Raymond E. Feist

This is the first book in new series by Raymond E. Feist set in his Midkemia world. A new danger is emerges as a lost race of elves, the taredhel, have found a way to reach Midkemia (thought to be their ancestral ‘Home'. They need a refuge from the demons that have reduced their former empire to part of one world. But are they, or the demon horde pursuing them the greater threat to Midkemia?

Pug and his Conclave, both older characters and those introduced in part 1, learn more about the threat posed by the demons to Midkemia. After the costly battle at the end of part 1, they must find a way to stop the magician Belasco and his apparent alliance with demons.

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.