Magician
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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- 5,99 €
Publisher Description
Magician, available in ebook for the first time, is a masterwork of magic and adventure.
The whole of the magnificent Riftwar Cycle, by bestselling author Raymond E. Feist, is now available in ebook
The world had changed even before I discovered the foreign ship wrecked on the shore below Crydee Castle, but it was the harbinger of the chaos and death that was coming to our door.
War had come to the Kingdom of the Isles, and in the years that followed it would scatter my friends across the world. I longed to train as a warrior and fight alongside our duke like my foster-brother, but when the time came, I was not offered that choice. My fate would be shaped by other forces.
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…
Magician is the first book in Raymond E. Feist’s acclaimed Riftwar Saga. The trilogy continues with book two, Silverthorn.
Reviews
“Epic scope… vivid imagination… a significant contribution to the growth of the field of fantasy.”
Washington Post
“Well-written… intelligent… intriguing.”
Publishers Weekly
About the author
Raymond E. Feist was born and raised in Southern California. He was educated at the University of California, San Diego, where he graduated with honours in Communication Arts. He is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Riftwar saga among other books.
Customer Reviews
Fun to read, not memorable
Having read a ton of fantasy books, I am not impressed that easily. This book was fun to read, promising for most of its duration, however I feel that it’s not special enough to distinguish itself from the masses.
I have developed a distaste for books that promise magic but don’t deliver. This one, despite its title fails to deliver, while it starts strong. Magic plays little to no real part in the main story. You get to develop expectations, however it’s almost as if the writer avoided to be precise in order not to have to define the boundaries of magic and its intricacies.
I just felt there was a lot of potential left untapped. A lot of potential for hardships, unexpected twists and tensions. All left unexplored. Instead, issues resolve themselves fairly simply.
Still, the book was enjoyable to read. You don’t get bored and at times you are excited. Maybe you are not that strict and you don’t care so much for magic development.
Feel free to read this book, it’s not bad - if it suits you, it can easily become a favorite