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Magician
- Narrated by: Peter Joyce
- Series: Riftwar Cycle, Book 1-2
- Length: 36 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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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.
Critic reviews
"Epic scope…fast-moving action…vivid imagination" ( Washington Post)
"Tons of intrigue and action" ( Publishers Weekly)
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- Simon
- 26-08-15
A classic fantasy adventure
This was a thoroughly enjoyable return to my younger days and a genuine classic of the fantasy genre. It's the first of a three part series but reads very well as a book in its own right. That might be useful for anyone thinking 36 hours is commitment enough!
The characters are well portrayed in not one but two richly detailed worlds as fate brings two very different civilizations into conflict.
Highly recommended for anyone interested in the genre and Feist is more accessible that some of the authors that followed him.
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- Neilb
- 02-02-20
Great story, Terrible narrator
Ive loved this story for years and have read it about eight or nine times, so it wasn't a big decision to download the audiobook. For the most part, I enjoyed the narration, but his inability to pronounce some of the characters names made me extremely pissed off. I may being pedantic, but his inability to pronounce the "TH" in Arutha or Gathis and his pronounciation of Liam as Lye-am took away from the enjoyment of this audiobook, so much so that I won;t be purchasing any of the others in the series that he narrates. That's the problem with fantasy, i suppose, other people interpret names differently, but this narrator is just plain lazy.
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- Miss
- 17-11-13
Bizarre reading
Is there anything you would change about this book?
The narrator
What didn’t you like about Peter Joyce’s performance?
Mr Joyce makes incredibly strange choices in his reading. As another reviewer mentioned, I see no reason for his decision to pronounce "Arutha" as "Aruta". Nothing in the text or elsewhere suggests it.
Then he seems to have decided not to distinguish between the various characters, just their races - most of the Midkemia men get more or less the same voices, as do the elves, the invaders from Kelewan etc. The only times he deviates from this, he chooses inappropriate voices (particularly Martin and Father Tully). And why did the voice he chose for the men have to be a rasping growl? How many people speak like that? It just sounds like somebody putting on a strange voice rather than the way someone would actually talk. I can see that he's attempting a kind of sing song quality for the elves, but... well... epic fail there.
A good reader should distinguish between voices in a natural way. If a narrator is unable to think of a suitable accent, then it is better that he or she does nothing than something inappropriate. You only have to listen to Stephen Fry reading the Harry Potter novels for an example of how it should be done. Each character has their own 'voice', (a great achievement considering the number of characters), yet each one sounds completely natural. Masterly. Stephen Briggs is also brilliant in his readings of Terry Pratchett novels.
What began to drive me mad though after a while (once I'd noticed it) was his habit of a long pause after saying "[someone] said". Why this huge pause? Continually during the course of ordinary dialogue, it was held up by an extra beat while we waited for what each character was going to say next.
Having said all that, he did at least manage to sound relatively enthused by the whole thing, and Pug's and Tomas' voices were fine, so overall it remained an okay listen. It was just a shame that I had to struggle to screen out certain elements in order to enjoy it.
Was Magician worth the listening time?
Generally speaking, yes.
Any additional comments?
Due to the somewhat stilted narration, I'd head towards the kindle rather than audio version.
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- James
- 22-11-13
Brilliant Story, Average narrator!!!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This is possibly the best book I have ever read. Brilliant characterisation, superb plot and paced in a way that leaves you desperate to keep turning the pages. I was so looking forward to the audiobook but I had my reservations as I has come across the narrator Peter Joyce before.Now don't get me wrong the story is still brilliant and Joyce's reading is enough to keep you engaged, however his performance is average at best. His accents are virtually non existent and some of the pronunciations leave you perplexed - Arutha being pronounce as Aruta being the most obvious (and annoying)! Some of it might be because the narration doesn't match up to what I already had in my head. If you are approaching Magician for the first time It will leave you spellbound, otherwise be prepared for some frustrations but an otherwise okay re-telling of a fantastic story.Oh by the way another annoying thing was that it downloaded in one big chunk of 36 hours rather than being split into four or five pieces. Very frustrating if you accidentally skip forward on your iPod!!!
