Raymond E. Feist

Magician is the very first book in the Rift War series and I fell in love with it from the first page. I found myself caught up with the adventures of Pug and Thomas and the roles they would play in trying to save their world and Crydee from invaders from an alien world.

For me the book was well written with lots of high adventure and I felt for each character. I also found it quite expansive with quite a lightness in the crafting of the story.

I was gripped by the second page, having the ending at the begining, was to my mind a stroke of genius. It is the tale of Dirk, who we first meet arriving at the camp, his entrance made me want to know why? Where from? We hear his tale, a wonderful story, set on the world of Midkemia, it gives us a glimpse of the life that continues after the Tsuranni, a race from the world of Kelewan, enslave the people of Lord Paul of White Hills estate. It tells us of dangers from those we know, can be far greater than those we do not.