Magician: Master (Riftwar Saga)
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Magician: Master is a deeply engrossing story which is fairly straight forward from beginning to end. Based on the title of the novel and the actions in Magician: Apprentice it is obvious that the book will revolve around Pug’s capture and his training to become a Master Magician. This book involves more political intrigue and less action than Magician: Apprentice but the author manages to make the political intrigue interesting enough to make me not lose interest in reading the novel.
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Read in October, 2007
This, along with Magician: Apprentice, is one of the best books from Feist I've read yet. As it happens, I started with the latest series (the one with Talon), and worked my way backwards....
A few months ago, I finished reading the last Harry Potter book. After that, I decided I wanted to take a hiatus from reading SciFi and delve into a little more fantasy... I went to Borders, with the description of "Lord of the Ri...more
A few months ago, I finished reading the last Harry Potter book. After that, I decided I wanted to take a hiatus from reading SciFi and delve into a little more fantasy... I went to Borders, with the description of "Lord of the Ri...more
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
sword and sorcery readers and people who like politics in their fantasy books
I read the author's preferred edition of this book (which is the literary equivalent of a director's cut of a movie) and it contains 15,000 words more than the original version.
I enjoyed the narrative and the premise was attractive enough: a coming-of-age tale of two boys from a border kingdom called Crydee in the land of Midkemia as they unwittingly stumble into, and play major parts in, the first of the major wars between their world and Kelewan.
I was hooked initially but I lost intere...more
I enjoyed the narrative and the premise was attractive enough: a coming-of-age tale of two boys from a border kingdom called Crydee in the land of Midkemia as they unwittingly stumble into, and play major parts in, the first of the major wars between their world and Kelewan.
I was hooked initially but I lost intere...more
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Read in January, 1993
For me this was the series that got me hooked on reading. I had an English teacher in high school that would let us write 2 book reports per quarter which got you a C over all in the class. So all I did for a year was read in class, write the reports and take the test blind. Got an A ;-)
I tore through this series and have been reading since.
Feist is an amazing story teller and his world of Midkemia sets the stage for some really crazy and beloved characters. Of all the series I have read...more
I tore through this series and have been reading since.
Feist is an amazing story teller and his world of Midkemia sets the stage for some really crazy and beloved characters. Of all the series I have read...more
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Read in January, 1998
recommends it for:
Anyone who loves epic fantasy
This is my favorite book of The Riftwar Saga. As I recall it is the only one that takes place, largely, on the other side of the rift. I love the whole magical training system (I don't want to give away any story so I will stop there). In addition to being a great fantasy work, this almost borders on cultural study. It puts someone in a strange place. A place with different customs, different rules, etc. A place where the animals and the people and the sky isn't the same. It is the story ...more
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
Fantasy Readers, ANYONE
The 2nd book in the saga has proven to be the best so far. I felt like the first book - respectively named Magician: Apprentice - was the beginning of an epic tale of monstrous proportions, and Magician: Master only shows that more. Where the first left off, the second picks right back up... and runs.
There are a few points at which I wished I could have skipped 10 pages or so, but once you get through those you will be glad you didnt. Where some excitement ends, other begins and doesn't let ...more
There are a few points at which I wished I could have skipped 10 pages or so, but once you get through those you will be glad you didnt. Where some excitement ends, other begins and doesn't let ...more
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Read in April, 2008
This was more of a political fantasy book. This definitely isn't your standard swordbearer, axebearer, bowbearer fantasy series. I have also been surprised by the amount of love in these books. That is to say, the characters have crushes and develop relationships with other characters. The addition of politics and love into the traditional fantasy genre adds a touch of reality. You will have to read this series for yourself to see whether reality-fantasy is an impossible combination.
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Better than the first half, I'd say this one could end the series. For some reason, Feist decided to get more money for his buck and kept writing.
The end of this book left me feeling pleased that Arutha kicks ass and the visuals of his black clothes jumping over castle walls with a giant sword helped me sleep at night through many a silent evening with my stranger roommate of freshman year.
The end of this book left me feeling pleased that Arutha kicks ass and the visuals of his black clothes jumping over castle walls with a giant sword helped me sleep at night through many a silent evening with my stranger roommate of freshman year.
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Read in April, 2008
Another Fantastic Fantasy novel. I'm hooked to Feist's Writing. I know he has 25 novels out and i'll be reading them all. This second book in the Riftwar saga is more action packed and has more twists and turns than the first novel. You really feel for these characters that you've been reading about for 1000 + pages and cheer victories and mourn losses. Great read!!
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Read in March, 2007
recommends it for:
Lovers of standard "high" fantasy
The characters started to grow on me a bit in this 2nd book and the world of the Tusranni was detailed and very cool. It was not too long winded and the action was pretty steady. Writing was average, not bad enough to be distracting but not good enough for me ever to notice a beautiful line of prose. Not bad for a fantasy novel written 20 years ago.
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Good continuation of the series. Nice to have a somewhat unpredictable fantasy story, wasn't quite sure how this book would end, which I liked. There was also a good bit of foreshadowing from the first book coming to fruition, which is nice. Some of the same problems from the first book carried over, but nothing big. Good series.
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Read in May, 2008
recommends it for:
Those who love fantasy books with depth
This is the second time I read this book, a sequel to Magician:Apprentice. I really enjoyed the depth that Feist gives his characters and his worlds. It is one of the rare fantasy books that is more than just a story, but is true liturature with personality, metaphor and makes a statement as well as being very entertaining.
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Read in June, 2008
recommends it for:
Beginners in fantasy literature
It was better than the first part. Probably because we skip a few years of the lives of the main protagonists and we don't have to read about someone's teen love interests while there is a serious war being fought around them. I hope it continues to keep my interest. I plan on starting Silverthorn these days.
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Read in August, 2007
Ummm... it's the end of a two-book series, so you've got to read both. I actually think it's a little better than the first book in the series, but I'm just amazed that I made it through both. Wow, what a lot of pondering and charging and attacking, and then pondering in the trenches again.
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Read in June, 2008
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just found itrecommends it for: Fantasy readers
I read through this book quick. Pretty cool to see the other side of the "Rift". Riftwar Saga definitely has got a cool dimension to it that other fantasy books don't have. Albeit it does have quirks that some might not like. They didn't bother me, I think it was very well done.
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I started this a while ago after plowing through Magician: Apprentice. But by the time I got halfway through this one, my mind wandered to other things. I've finally come back to it and was sucked in again in no time. After this I plan on starting The Riftwar Saga.
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Read in January, 2006
Second book got a little political, but it was not at all hokey in relationships or situations. I'm interested to see how the next four books are going to go from here. Everyone is poised for something big.
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Read in January, 1995
Continuation of the Riftwar series, written in the same great style and development of Apprentice. Feist is great at making the characters human, and I found it very easy to get into the story.
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The Riftwar Saga series is awesome just because of the whole 'armies invading through a rift in spacetime' thing. Cool system of magic, and the cultures are fun to read about. A great epic!
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Read in February, 2008
It's a guilty pleasure. Extremely enjoyable, even though many aspects of the book are directly ripped off from Tolkien and other older fantasy books. The best book in the Riftwar series.
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