything to remember what had happened, because it was all pretty predictable.
I picked this book out because it made it onto NPRs best Sci-Fi and Fantasy books. Not really sure what all the hub-bub is about. One of the best novels ever to be released?
In a word yes. Magician remains the greatest stand alone fantasy novel ever to be published despite being a quarter of a century old. Truly epic in scale the novels main focus is the story of Pug, from his humble beginnings as orphaned kitchen boy, to his apprentice and mastery of the magic arts. So far so normal, as far as fantasy novels go.
What sets this novel apart is the sheer scale of the thing, it is set over 25 years for a start. Also it is set One of the best novels ever to be released? In a word yes. Magician remains the greatest stand alone fantasy novel ever to be published despite being a quarter of a century old. Truly epic in scale the novels main focus is the story of Pug, from his humble beginnings as orphaned kitchen boy, to his apprentice and mastery of the magic arts. So far so normal, as far as fantasy novels go.
What sets this novel apart is the sheer scale of the thing, it is set over 25 years for a start. Also it is set over two worlds, Midkemia; your typical western medieval based fantasy world, and Kelewan: An eastern based world. The sheer volume of side stories that enrich the novel and in no way detract from the main stories of the Riftwar and Pug's journey make this work special. I know that this book was written in the 80s and should not be judged by 2014's standards, but despite that there was very little which held my interest in this book. I had high hopes for this series but unfortunately I did not like anything in this book. Plot & World Building The story is about Pug, an orphan turned magician/squire. The world follows the rule of dungeons and dragons and does not offer any kind of surprise.
The plot is predictable and mundane. Elves, Dwarves etc make an a I know that this book was written in the 80s and should not be judged by 2014's standards, but despite that there was very little which held my interest in this book. I had high hopes for this series but unfortunately I did not like anything in this book. Plot & World Building The story is about Pug, an orphan turned magician/squire. The world follows the rule of dungeons and dragons and does not offer any kind of surprise. The plot is predictable and mundane. Elves, Dwarves etc make an appearance but it lacks the grace of The Lord of the Rings completely.
This is more an RPG than a book. It surprised me how quickly Pug became an apprentice and all of a sudden rescues the princess and becomes the hero. Writing The writing is very straight forward and does not offer any sort of elegant prose. Sentences are often awkwardly structured. The information that has to be given to the reader is pushed forward early on.
Without the backing of a sound plot or interesting characters the lack of a skilled narration is clearly visible. Characters The characters are all good natured and it's basically good vs evil. More often that not you begin to wonder whether any interesting character would appear or whether there will be any improvement in the existing ones. Unfortunately you are left wondering. The book is filled with generic characters.
A prince, a warrior, a mage and none make an impact on the reader or the book. Only recommended to those who like RPG based books and do not mind generic plots and characters.
I loved the whole idea - the clash of two fantasy worlds. And I LOVED Tsuranuanni, it's just a fascinating place - no metal, Ancient Chinese culture, giant ants.anyway, it's all good stuff.
But what I loved most, was watching something happen to Feist that it seems like he didn't entirely plan. I dunno, I could be totally wrong. Maybe he planned from the start to have Arutha kind of monopolise the story and make his other two main characters look.fairly boring.
Okay, Pug wasn't boring, but he I loved the whole idea - the clash of two fantasy worlds. And I LOVED Tsuranuanni, it's just a fascinating place - no metal, Ancient Chinese culture, giant ants.anyway, it's all good stuff. But what I loved most, was watching something happen to Feist that it seems like he didn't entirely plan. I dunno, I could be totally wrong. Maybe he planned from the start to have Arutha kind of monopolise the story and make his other two main characters look.fairly boring. Okay, Pug wasn't boring, but he was so powerful at the end, I lost interest.
Tomas WAS boring. During the first half of the book he was just this background character. He was there, but he seemed a largely decorative figure, you weren't even sure he was gonna survive their snowy journey (although he was named, so.). Then at some point, he just stands up, coughs, and kind of goes 'I've got this, I'll take it from here.' And suddenly he IS the main character.
