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Magician

By: Raymond E. Feist
Narrated by: Peter Joyce
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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)

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Good story, slow reader.

but its bossible to turn up the pace. I used 1.10 speed and then listening was better.

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Epic Story, Awful Narration!

Magician is an epic story with great characters and intriguing plot. Such a shame the narration is so poor. Narrator does not read with context in mind; does emotion poorly; makes teenagers sound like 70 year olds and learned men sound like farmers (though his accents are pretty good). Mistakes have not been corrected and the narrator's constant wet phlegmy voice is awful. If you can look past the dismal narration, it really is an excellent book.

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My favourite book

Ive read the book many, many times. Listening to it was such a pleasure. An excellent performance.

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A forgotten joy

I read the original book way back in 1990, wow 30 years ago. I have recently found the joys of listening to audio books during my many hours on the road and came across this title as an audio book. I also read that it was the authors preferred version with a lot of what had previously been edited out, put back in. I am so glad I chose to visit this great work once again. With the author’s true story, it has added a great deal to the story. Such a pure joy to visit Pug and Co once again. Thank you Raymond E. Feist for such a brilliant piece of work.

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fantastic story sullied by poor portrayal of women

A truly fantastic story uneccessarily sullied by a mostly shallow portrayal of women as vapid objects of desire. Cringeworthy in this regard at times, otherwise brilliant. Top performance by Peter Joyce.

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Fantastic story and performance

Peter Joyce does an incredible job reading one of my favourite childhood stories. Thank you Peter for your wonderful voice. The story is of course essential reading for fans of fantasy fiction.

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Narrator is not best suited to this book.

The story is an old favourite but the narrator has limited ability to produce believable characters. I was still able to enjoy it as long as I know the story and characters well, and know what they should sound like.

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Be transported to a fabulous place

Amazing to hear the characters I fell in love with 3 decades ago. I am thrilled to have this story enriched with voices that capture the individuals and spin their stories onto the rich and complex tapestry that is Magician . Wow. Play that again please.

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Fabulous

A great ride of adventures. Complex world. Good character development. I loved this series. I highly recommend.

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brilliant amazing wonderful

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

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