Pug was taken prisoner on the battlefields in Midkemia and now, several years later, he has persevered through work as a slave in the swamps of Kelewan. He is transferred to an easier position as a house slave and life is beginning to look up when he is brought to the attention of one of the strange and powerful magicians of this world!

Meanwhile, the battle still continues on. Arutha seeks help from the Prince of Krondor, only to find that he has been disposed. With the help of Jimmy the Hand, Arutha has to find a way to smuggle Princess Anita out of the city.

Tomas fights alongside the dwarves and the elves, growing more and more like the fabled Dragonlords day after day. Can nothing reverse his transformation? And can anything bring this terrible war to an end?

Embark into high fantasy at its best. Meet dragons, elves, dwarves, magic, princesses, kings, princes, and pirates. This book is packed full of action and intrigue. It has a lot of pages but it's not long; it's EPIC!

This book is the second in a series. One book immediately precedes it and two others feature many of the same characters and have their roots in the plot of this book.

Check for the words "Author's Preferred Edition" on the cover! A few scenes were added back in after the first two books proved to be successful - the extra scenes add from this book were really good and give you a deeper understanding of the world of Kelewan and its links with Midkemia. ( )

Perhaps it would have been better if Feist had kept Magician all as one book. In the first book you hear of Guy (a bad guy!) briefly, and then nothing more. Then, hundreds of pages later in the second book he comes up again as a major plot element. If you haven't recently read the first book, then you are at a disadvantage.

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Boy genius dorothies to world in which he is the greatest magician evar; meanwhile his best friend dons buff armor and becomes madly attractive to the elf queen. ( )

Oh dear. I had such high hopes for this book when I started it. The plot seemed so promising: one world manages, through the power of its magicians, to create a “rift” to another world. The primary motive seems to be to get minerals, as their own world is sadly lacking (but how do they know what they don’t have?) As you’d expect, the invaded lands aren’t too happy, so queue lots of battles. Both worlds are set in medieval times, so their fighting power is roughly matched, which means the war is likely to last a while. Despite the original concept, the story meanders along in a generally unsatisfactory manner and the dialogue is wooden beyond measure. It’s also very reminiscent of Lord of the Rings, with elves, goblins and trolls all playing major roles, and the humans (although this is clearly in a galaxy far, far away) all seem to have some claim to the throne. If this is an example of the best of science fiction, you can keep it. ( )

Somewhat more engaging than Magician: Apprentice, to which it is a sequel. Provides a view into the culture and society of the Tsuranni (the invaders), whose Byzantine-like empire and Japanese/Aztec culture makes for interesting reading. Midkenia (the invaded), which was rather blandly Tolkienesque in the first book, becomes more interesting as internal political intrigue heats up. The ending is a bit of a let down with the plot indulging a deus ex machina followed by some rather non-suspenseful political intrigue. ( )