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And that's.FINE. More than fine. I am such a fangirl. There's a reason the sequels focus on our dark, sardonic Prince, and not on the wizard boy. I first read this book as a teenager, about 20 years ago. At the time my friends and I considered Magician to be the pinnacle of the Fantasy genre, and I still see it discussed with the same reverence today.
A few years back I re-read Magician with very high expectations, but found it a fairly bland read. Neither the story or its characters gripped me, and the narrative structure seemed somewhat clumsy. I finished reading Magician, but didn't rush out to buy the other books in the Riftwar saga. At I first read this book as a teenager, about 20 years ago. At the time my friends and I considered Magician to be the pinnacle of the Fantasy genre, and I still see it discussed with the same reverence today. A few years back I re-read Magician with very high expectations, but found it a fairly bland read. Neither the story or its characters gripped me, and the narrative structure seemed somewhat clumsy.
I finished reading Magician, but didn't rush out to buy the other books in the Riftwar saga. At 15 years old I would have given this book 5 stars, but at 36 years old I only consider it to be an 'above average' read. For my money authors like George R. Martin leave Magician in their dust. Raymond Feist brings together a world so alive, so compelling, and with such depth that the reader feels that they are there joining the well developed characters. In 'Magician', the first novel written of the world of Midkemia, Feist first introduces the reader to Pug of Crydee, then follows him through his journey (spanning two worlds) of becoming a great magician. Then to Tomas of Crydee, the keep cooks son who rises to become a great warrior posessed by the spirit of the long since dead Drag Raymond Feist brings together a world so alive, so compelling, and with such depth that the reader feels that they are there joining the well developed characters.
In 'Magician', the first novel written of the world of Midkemia, Feist first introduces the reader to Pug of Crydee, then follows him through his journey (spanning two worlds) of becoming a great magician. Then to Tomas of Crydee, the keep cooks son who rises to become a great warrior posessed by the spirit of the long since dead Dragon Lord Ashen Shugar, and to become the war leader of Elvander and marry the elf Queen. The reader is also introduced to the brothers Lyam and Arutha, sons of Prince Borric, Duke of Crydee, of the royal blood. These brothers rise to the to thrones of the Kingdom of Isles. These and many other characters are introduced to the reader in a way that keeps you in suspense of what they will do, but in the end are shown to be completely developed characters with whom the reader can identify with and come to know as though they had grown up with them. The reader is able to identify many feelings toward these characters, such as the feelings of happyness and sorrow both when Pug (an orphan boy) is informed, apon Borric's death bed, that Borric had given Pug the name conDoin, adopting him into the royal family. The world it self is equally well developed.
The reader is given a glimps of a richly developed history. The cities and country side seem equally real due to Feist's discriptive detail which describes a rich tapestry of vistas, sounds, smells, and feeling, as well as Midkemia's many races.
This is a great work of high fantasy,author Raymond E Feist succeeds in this story in bringing to fascinating life not one, but two worlds. I loved the world of Midkemia with its forgotten history of potent magic, and the world of Kelewan with its oriental flavor. Overall, I found this to be a fascinating and highly entertaining read. If you are interested in fantasy literature, then I must say that you have to read this book!
It has been many years since I last read this, and the last time was not the first time. The last time was probably around twenty years ago and my feelings about what makes a good book have changed somewhat in that time and my thoughts on this classic of 80's fantasy. Originally I gave this 4 stars when I shelved it here, but actually, having read it as a teen I probably would have given it a full 5 stars. In addition, a few years ago I had generally stopped reading Feist as an author after too It has been many years since I last read this, and the last time was not the first time. The last time was probably around twenty years ago and my feelings about what makes a good book have changed somewhat in that time and my thoughts on this classic of 80's fantasy. Originally I gave this 4 stars when I shelved it here, but actually, having read it as a teen I probably would have given it a full 5 stars. In addition, a few years ago I had generally stopped reading Feist as an author after too many low quality pulp books which failed to even hit that 'guilty pleasure' zone where you can read something which is not really so good, but you like the characters, or the world, or it's just a bit of ripping fun - we all have them in books, TV shows, and films.
