Magician
Magician is a 1982 epic fantasy and stage-magic fiction novel by Raymond E. Feist. Key subjects include magicians, Jimmy the Hand, apprentices and Pug.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 52 ratings, and 163 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 25 editions across 3 languages.
It runs to roughly 700 pages — 12–13 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Magician
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. Suddenly the peace of the Kingdom is destroyed as mysterious alien invaders swarm the land. Pug is swept up into the conflict but for him and his warrior friend, Tomas, an odyssey into the unknown has only just begun. Tomas will inherit a legacy of savage power from an ancient civilization. Pug’s destiny will lead him through a rift in the fabric of space and time to the mastery of the unimaginable powers of a strange new magic.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 1983 — Best First Novel (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1983 — Best First Novel (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote Magician?
Magician was written by Raymond E. Feist and first published in 1982.
What genre is Magician?
It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy and Magicians & Illusionists.
How long is Magician?
The median edition has 700 pages, about 12–13 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Magician?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Magic Engineer, The Wise Man’s Fear and The Name of the Wind.
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