It’s a huge plus to me that none of the characters ever felt infuriating, and the friendship between the two main characters-Pug and Tomas-was definitely my favorite points of the book. Magician: Apprentice introduced us to the characters, the world, and the premise of the series. But having it divided into two parts gave me the right moment to stop and take a break before continuing with the second half of the series: Magician: Master.
I know that many fans of the series really loved the fact that The Magician is being rereleased as a single book. This is just my personal feeling, of course. Second, and most importantly for me, The Magician as a single book felt too long for its own good. First of all, The Magician as a single book is as big as Silverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon combined. Although it’s true that Magician: Apprentice ended in an awkward scene, I totally understand why Magician was divided into two books. Now, I realize that Magician: Apprentice is the first half of a single big book named The Magician. And still wiser to know when it is unachievable, for then striving is folly.’” “’Tis a wise thing to know what is wanted, and wiser still to know when ‘tis achieved. Is this applicable to Magician: Apprentice? Yes and no. I tend to find either the writing being outdated or the story being too clichéd already by now. The reason for my reluctance in reading Riftwar Saga is that I don’t often gel well with fantasy books written pre 1990. Honestly speaking, though, I don’t have nostalgia goggles for this series, and the main reason why I wanted to read Riftwar Saga was so that I can dive into Riftwar: Empire trilogy without missing any necessary details. And that’s always a good thing in my book. Feist it is one of the series that I know has sparked a lot of reader’s passion for reading fantasy. I’ve heard a lot of great things about Riftwar Saga and Riftwar Cycle by Raymond E. Magician: Apprentice is a familiar and enjoyable start to a beloved classic fantasy series.
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Classic Fantasy
Series: The Riftwar Saga (Book #1 of 3 or 4), The Riftwar Cycle (Book #1 of 31) When the peace of the Kingdom is destroyed as mysterious invaders swarm the land, Pug and Tomas are swept up in a conflict that will change their lives forever.I have a Booktube channel now! Subscribe here: But as he stands alone and in shame in the middle of the great courtyard, Kulgan, the Duke’s court magician choses Pug. When a ceremony takes place in which Pug and his peers will be chosen for the different apprenticeships, Pug suffers the ultimate humiliation when he is the only one not chosen by any master. It tells the tale of orphan boy Pug, who spent his childhood dreaming of becoming a warrior like his friend Tomas, but lacks the physical strength and skills at arms. Not too dissimilar from the much loved Watersones back in the UK, Dymocks has an incredible array of books under every genre imaginable, and a bookseller’s top 100 which featured Raymond E Feist’s Magician – one of the last five books I had left to read.įirst published in 1982, Magician is the first book of the Riftwar Saga, set in the imagined world of Midkemia. However, when I stopped by recently to buy one of the final novels I have yet to read from the BBC Top 100 – they didn’t have any of the ones I needed in stock, and so I visited Dymocks – the city centre book shop down the road from where I work. Since moving to Sydney, I buy most of my books from Gertrude & Alice – a gorgeous bookstore by Bondi beach whose food menu is as appetising as its book selection.