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Magician Unknown Binding – September 13, 2012

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He held the fate of two worlds in his hands... Once he was an orphan called Pug, apprenticed to a sorcerer of the enchanted land of Midkemia.. Then he was captured and enslaved by the Tsurani, a strange, warlike race of invaders from another world.

There, in the exotic Empire of Kelewan, he earned a new name-- "Milamber." He learned to tame the unnimagined powers that lay withing him. And he took his place in an ancient struggle against an evil Enemy older than time itself.

"Totally gripping... A fantasy of epic scope, fast-moving action and vivid imagination." -- "The Washington Post Book World"
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  1. Book 1 of 4
    Riftwar Cycle: The Riftwar Saga
  2. Print length
    841 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Harper Voyager
  5. Publication date
    September 13, 2012
  6. Dimensions
    5.08 x 1.77 x 7.8 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0007466862
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0007466863
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Voyager (September 13, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Unknown Binding ‏ : ‎ 841 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0007466862
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0007466863
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 1.77 x 7.8 inches
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    Raymond E. Feist's previous novels include the first volume in the Darkwar Saga, Flight of the Nighthawks, as well as the Conclave of Shadows: Talon of the Silver Hawk, King of Foxes, and Exile's Return; Magician; Silverthorn; Faerie Tale; Prince of the Blood; and The King's Buccaneer; as well as the four books of the New York Times bestselling Serpentwar Saga: Shadow of a Dark Queen, Rise of a Merchant Prince, Rage of a Demon King, and Shards of a Broken Crown; and the three books of his Riftwar Legacy: Krondor: The Betrayal, Krondor: The Assassins, and Krondor: Tear of the Gods. Feist lives in Southern California.

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This book being the first in a series sets the stage extremely well. It brings you in and makes you care for the characters. Is builds the world and brings the world building in a fashion where you are almost there seeing, feeling, hearing, smelling and tasting it. It was so good I was half way through and bought the next three books before I was finished because knew it would be worth it.
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Chad
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2003
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This is an excellent book and the author is second only to Tolkien when it comes to the fantasy genre. I highly recommend you read this.
There's enough hack-n-slash to keep the younger readers excited and turning pages, but plenty of plot and character development to hold the interest of mature readers. I got as much enjoyment out of this when I first read it at 14 as I do when I reread it today at 27. Albeit, for different reasons.
The story is about two boys coming of age and coming to power. It's about a war of worlds across the cosmos. It's about ancient powers and threats and new heroes. It's about the politics of a kingdom and of a empire. It is a story of people and the characters really make the book. Pug, Thomas, Father Tully, Kulgan, Swordmaster Fannon, Duke Borric, Arutha, Amos, Carline, and Jimmy the Hand are just a small handful of the characters you'll fall in love with.
It is "typical" fantasy in so far as having certain characteristics familiar to fantasy fans. There a dragons, goblins, and trolls. There are dwarves, elves, and men. The elves are few in number, mysterious, and dwell in the forests. The dwarves are a gruff people with an affinity for stone. Man is engulfing the land. Magicians cast spells and religion is polytheistic. It's "typical" fantasy stuff. But then, that is what's to be expected of a novel based in a world created for a Dungeons & Dragons style RPG. While some reviewers resent this, I find it comfortable. It allows you to concentrate more on the characters and the plot and less on trying to figure out some strange system of magic, physics, flora, fauna, and/or theology. That's not to say there are no original ideas. There are plenty. The Greater and Lesser Paths of Magic come to mind. As does the Valheru and Hall of Worlds. Enough familiarity to prevent confusion but enough originality to keep it interesting.
Buy it. Read it. Get the sequels. Read them. You'll love the works of Raymond E. Feist and it will set a new standard for what modern high fantasy should be.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant, easy, necessary introduction to a world that gets better in later books
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2016
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It's obvious even from this reworked edition that this book was the author's first published novel. The story is interesting and compelling, though sometimes predictable. The style starts off pedestrian, as if he wrote it in ninth or tenth grade; and the characters feel equally as shallow. To be fair, they're mostly teenagers at the beginning and teens aren't known for their greatly complex personalities. Fortunately the author's abilities grow along with the story. It's strange that the original editors did not demand greater conformity of writing quality throughout the series. Despite the main cast being awfully mary-sue, the story kept me reading. The female characters in this book are few and real yawners, all roughly the same two persons with different names and not very believable. Fortunately the lackluster characters' flatness do not drag down the novel(s). The writing and characterization improves with each installment.