What was one of the most memorable moments of Magician?
There are so many but the one outstanding moment I would pick is Thomas striding into the clearing in Elvendar with madness in his eyes - the Valheru come again.
What aspect of Peter Joyce’s performance might you have changed?
His ability to define distinct characters is woefully lacking. Please think about a change of narrators.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Borrics dying scene is well written - finally acknowledging Martin!
Any additional comments?
I'll say it again. Please change narrators.
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- Paul Butler
- 29-06-16
disappointing
What would have made Magician better?
Narration is very poor. Stuck it through to end but between the clunky performance and some of cruder personality developments was disappointing
Would you be willing to try another one of Peter Joyce’s performances?
been said by other reviewers Peter does not do a very good job of the dialogue, distracting is nicest thing I can say.
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- Kindle Customer
- 16-12-13
An enthralling story.
Well worth the credit. It is in fact book 1 and 2 of the series and is incredibly good value, at over 36 hours long. I would rate the story as five stars, have already purchased the available sequels and will come back and listen to one this again and again.
Without giving away more than in the synopsis, the initial story follows Pug a potential magician from the initial obscurity of being his keeps kitchen boy, to a journey spanning two beautifully realized and very different fantasy worlds.
While there is quite a bit of action at the start of the story, I personally found it a little slow going at first, after the first dramatic sequence of events. It is well worth having some patience with this story however, as you are gradually introduced to fascinating characters and varying cultures and races in this complex plot. At first I thought the story was only going focus on Pug but as the novel goes on the story becomes even more interesting because it splits also following his companions on their own epic journeys.
The only difficulty I had with the book was the narrator who to me was both a blessing and a curse. Peter Joyce has a pleasant if somewhat dry narrating voice and makes the story interesting by voicing the characters. He also disrupts the flow of the story by announcing he said in a dead pan voice then pausing, which is incredibly annoying and, in my opinion, gets the tone of voice wrong for many of the characters, like the elves.
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- Paul
- 14-12-13
At Last!!! Shame about the narration
Would you consider the audio edition of Magician to be better than the print version?
No, the written word is always better. It's a fantastic story and the audio book is worth listening to but the narration did slightly spoil it for me. The pronunciation of certain words just didn't make sense.
What other book might you compare Magician to, and why?
Silvertorn, in fact anything by Ray Feist
Did Peter Joyce do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?
No
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Nope way too long, but I did listen constantly over a week or so.
Any additional comments?
A great tale but let down by the narration, but if you are new to the books that shouldn't impact upon the enjoyment
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- Mul
- 02-12-15
ok but the names ... toemass and not tomas, hmm!
Great in paper back, always has been a favourite, read many times but the pronunciation of some of the names was just more than a little off putting for me.
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- parsnip
- 13-10-20
Great story, bizarre narration.
Loved this book when I read it many years ago and it still holds up today.
The narrator though has a very bizarre manner of speech which I found off putting. Sounds like Stephen Toast.
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- GREG
- 09-04-14
Epic story
Where does Magician rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is a really good rendition of the book I read many years ago, it is very long so you need to be sure you have the time but there are many threads and it is well worth it.
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- Morten Sandø
- 13-05-18
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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- R L Watson
- 26-06-14
My favourite book
Ive read the book many, many times. Listening to it was such a pleasure. An excellent performance.
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- Slobberhouse Mastiffs
- 14-10-20
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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- Justin
- 22-05-17
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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- Sarah
- 31-07-17
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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- Kindle Customer Sands
- 04-12-16
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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- Timothy Oxley
- 13-07-17
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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- Amazon Customer
- 26-04-17
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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- Filomaine Swanepoel
- 03-03-22
Brilliant
This remains an epic fantasy. One of my favorites and the performance was well done.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-02-22
Outstanding except for the pronunciation of names
My one criticism is the pronunciation of many of the names. For example Crydee as Cry Dee which is not how I would have said it. Otherwise an outstanding story and excellent narration.