I am halfway through the book 'Magician' and I have to say, I have become a little impatient because of my overwhelming desire for Pug to get back home and more importantly to Carline! They gave themselves to each other before he left! Why can't they find each other!??? I am deeply touched by this book and find myself becoming very upset that he has left behind his friends and family! The book is good, but I have skipped a fair amount that rambles on endlessly about war: talk between kings and earls and wotnots, probably important but extremely long. I am in quite a state of turmoil, if anybody shares my feelings about Pug and his long lost sweetheart please email me!

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Magician is a stunning piece of fantasy to say the least. Feist has been able to follow the many characters paths throught the novel, creating a sense of constant activity throughout the book. What makes this book so readable is the amount of story within the basic premise of 'The Riftwar Saga'. By doing so Feist makes the book much more enjoyable to read and make you want to continue straight onto 'Silverthorn'. I recommend this book to anyone out there who is looking for a great fantasy novel, and I guarantee once you reach chapter five you'll plough straight through and on to 'Silverthorn' and 'A Darkness At Sethanon'.

Magician is one of the best books I have ever read, the story follows just enough characters with out expanding the core character set like Wheel of time (By Robert Jordan recommended reading) is starting to do. I first read this book years ago and own both editions the original and the extended version. I find this book a must for any Fantasy reader you are doing yourself an injustice if you don't read this book, Once you get to around page 60 you will not want to put this book down no one I know can I know I didn't and each time I have reread the book it's the same effect and I've read it at least ten times so far, I have to make sure I have nothing on for the next few days as the hours will fly by. You get immersed in the story so quickly expect to go to sleep late if you read it in bed.

This has to be one of my favourite books of all time I recommend it strongly. My recommended reading path is

Magician,
Daughter of the Empire (Raymond E Fiest & Janny Wurts)
Servant of the Empire (Raymond E Fiest & Janny Wurts)
Mistress of the Empire (Raymond E Fiest & Janny Wurts)
Then back to the series written by Raymond E Fiest

My reason for this is that the books Daughter through to Mistress flow at the time of the rift war and are a great insight in to the mind set of the Tsuranuanni, These three books help you understand the mind set that Raymond E Fiest was instilling into the characters of the book, These three books help to lift the Magician Series to new heights of reading pleasure,

As ever I enjoy rereading the series again and again.