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An orphaned kitchen boy named Pug becomes selected as the Kingdom of Midkemia's apprentice to the local sorcerer. A rift opens between this world and another and a great war rages between the two. Pug is captured and a secret magic within him discovered as that war between the two planets continues. There is great magic, fantasy and personal connections between memorable characters.
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A good book, but for children. I liked the writing style, but the story just did not resonate with me. It talks about a young boy coming to maturity, having to choose a profession for himself and dealing with his feelings for the princess.
He is chosen, rather then choose himself, to be a magician, while his best friend becomes a soldier. The story is very cheerful and with promise of adventure, but there is no conflict and the plot which could be interesting is developed very slowly.
The plot is about the protagonist, Pug, having to learn about his mysterious powers and the threat of an invasion of his homeland from an army from another world. Elves and dwarfs may come together with the humans to fight a common enemy.
By the time the elven prince goes to his room and they're both start to talk it became painfully hard to read the child-focused discussion between them.
Un roman de fantasy qui est pour moi tout ce que je n'aime plus dans la fantasy : des clichés à la minute et un récit qu'on croirait tout droit tiré d'une campagne de jeux de rôles (ce qui est d'ailleurs le cas de ce roman, si j'en crois les rumeurs).
Very good sequel the power ramp was satisfying I don't know how there can be problems in the following books when Pug is so strong. The writing is really incredible as always and I felt really engaged the entire time, except for some parts where were pulled away from the action to follow another character. Overall pretty good, there's a couple dull moments but that's to be expected. Ending is super satisfying and as someone who doesn't want to get too involved in the 31 book saga I felt like this was a good stopping point.
Gave up at 48%.
How can it be so hard for me to find a fantasy novel that doesn't bore me?
Series
4 primary booksThe Riftwar Saga is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1982 with contributions by Raymond E. Feist.
Series
27 primary booksRiftwar Cycle is a 27-book series with 27 primary works first released in 1982 with contributions by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts, and 4 others.
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