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However, Feist had pretty much stopped doing that for me (I can't remember which one(s) it was which drove me off though). However, before I had convenient access to Kindle I spotted a whole four book series (Serpentwar Saga) and that was the nail in the coffin. I still enjoyed and have re-read the Empire Trilogy since then, so I had begun to strongly suspect that it was Feist's writing I had the problem with. Given time though, I wondered if it was more of a case of a great early start, but then the author falling into the trap of being derivative of themself. So, coming to this re-read I had some mixed feelings. The first half of the book had all the hallmarks of some good pulp fantasy of the period.
However, the longer things went on the more flat everything felt. Character development stalled, and events begun to be rushed with large chunks of exposition.
The early promise of at least some focus on the two boys quickly slipped away and their changes and growth are entirely glossed over and explained away in what amounts to a series of training montages, and any significant changes to their personalities are explained away by being the result of magic. Additional characters are very two-dimensional and events occur sometimes with little explanation. Even the world setting, which I once enjoyed so much as it was so similar to a classic Dungeons and Dragons setting, now seemed to be stale and flat because it was so similar to a classic Dungeons and Dragons setting - and what parts were unique, were often glossed over and poorly used. There were still enough enjoyable parts, and the greater story still was fun, and of course I remember enjoying the book so much more when I was younger, so I cannot be too harsh on this book. A good one for boys - not really so great for men, and very little for anyone else, as the female characters are quite pathetic existing to be used and abused by the menfolk. Very much a book of its time.
I've been waiting a long time to revisit Midkemia and Kelewan because there are just so many books in this series, and once you start, you just have to read them all. Magician really is sweeping in its scope, both in years and distance as well as sheer inventiveness.
The characters are not deeply drawn and the dialogue can sometimes be a bit cheesy, but the story is always gripping, there are no bits where you skip or go 'bored now'. I first read the Riftwar Saga in 1987 as a 16 year old Love it! I've been waiting a long time to revisit Midkemia and Kelewan because there are just so many books in this series, and once you start, you just have to read them all. Magician really is sweeping in its scope, both in years and distance as well as sheer inventiveness. The characters are not deeply drawn and the dialogue can sometimes be a bit cheesy, but the story is always gripping, there are no bits where you skip or go 'bored now'. I first read the Riftwar Saga in 1987 as a 16 year old one half term, and was totally gripped, staying up for five nights in a row finishing all three books. On a rereading for possibly the fifth or sixth time, with an adult perspective, the books are still definitely worth a read as the story is good and satisfyingly complex.
They certainly don't meet the Bechdel test though (the criteria of containing at least two female characters who talk to each other about something besides a man)as there are few female characters, and those that there are are certainly not developed other than to be a foil to the male characters. Lack of decent female characterisation aside, the story of Pug and Tomas was definitely worth another read and has set me up for a couple of months of exclusive Raymond E Feist books as it's just not possible to read anything else in between.
I'm also moving into uncharted territories as I've not read anything past the end of the Serpentwar Saga, so have many more books to get through this time. Overall I really liked this story. It clearly reads like classic fantasy.
Not a lot of grit, graphic violence or sex. Especially the missing 'Sex sells' attitude is a reason for me too love the classics though;) I had quite some 'Is this Tolkien?' Moments, but it wasn't enough to actually annoy me. (Example: Meet some dwarfs - and the only way to get somewhere is through the abandoned mines, and whatever's in there.) At parts it could have been slimmed down a bit, but overall the story was real Overall I really liked this story.
It clearly reads like classic fantasy. Not a lot of grit, graphic violence or sex. Especially the missing 'Sex sells' attitude is a reason for me too love the classics though;) I had quite some 'Is this Tolkien?' Moments, but it wasn't enough to actually annoy me. (Example: Meet some dwarfs - and the only way to get somewhere is through the abandoned mines, and whatever's in there.) At parts it could have been slimmed down a bit, but overall the story was really interesting, and kept me engaged and well entertained all the way through.
I liked most main characters - though they were a bit too smooth and sometimes too naive for me. Especially the good guys are just SO very good. Also they tend to get saved at the last minute a lot - this is definitely not Game of thrones.
But at least there isn't really a 'bad guy' - there's two sides of the coin, and although you clearly know who to root for, you get a close look at the other side and their reasoning too. That's something I enjoy tremendously. It is very old school though - so if you don't like the fantasy classics, this might not be your cup of tea.
