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Magician (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Raymond E. Feist (Author), Peter Joyce (Narrator)

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Listening Length: 36 hours and 13 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Audible.co.uk Release Date: 24 Oct 2013
Language: English
ASIN: B00FGKZFR2

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Here starts an adventure that will span lifetimes and worlds. Discover where the story begins. Raymond E. Feist is an internationally best-selling author. My name is Pug. I was once an orphaned kitchen boy, with no family and no prospects, but I am destined to become a master magician�.

War is coming to the Kingdom of the Isles from another world, bringing with it chaos and destruction. Pug yearns to train as a warrior and fight for his kingdom alongside his foster-brother, Tomas, but instead he is forced to follow a different path: a path that will lead him right into the heart of the enemy. And one that will change the course of the war - and two worlds - forever. So begins the most epic series in fantasy fiction, a tale that will cross worlds and generations. Magician is the first book in the Riftwar Saga. The trilogy continues with book two, Silverthorn.

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48 of 53 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars It captures your imagination 11 Jun 1999

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

This was my first Feist book, and what an excellent read it turned out to be. The characters were introduced at timely intervals, so they didn't overlap. The plot of the book was never lost , but in the middle you cover such a lot of ground it becomes hard to follow. It all comes together in the end with quite a bang. The characters develop realistically, and the twists and turns they go through in the cause of fate, adds a real feeling of realism. There is one charachter who is instrumental in the final chapters, and you suddenly realise that you had knowledge of him from the very first part of the book. I've read a lot of fantasy books in my time, but I cannot recall a time when I have had been wrong in guessing what would happen next. This had me on the edge of my seat more times than I can remember. If someone asked my to recommend a good book for a long journey this would be it, If you are a fantasy fan and you haven't read it already it is a must. If you have never read a fantasy book before, I couldn't think of a better one to start with.

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60 of 67 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The benchmark for fantasy 6 Oct 2005

By Fantasy Lore TOP 1000 REVIEWER

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Fantasy stories tend to rely on stock characters, as well as some pretty standard clichés. Characters such as the na�ve but uniquely gifted young boy and his powerful yet mysterious instructor, and clichés such as the seemingly undefeatable foe and journeys across great distances that function as the backdrop to passages into adulthood. Depending on your point of view these can either be negative or positive aspects of the genre. But considering this is my absolute favourite genre of all- obviously these are characters and clichés I just can't get enough of, even if I must occasionally trudge through those plainly unimaginative and painfully formulaic examples.

'Magician' however, whilst containing all these characters and clichés and more common themes besides, is an exceptionally original and absolutely gripping novel. At first Pug is the uninspired hero, who aspires to the service of the Duke of Crydee and in companionship with his boyhood friend Thomas begins his unrelenting pursuit of that goal. But the twists and turns in Pug's story are unlike those in most fantasy stories- his ascendance into adulthood and the form his service to his country takes are completely different from that of his fellow apprentices and indeed his fellow heroes in fantasy.

Concepts of space and time, as well as the mastery of magic are areas terrifically brought to life by Feist and it's in the education of Pug in these arts that this book really comes into its own and where all competition is completely blown away. Clearly Feist has done a lot of research into this area, particularly in regards to some unequivocally harsh teaching techniques that seem to take their inspiration from Eastern philosophies, as do the 'undefeatable' foes and their far-off land. Read more ›

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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant book 19 Nov 2010

By Brian James

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This is a brilliant book as are most of the books that came after that are part of the series. I got this book many years ago when it first came out and now as a 35 yr old, i still think its one of the best I ever read. I had just finished Lord of the Rings and was delighted to get stuck into this one. I am a bookworm so I'd like to think I know a good book when I read it and I loved this, it was a page turner and I couldn't wait to get stuck into the other books in the series, highly highly recommended, would have made a great film (although it might have been a crap film, probably hard to get the whole story in). Loved it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Classical Fantasy entertainment 19 Jun 2013

By Matt

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I enjoyed this book. And as it was written in the 70's I think it is unfair to compare it to books that have come since that use similar plots and twists.
However there is little that is revolutionary in this book. I enjoyed the plot immensely, and as always some characters were more interesting than others, but I did feel that we never really got inside any of them, or understood how they felt the way they did. Too many seem to accept massive changes with little complaint or introspection . And the device of leaping forward chunks of time in one sentence stunted their development for me.
Overall I definitely lately recommend a read if you are a fan high fantasy. But it does not top my list as an entry point for new readers to the genre in the same way as Lord f the rings or the dragonlance books.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Fun and easy read 26 Mar 2013

By Mel & Doug

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Check your brain at the door and just enjoy the ride. A bit over dramatic at times but still worth the read if you like the genre.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing 22 Feb 2013

By Amazon Customer

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A real page turner and thoroughly absorbing. This is the revised edition and to be honest it isn't noticeably better or worse than the original. Still one of the most engaging novels of its type.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Throughly enthralling fantasy epic 8 Nov 2012

By Taramriel

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As a person who has long wished enjoy fantasy genre books, I was so happy to be immersed into the Magician. The moment I finished the book I purchased the sequel. The adventures of Pug and friends are something I know will give me hours of entertainment and I believe these books do exactly what they were made to do, take the reader into a new world of danger, excitement and magical experiences. Magician (Riftwar Saga)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars fun with elves and dwarves 4 Dec 2008

By Vp Campbell

Format:Paperback

Where to go after Tolkien and Lord of the Rings? Here's not a bad place to start.

Epic fantast is overloaded with authors these days, each offering what could be called 'map' fiction. You know the type of book- big map in the front intended to show the epic scope and scale, and depth of the world you're about to enter.

Magician goes one better than most- it has two maps, and two fantasy worlds across which the story unfolds. A neat trick, and one handled quite well in this first book of the riftwar saga (although it stands well enough on its own).

In this, the revised edition, you get 600-odd pages of story with nearly ten years of events (compared to LotR's 1500 pages covering about a year). Loads of things happen, and mostly at a break-neck pace- no bad thing, and for those wanting a bit more action with elves and dwarves and dragons than you get in Tolkien, you get plenty of that.

This is very much an American book though. The characters we begin with are humble enough, but instead of Frodo-like epic heroism resulting in permanent scarring and having to leave the world they've saved, here Pug and Thomas go from young boys to well powerful beings rather rapidly. Nothing wrong with that per se, and here it's very good. In later books , it's a problem for Feist in where he can take the characters (just like in Dungeons and Dragons games from childhoos- if you cheat on your stats nad make yourself super powerful, it's hard to generate any real dramatic tension to what happens). So it's the American dream in fantasy form- anyone can end up the world's most powerful magician (against the melancholic realism of duty in LotR). Read more ›

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5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite fantasy book ever.

I read Magician when I was about 15, now I'm 41 I'm reading it again, and this edition is every bit as good as I remember, but with some aded 'directors cut' extra content. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it

Absolutely amazing book. Couldn't put it down and I can't wait to get the rest and read them as well

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