Hardcover, 545 pages

English language

Published Nov. 10, 1982 by Doubleday.

ISBN:
978-0-385-17580-7
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OCLC Number:
8220861

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4 stars (168 reviews)

He held the fate of two worlds in his hands. Once he was an orphan called Pug, apprenticed to a sorcerer of the enchanted land of Midkemia. Then he was captured and enslaved by the Tsurani, a strange, warlike race of invaders from another world. There, in the exotic Empire of Kelewan, he earned a new name--Milamber. He learned to tame the unimagined powers that lay within him. And he took his place in an ancient struggle against an evil enemy older than time itself.

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reviewed Magician by Raymond E. Feist (Riftwar, parts 1 & 2)

Review of 'Magician' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

...remember, I did what I did because it was my fate.

There is a lot of time, and story covered in this novel. I may appreciate the speed at which the story was told when I read more in the series, but I felt that the booked could have easily slowed down, expanded on years of plot, made this one story more rich in detail and still have been entertaining. But the Riftwar Cycle does cover many trilogies so perhaps Feist wanted to move along with the story.

I also found that the book had an identity crisis. Typical fantasy tropes aside in the first third of the book I felt I was reading a love letter to Tolkien because of so many similarities to Fellowship of the Ring. Then a navy sequence was added, and political intrigue was layered on top. I found that the additional elements didn't add …

Review of 'Magician' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I really enjoy Feist's writing. While some of the narrative jumps can be jarring, enough so that I can see when the Author's Preferred Edition splits the story into two books, I feel like the "And some people were fighting and it seemed hopeless" carries more meaning than if he were to give a blow-by-blow of every fight between Midkemia and Kelewan.

I really enjoy Feist's take on the classic "poor orphan becomes great hero" story trope. It was extremely well done.

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Subjects

  • Apprentices -- Fiction
  • Magicians -- Fiction
  • Jimmy the Hand (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
  • Pug (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
  • Midkemia (Imaginary place) -- Fiction

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