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Adams, Douglas (S)
Asher, Neal (S)
Aylett, Steve (S)
Banks, Iain M (S)
Barclay, James (F)
Barker, Clive (H)
Baxter, Stephen (S)
Brin, David (S)
Bury, Stephen (S)
Card, Orson Scott (S)
Cherryh, CJ (S/F)
Clute, John (S)
Cockayne, Steve (F)
Cook, Glen (F)
Danielewski, Mark (H)
Dick, Philip K (S)
Egan, Greg (S)
Feist, Raymond (F)
Gaiman, Neil (F)
Gibson, William (S)
Goodkind, Terry (F)
Grimwood, Jon C (S)
Hamilton, Peter (S)
Jeter, K.W. (S)
Jordan, Robert (F)
Lethem, Jonathan (S)
McAuley, Paul (S)
MacLeod, Ken (S)
Martin, George RR (F)
McMullen, Sean (S)
Miéville, China (S)
Moran, Daniel K (S)
Morgan, Richard K (S)
Nagata, Linda (S)
Niven, Larry (S)
Noon, Jeff (S)
Robinson, Kim S. (S)
Rucker, Rudy (S)
Simmons, Dan (S)
Smith, Michael Marshall (S)
Stephenson, Neal (S)
Sterling, Bruce (S)
Vinge, Vernor (S)
Westerfeld, Scott (S)
Williams, Sean (S)
Williams, Tad (S/F)
Collections (S/F)
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Bradbury, Ray (S/H)
Burgess, Anthony (S)
Tolkien, JRR (F) |
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| Raymond Feist |
| Author Information |
Reviewed Books |
Other Books |
Notes: (R) - Riftwar Saga
(S) - Serpentwar Saga
(L) - Riftwar Legacy
(E) - Empire Trilogy |
Magician:
Apprentice(R) |
Silverthorn (R)
A Darkness at Sethanon (R)
Shadow of a Dark Queen (S)
Rise of a Merchant Prince (S)
Rage of a Demon King (S)
Shards of a Broken Crown (S)
Krondor: The Betrayal (L)
Krondor: The Assassins (L)
Krondor: Tear of the Gods (L)
Daughter of the Empire (E)
Servant of the Empire (E)
Mistress of the Empire (E) |
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Our Ranking Feist's Riftwar series revolves
around a young orphan, Pug, who aspires to be a magician. However, his plans are
thrown into disarray when strange beings assault the castle and Pug's known world.
It turns out these being are from another world entirely, and have opened a Rift
into Pug's world and plan to conquer it. Plot wise, Magician proves to be the
standard fare of fantasy that is being churned out today. It is nearly impossible
to find a fantasy author who is creative, and maybe even bold enough, to escape
out from under Tolkein's shadow that was created with the Hobbit and the Lord
of the Rings series. Even the basic premise, an orphan aspiring to be a magician,
just stands out as typical fantasy. What saves this book is Feist's writing. He
actually paints a very well thought out and developed setting for this. Both worlds
are painted in a very believable fashion that brings the reader right into them.
Feist also seems to have a good knowledge of how life might have been in midevil
times, because throughout the book I was impressed by some of the little details
he would put in. While not really adding to the plot it truly adds in painting
the picture of the world the characters live in. Feist's characters are fairly
strong as well. You truly do find yourself sympathizing, and understanding their
motivations. The writing alone compels me to give this 4 stars. Even though it
was nothing original, I found myself really enjoying the tale. If you enjoy a
good fantasy read, this will probably not disappoint. However, if you are looking
for something groundbreaking, look elsewhere. |
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