| Magician: Apprentice |
 ISBN: 0553564943 Spectra (1994), Mass Market Paperback, 528 pages LibraryThing | This is the reworked version of Magician, although its split into two books and there is some content that was dropped as part of the editing process for the original version. This version was developed for the tenth anniversary of the original publication. I read the original version as a kid and was so proud of myself when it finished it -- it was by far the longest book I had ever read at the time.
I've seen people online complain that this book is just a big ball of cliche. There are dwarves, wizards with funny hats, elves, and so on. But there are also new ideas here, such as alien invaders in a fantasy novel and so on. Overall I think the cliches don't get in the way and are largely used a sort of short hand... Feist doesn't need to explain what a dwarf is, so he can skip that bit and get on with telling the story. After rereading this as an adult, I still really like this book. Tags for this post: book raymond_e_feist midkemia kelewan npr_top_100_sf riftwar_saga combat fantasy sword_and_sorcery Related posts: Silverthorn; Magician: Master; A Darkness at Sethanon; Daughter of the Empire; Servant of the Empire; The Riftwar Series; Mistress of the Empire; Raymond E Feist's Empire Trilogy; The King's Buccaneer; Rage of a Demon King; Shadow of a Dark Queen; Prince of the Blood; Rise of a Merchant Prince; Castle Of Wizardry; Pawn of Prophecy; Enchanters End Game; Magician's Gambit; Queen of Sorcery; Prelude To Foundation ; Dawnspell: The Bristling Wood; Caves of Steel |
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