There is not much that can be said about Magician. It is, in all fairness, a masterpiece, a work of high-standing literature that casts a new light on fantasy novels in general. If there was ever a worthy successor of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, than it is without a doubt Feist’s Riftwar Series. Magician was the very first adult fantasy novel I ever bought, approximately eight years ago, and I was hooked right away. No matter how many times I reread this amazing adventure, it can still keep me There is not much that can be said about Magician. It is, in all fairness, a masterpiece, a work of high-standing literature that casts a new light on fantasy novels in general. If there was ever a worthy successor of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, than it is without a doubt Feist’s Riftwar Series.
Magician was the very first adult fantasy novel I ever bought, approximately eight years ago, and I was hooked right away. No matter how many times I reread this amazing adventure, it can still keep me glued to my seat. The characters have bright, sparkling personalities; the plot is imaginative, fresh and innovating; the battles are epic both in proportions (so we have the normal country fights country stuff, but this book has planet fights planet!) as in outcome.
For anyone who wants to start reading fantasy novels, this book is your best bet. If you don’t love the genre after this, you will never love it. Feist provides us with a large cast of characters, each with their own personality treats and issues. Pug, one of the two main characters, starts of by being a real “nobody” until he earns a spot as apprentice for the local magician, Kulgan, and even then he’s not much of a somebody yet. The other main character, Tomas, who happens to be Pug’s best friend, is nothing more than a swordsman apprentice either.
The growth of these characters, from young boys with girl troubles who occasionally get into a fight, to young adults with the future of the world on their shoulders, is amazing. But not only are the main characters well-developed, you can really see how much an author loves his novels, when he also has nicely developed supporting characters, in this case, the beautiful but egocentric and stubborn princess Carlina, the silent but intelligent and trustworthy prince Arutha, the mysterious but friendly and courageous hunter Martin, and many, many more. When you find yourself suddenly not only liking Pug and Tomas, but actually feeling for all these supporting characters too, you know Feist has got you hooked and coming back from more. Although the plot has enough twists and turns to keep you occupied for a while, it comes clear throughout the novel that Feist is setting up the stage for something more.
He is continuously introducing his readers to new places, ranging from the marvellous Elven city, to the greatness that is the empire of Kelewan, places that return occasisionally in the other novels in these series, as is he introducing new characters, who will often return later on too. Once you no longer see Magician as a stand-alone novel, but as a part in a larger series, you can truelly appreciate it for the masterpiece it is. When reading it though, keep in mind that Magician was originally written more than twenty years ago, and some things that may seem unoriginal now (like, for instance, Feist uses the generic fantasy races dwarves, elves, gnomes, etc.) were actually quite innovative in the day. And even if it has already been done about a hundred times by now, take it from me: there is something about Feist’s dwarves and elves that makes them very appealing, and makes you come back for more. The only small critique I have on what is still one of my favourite fantasy novels up to date, is the lack of female characters. We have princess Carlina, and a brief appearance of princess Anita later on the novel, but that’s it. It’s like Midkemia’s population exists out of 90% males and only 10% females.
That, or a more logical interpretation is that Feist simply does not like to write about women, or develop fitting personalities for them, or that he just finds it easier writing about male characters. Whatever the reason may be, it does get a bit annoying, not especially in this book, but more so in the later parts of the series. Also, the few women characters that Feist does include, tend to have largely the same personality, which is even more annoying.
That aside, Magician is still one of the best fantasy novels ever written, and if you haven’t read this novel, you simply cannot call yourself a true fantasy fan. Personally, it wasn’t Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings that hooked me to the genre, but it was Feist’s well-crafted, imaginative, enthralling novel Magician. 3.5 stars I finished it! This book is sometimes divided into two and I can see why, 1.
It's massive and 2. The two halves feel very different. When I was younger, I didn't think I read Fantasy.
I didn't think I liked Fantasy. I thought Fantasy was all super-complicated, war-filled and comprised mostly of men on horseback. That's definitely some of the genre but I had no idea that a lot of the books I read as a kid were Fantasy, that books that feel like fairytales count, that there's magic and (my 3.5 stars I finished it! This book is sometimes divided into two and I can see why, 1.
