Magician

By: Raymond E. Feist

Narrated by: Peter Joyce

Length: 36 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

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 (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"Totally gripping" ( Washington Post)
"Epic scope…fast-moving action…vivid imagination" ( Washington Post)
"Tons of intrigue and action" ( Publishers Weekly)

A good reading

Good character readings though some of the pauses were a bit long and distracting. And at times I thought the app had stopped on me

Still very enjoyable

Perfect classic fantasy

Cosy, classical yet original fantasy world and story. A pleasure to listen to.
Cudo to the depiction to what's going on inside the characters, especially teenage boys.

Great author good reading

I have read the reviews of other listeners and found the negative reviews about Mr. Joyce quite unfair. I enjoyed his reading of this book

loved it.

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

Brilliant

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

brilliant amazing wonderful

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

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.

Great characters, great story

Great characters, great story.

I’ve read and listened to this story multiple times. Good for young teens to read too.

Loved the book

I so enjoyed this epic book. The reader really brought the characters to life.
Thank you