At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master magician and the destinies of two worlds are changed forever.
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At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master magician and the destinies of two worlds are changed forever.
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Fair. Worn bind. The pages/dj are sun faded and slightly yellowing. The cover has visible markings and wear. The dust jacket is in rough shape, shows significant wear. This is a hardcover copy The front hinge is split the webbing is showing but all pages are intact Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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Good. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear and tear to dust jacket, now wrapped in protective sleeve. Internally clean. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x6x1; Stated first. Inscribed by author Raymond Feist to a previous owner at half title. Black papered boards over black quarter-cloth with silver and red spine titling, near fine with slight rubbing along bottom edges, slightly bumped spine foot. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good in Mylar; toned, lightly scuffed, with light general edgewear just a little more prominent at spine ends and fore-edge corners, small crease at bottom edge of front panel. Cover price $19.95 at front inner flap. Map endsheets. Pages very slightly toned, text unmarked.
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Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Book club edition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. DJ bears extreme chipping, tearing, and creasing; DJ is now housed in a mylar sleeve for further preservation; Binding is partially shaken; Previous owner name and read dates on front free page; Another previous owner signature on half-title page; Interior pages are unmarked; Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Very Good in Good D. J. jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. 1st Printing. CLEAN very good 1982 first edition hardcover with good dust jacket. $19.95 price on flap. First Edition First Printing.
Get this book.... seriously. Story is great, the characters are great.... just get it.
chasingshadows
Feb 27, 2008
The Benchmark for Fantasy
Fantasy stories tend to rely on stock characters, as well as some pretty standard clichés. Characters such as the naïve but uniquely gifted young boy and his powerful yet mysterious instructor, and clichés such as the seemingly undefeatable foe and journeys across great distances that function as the backdrop to passages into adulthood. Depending on your point of view these can either be negative or positive aspects of the genre. But considering this is my absolute favourite genre of all- obviously these are characters and clichés I just can't get enough of, even if I must occasionally trudge through those plainly unimaginative and painfully formulaic examples.
'Magician' however, whilst containing all these characters and clichés and more common themes besides, is an exceptionally original and absolutely gripping novel. At first Pug is the uninspired hero, who aspires to the service of the Duke of Crydee and in companionship with his boyhood friend Thomas begins his unrelenting pursuit of that goal. But the twists and turns in Pug's story are unlike those in most fantasy stories- his ascendance into adulthood and the form his service to his country takes are completely different from that of his fellow apprentices and indeed his fellow heroes in fantasy.
Concepts of space and time, as well as the mastery of magic are areas terrifically brought to life by Feist and it's in the education of Pug in these arts that this book really comes into its own and where all competition is completely blown away. Clearly Feist has done a lot of research into this area, particularly in regards to some unequivocally harsh teaching techniques that seem to take their inspiration from Eastern philosophies, as do the 'undefeatable' foes and their far-off land. And it's in the culture-clash and the repercussions of such differences between these two peoples that makes this story truly compelling and makes this finely printed, but effortlessly readable book...totally gripping, ground-breaking fantasy. If you love fantasy, you'll LOVE 'Magician' and to add one more cliché into the mix...it's magic!