It's massive and 2. The two halves feel very different. When I was younger, I didn't think I read Fantasy. I didn't think I liked Fantasy. I thought Fantasy was all super-complicated, war-filled and comprised mostly of men on horseback.
That's definitely some of the genre but I had no idea that a lot of the books I read as a kid were Fantasy, that books that feel like fairytales count, that there's magic and (my favourite part) mythical beings. It turns out I'd been reading it forever. I really enjoyed the first half but we'll come back to that, first to the bits I didn't like. I get that this was written in 1982 so I'm not going to get the diversity I can enjoy in today's Fantasy books. What bothers me is there are barely any women then people say 'it wouldn't have been realistic to have that many women' as though women didn't exist in the fictional past. To that I say 'realistic?
They travelled through time and space and there are dragons. Get in the sea'. I'm not saying I can't empathise with male characters but in this world men can be Royalty, warriors, magicians/great ones, Dragon Lords, pirates - women can be Royal/ four kinds of wife.
My Queendom for variety. Another thing that bothered me - War. What is it good for? About 400 pages of logistics. Real war I find harrowing and complex. Fictional war can be the same or it can be mind numbingly boring. Actual battle is one thing, talking about how you might one day possibly battle with son of blah from so forth is not for me.
At one point there was so little magic I felt I'd been mislead and the book should have been called 'War Logistics' Last complaint, I know there are further books but the ending is very 'they all drink lemonaaaaade, the end!' Now on to the good stuff. The first half of this is really good! There's magic, strong females characters, anticipation, battle, japes, a creepy mine (best scene in the entire book), Dragons, a mysterious stranger from another world.it's all happening. This is really well written and there are some great bits even in the second half with houses of secrets and gladiatorial revolution. I did read the revised 'Author's preferred' edition so I wonder if editors took out my favourite parts previously or if I would have agreed with their choices.
On the whole this was very enjoyable and the kind of book I would like scenes from as short stories. Great characters, great scenes, (mostly) great. Magician is one of those rare books that you stumble upon by accident, but end up loving for the rest of your life. I forget exactly how I came by it, either a gift or a purchase by me, but either way I'm distinctly grateful to have had the chance to read this book. The story is of an orphaned keep boy, Pug, discovered to have limited talents with magic. But more than this, it's also a story of being a boy, of growing up and finding a place in the world. Atomic mail sender.
The Kingdom of the Isles is well realised Magician is one of those rare books that you stumble upon by accident, but end up loving for the rest of your life. I forget exactly how I came by it, either a gift or a purchase by me, but either way I'm distinctly grateful to have had the chance to read this book. The story is of an orphaned keep boy, Pug, discovered to have limited talents with magic. But more than this, it's also a story of being a boy, of growing up and finding a place in the world.
The Kingdom of the Isles is well realised and rich, and the writing of Feist is intelligent, flowing and gripping. As the title suggests, magic plays a key role in this book, but it just seems to be done better, more 'realistically' than other fantasy novels. Again, I always say a review is hard to do without plot spoilers, so I will just say this; if you enjoy fantasy on any level, then you should get this book and the others of the series. You won't regret it, and chances are you'll find yourself a new favourite. Feist was born Raymond E.
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Gonzales III, but took his adoptive step-father's surname when his mother remarried Felix E. He graduated with a B.A.
In Communication Arts with Honors in 1977 from the University of California at San Diego. During that year Feist had some ideas for a novel about a boy who would be a magician. He wrote the novel two years later, and it was published in 1 Raymond E. Feist was born Raymond E. Gonzales III, but took his adoptive step-father's surname when his mother remarried Felix E. He graduated with a B.A.
In Communication Arts with Honors in 1977 from the University of California at San Diego. During that year Feist had some ideas for a novel about a boy who would be a magician. He wrote the novel two years later, and it was published in 1982 by Doubleday. Feist currently lives in San Diego with his children, where he collects fine wine, DVDs, and books on a variety of topics of personal interest: wine, biographies, history, and, especially, the history of American Professional Football.