Magician (The Riftwar Saga, Book 1)

By: Raymond E. Feist

Narrated by: Peter Joyce

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.

©1982 Raymond E. Feist

Critic reviews

‘Totally gripping’ WASHINGTON POST

‘Epic scope…fast-moving action…vivid imagination’ WASHINGTON POST

‘Tons of intrigue and action’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

loved it.

i read this book a long time ago and love the reread or rather listen. the narater was good.

brilliant amazing wonderful

cool,nice amazing bast book i have ever liss and to. super wonderful most best.

Brilliant

This remains an epic fantasy. One of my favorites and the performance was well done.

Great book

This is a great book that I read once before nearly 20 years ago. I had forgotten enough that it was almost like reading it for the first time.

Now, I have seen many reviews here that seem to be written by people who are far more familiar with the work than I. They seem to be disappointed in the narration of the book, mostly due to name pronunciations. fair enough, I'm sorry that this spoiled the book for them. however, if you are not familiar enough with the book to notice something like that, then it is an excellent book, and I highly recommend it.

I have also seen some reviews complaining about the narrator's style. Things like the accents, and...the emphasized words. personally I really enjoyed his style. All I can say is play the preview and decide for yourself.

Finally, if you check my history, you will see that I rarely take the time to post a review, and only when I feel strongly about something. In this case, it is that I thought most of the reviews did a disservice, because they were obviously coming from a too personal perspective, and not thinking of the many people who don't know how the Magician's childhood friend's name is spelt.

My advise, if you aren't bothered by the narration in the sample, then get the book, it's very good.

Masterpiece!

Still one of my favorite books, even after 10years since I first read it. A riveting story of family, friendship and loyalty.
A good narration with vivid characters.