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Summary: One of the most unique stories I have ever read
Review: Mr. Fiest does a wonderful job of creating very realistic characters. We feel ourselves pulled along as the characters develope and grow. The story revolves around three main characters (Pug, Thomas, and Arutha). With the onset of the war these three characters are split up and we experience the growth of price Arutha into an excellant leader and general, who is responsible for defending the Western realm of the Kingdom of the Isles. Pug, the orphan of the keep, learns the poweful magic of the invading Tsurannuani while a prisoner of war. Finally, Thomas developes into a legendary warrior with the help of a dragon and elves. As the three characters develope and the fate of two worlds rests on the brink of oblivion the reader will not be able to put down the book until the very end. I recomend all the books in this series very highly. Additionally, I recomend reading the Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire, and the Mistress of the Empire: These are co-written by R. Fiest and Janny Wurts. This story is written from the side of the Tsuranuan
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Summary: BETTER THAN TOLKIEN!!!!!!
Review: The best fantasy story I`ve ever read. I have just finished reading The Riftwar Saga for the third time, and I still want to read it again. This is SUPERB!
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Summary: A book that brings you into the story!
Review: Magician: Master is one of the best books I have ever read. Mr. Fiest weaves a story of magic, love, humor, and valor that proves to be extremely intense. Fiest is definatly one of the masters of fantasy. To read more of him, pick up the other three books in the Riftwar Saga, the trilogy from Kelewan, and his new books. You definatly will never want to put them down, and they will probably be the standard with which you will judge all other fantasy!
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Summary: This is the best story I've ever experienced.
Review: This is a fantasy tale about a magician, and a war between worlds. It is written in such detail that you wish to be there, to experience the world of Midkemia. Mr. Fiest writes this one so well that you begin to feel closeness to the charicters, and the world itself. It's full of action, suspence, love, and wonder.
This is just one part of a 4 book story, that you won't be able to put down. In fact you will keep picking it up for years to come. Very Recommended!!!
(don't forget to read the 3 book sequel, from the viewpoint of the enemy world, Tsurannuani. It's exellent also!)
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Summary: An excellent tale, well written
Review: Raymond E. Feist's "Magician: Master" delivers a fast pace, action, tension, summary histories of Kelewan and Midkemia, and a very satisfying wrap-up at the end. In all of these, it excels its prequel (Magician: Apprentice) by a wide margin, but the same characters that starred in the first book (Pug, Tomas, Arutha, Martin) also star in this one, and nearly all of the heroes end up marrying the girl, princess or elf queen of their choice. They also have grown up and, in one way or another, come into some sort of hard-won maturity and power.
The pace of the story is kept rapid, in part, by Feist's leaving out the boring details of days of travel by sea - except when something really exciting happens, like a battle with a warship or a passage through the Straits of Darkness.
While "Apprentice" was a good book, "Master" is a better one and would have been truly great if a bit more Midkemian natural philosophy been woven into the story. Like: "Why are goblins nasty? Are they born that way, or is it something they learn in Goblin School?"
The main irritation of the story turns out to be a necessary part of the plot: when Macros tricks the elves and dwarves into betraying the peace conference with the Tsurani Emperor.
The major unresolved plot element involves something known only as the Enemy, a vast and powerful entity capable of destroying an entire universe, from whom mankind fled in ages past to colonize other worlds through ancient rifts in space and time. Macros instigated the betrayal at the peace conference as a means of closing the rift to Kelewan, in order to preclude the possibility of the Enemy using the rift to find Midkemia.
Will the Enemy find Midkemia anyway? Maybe a future book by Feist will answer that question.
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Summary: Bow to the Master...
Review: From start to finish, unbelieveable... I read this novel in about 5 hours. Could not sit it down. Loved every minute of it...
Hold on to your hat Mr. Tolkein, you're about to be blown out of the water.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: "Magician: Master" is the exciting second volume in the Riftwar Saga. The tale continues to follow a splendid cast of characters from the first novel and introduce new ones, however the rise of Pug and Tomas in their respective field of power dominate the novel. The book is fast with well-timed action on both land and sea. The author conveys the magic invoked brilliantly, placing the reader in the middle of the conflicts creating a definite classic.I dislike beginning a new chapter and apparently months or years have elapsed without an obvious note at the chapter head. Although Amazon.com is more than likely advertising the "Author's Preferred Edition", I am reviewing my original paperback and maybe the chronological frustration is addressed. I had an excellent time reading the book after all these years and highly recommend the series to any fan of the fantasy genre. Thank you.
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