Magician: Apprentice

Update upon completion: as others have said, the second book (or half) is a vast improvement on the first. Consequently I am upgrading this to a 4 star rating.

The second book feels much more like it's own thing, and less an imitation of other books. The action and events are far more varied and the epithet “epic” seems more appropriate.

Having said that, I don't feel a desire to read more in this universe.



Previous review: At the half-way point (i.e. the end of Book 1), this is proving a bit of a slog, although, on the plus side, at least it is feeling less derivative then the beginning of the story. From reading other reviews, it appears it may pick up from here on in - finger's crossed...