After finishing this trilogy I moved on to other books in the same universe Feist created and have been relieved to find the writing improves quite a lot. In fact his trilogy cowritten with Janny Wurts earned placement among my favorite fictional works, especially for its strong female protagonist being complex and believable without at ALL being a mary-sue—well mostly, all likeable characters have commonality with mary-sues by definition. I still have several more Feist novels on my wish list and look forward to enjoying them. While Magician was not a slog, it would have been easy to put it aside and forget all about it had a friend I trust not owned the entire series in hardback. I took that his ownership as a recommendation and can further it now with my own. It should not require your perseverance, but if you feel the need for encouragement to continue, please take my word that it will be worth it to reach some of the later books.
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MB
5.0 out of 5 stars Great First Book in the Saga
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2021
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This is an almost nostalgic classic fantasy tale that really hit the spot for me. It's not perfect and there are some issues with the overall plot but I thoroughly enjoyed this and would highly recommend it to fans of old-school fantasy.

The title of this book is actually a bit misleading as most of the book is not about magic at all. It might disappoint some people who buy it expecting a Harry Potter-style emphasis on the intricacies of a well-thought-out magic system. Expect instead to experience a classic fantasy tale told from multiple points of view with an ensemble cast. This was actually one of my nitpicks with this book as there is a big portion of the book where the person you think of as the main character is basically thrown out of the picture. The book is slow at times but the story is well thought out and the world building is absolutely top-notch.

The other issue is that the romantic subplots are a little half-baked and uninspired. I really didn't like the author's choices when it came to that at all and if I were being picky, I'd have to point out that the female characters, in general, were poorly written. None of that takes away from what this book is though. It's really an excellent fantasy yarn and I'd highly recommend it.
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Ron A
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book for a long time
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2024
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I read this book several times when younger. It is still a favorite. While it seems some is much like Tolkien's creation, much of what Tolkien created was from even older tales and legends anyway. Feist developes the characters well and make you get to know them and really care about them. This book sets the foundation and builds to the end. The last of it starts to open up glimpses into the epic yet to come.
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R. Byrd
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read! Looking forward to the next one!
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2023
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Loved this book and Feist’s writing style. The characters and the characteristics of those characters were hard to keep up with at times and I still don’t totally get the Tsurians, or the Mordhels foe that matter, but I DO love Pug Tomas, Arutha, Lord Borric, Carline, Martin, Roland, all the dwarves and the gold dragon! I was desperate for a great fantasy read, looked up fantasy on Goodreads and read a review of this series from a contributor (sorry can’t remember their name) and gave the Riftwar series a try. I am SO glad I did. Going to start on Magician Master now. Give it a try!
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Jay
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent series
Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2022
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Great series. This was recommended to be by a colleague. They lent me the first first books in the series that led to me purchasing the entire Rift War Saga. Very easy read for those just getting into fantasy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fab,fab, fab. One of the best!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2024
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It's a simply awesome book. Great characters, well paced,simply fun. I have read this book at least 4 times and do not tire of it.
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Jonas
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn’t put this book down
Reviewed in Germany on November 10, 2023
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Awesome fantasy world. Read this book in a week because I needed to know how to the story continues. Bought the next book in the series right after aswell. 10/10 would recommend
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Robin
5.0 out of 5 stars Bra bok och bra frakt
Reviewed in Sweden on August 21, 2023
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Boken motsvarade förväntningarna.
En riktigt bra fantasybok.
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Nober
5.0 out of 5 stars Meraviglioso
Reviewed in Italy on December 31, 2020
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Un libro e una saga meravigliosi! Uno scrittore spettacolare. Ovviamente deve piacere il genere fantasy, Anche meglio la versione in lingua originale. Un inglese raffinato e, a volte, persino arcaico. Una piacevolissima lettura che spinge a cercare tutti gli altri libri. Un autore con una fervida immaginazione e una capacità d'incantare il lettore, rapendolo per trascinarlo in modi fantastici. Personaggi, luoghi e situazioni descritti con grande, grandissima abilità.
Bravo
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