Magician (The Riftwar Saga, Book 1)
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Magician (The Riftwar Saga, Book 1)
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Narrated by:
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Peter Joyce
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By:
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Raymond E. Feist
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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.
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Critic reviews
‘Totally gripping’ WASHINGTON POST
‘Epic scope…fast-moving action…vivid imagination’ WASHINGTON POST
‘Tons of intrigue and action’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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.
An enthralling story.
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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 FeistDid Peter Joyce do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?
NoWas 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 enjoymentAt Last!!! Shame about the narration
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Have read of all of his books in paperback, now listening to them is another experience... makes plane journeys and long drives enjoyable to point of slowing down which improves the fuel economy.... have even got my very sceptical SFF kids hooked...What about Peter Joyce’s performance did you like?
Peter Joyce reads well and gets the intonation just right, although some of the accents are not as I had them in my head when reading... but excellentWhy is this story not on film!!?...
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
If you have previously read the books and have your own image of what the characters look/sound like, then I would definitely recommend, as you may be able to ignore some of the more outlandish characterisations. Some were very distracting, and I think disengaged the listener from the story.Would you be willing to try another one of Peter Joyce’s performances?
As a fan of the series I'll be continuing, but despite of, not because the performance. The narration is good, however I did not get the high pitched "oriental" characterisation of all Tsurani characters, making everyone from slaves to Great Ones sound unsure of themselves (even when speaking in their own language!). A similar high-pitched tone was used for elves, making them all sound apologetic and a bit pathetic - not what I took from the books at all.Still love the story, narration not so much
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Fantastic fantasy of epic proportions
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