Magician - Full Audiobook - Raymond E. Feist (1 of 3)
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- Magician is a fantasy novel by American writer Raymond E. Feist. It is the first book of the Riftwar Saga and was published in 1982. It led to many books written by Feist in the world of Midkemia, which was the setting for this book. Originally reduced in size by his editors, it was re-published in 1992 (after the author's fame had grown) in an edition titled "The Author's Preferred Edition" (or "revised edition" in some markets) with much of the deleted text restored. Magician was separated into two volumes for the United States market and published as: Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master. The book is still published as a single volume, titled Magician, in the UK.
On a personal note, this was one of the first books that I ever read as a child and it holds a special place in my heart. I have read the entire series at least five times with the exception of the very last book "Magicians End" which I will read in its entirety on my death bed. I hope the ending gives a good closure...
Chapter 3 is duplicated, skip to 3:06:03 for chapter 4.
Fantastic story, nicely read.
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Much appreciated bud.
Thank you for the info.....thought I was losing my mind🤪
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Chapter 1 10:33
2 49:55
3 2:24:40
4 3:06:00
5 3:48:10
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9 8:09:50
10 8:59:45
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12 10:37:01
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Big Thanks!! 😊
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Thank you!! Very much appreciated friend
Thank you
10:30 it actually begins
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who is reading - they do a great job. Problem is I listen when I go to bed and never remember where I was before I dozed off!
I do that all the time
I set a timer to shut off so that I have an idea as to how much to rewind
@@rosamartinez800 smart!
Go to your viewing history and pick it up from there or take a screenshot of the screen before you close it.
Nicholas Guy Smith. One of the best in the industry.
It takes some serious skill and talent to read a book like this. Different voices for for the different characters, no stuttering or pauses. Great stuff
This was THE book that got me into the whole Sci-Fi Fantasy genre...39yrs later..still reading and still loving it
Any more books you can recommend that has that Sci-Fi Fantasy genre?
@@sondre7501 Terry Brooks...The whole Shannarah World
And Patrick Tilley ..The Amtrack Wars..simply awesome
How is this science fiction? It is supposed to be fantasy. How much magical machination takes place in science fiction ?
This whole series introduced me to fantasy. Love it.
I have never been able to get into audiobooks. I just love reading the book myself so much. But this voice actor is brilliant. Separate voices for every character and never gets them mixed up. Absolutely brilliant
Northen lights by phillip pulman is brilliant
As an aspiring sci fi novelist who hasn't read a new good book in a long time, I found this to be refreshing. It has helped me fall back in love with my favorite genre again
Hi there :) have you listened to/read The Second Apocalypse series by R Scott Bakker? The first book is called Prince of Nothing. It's like if you took all the works of Tolkien, the entire ASOIAF series, and some of the darkest eras of our own history, mixed them together and infused the resulting concoction with some weird mind altering substance that causes strange hallucinations and terrifying dreams. So violent, so epic, so freaking awesome. I highly, highly recommend the entire series for anyone exploring the darker and more obscure aspects of the fantasy sci fi genre :D Honestly, those books are up there with some of the strangest, darkest, and most epic works of fantasy fiction I have ever come across :D
@@Vexarax I will it out, thanks for the tip
I read this series back when it first hit the shelves... Listening to it now, nearly 40 years later, really takes me back and it has aged very well. It's even better than I remember it.
The narrator's voice is MAAAAAAGICAL, amazing.
I’ve waited over a decade to hear this, thank you so much! You’ve made a middled aged man very happy indeed 😁
Omg, we've become middle aged...
@@stevenfogerty2110 🥺🥺
@@stevenfogerty2110 I remember being “middle aged”; gas light, horse drawn carts, steam trains and no mobile phones! 👴🏻
and a middle-aged woman
@@stevenfogerty2110 I is
Skip to 3:06:05 to skip over repeated ch.3
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Out here doing God's work
I read "Magician Apprentice" in 84. As a solid fan of fantasy, having already read all of Tolkiens works, i was searching for something of comparable quality, having found so many of the D&D offerings of the day to be lacking the depth i was searching for. Feist quickly found a fan in me and I've read the "RIFTWAR SAGA" countless times since the late 80`s. I'm glad to have found this so far. As we all do, when we read a book we hear our own interpretations of the voices of our favorite characters. So far, nothing has violated my historical sense of right. I hope everyone who listens to these stories finds the joy i found in reading them.
If you have not already I would highly recommend Steven Erikson and his voluminous collection.
I read them around the same time as you, and more as they came out. So glad to find this years later. Listening while painting.
Beginning after the end
I might be speaking out of term, but "The Witcher", narrated by Peter Kenny is pretty good.
This here somewhat reminds me of that.
Just recommending is all.... Maybe "Sword of destiny", or "the last wish"..... "season of storms".
im gonna check out riftwar thx. i was 1yrs old in 84
Listening to this whole series for the second time. Knowing all that happened makes me more excited to hear this all again. Absolutely amazing saga
When I was a teenager this book was my favorite book and it remains so until this very day. I'm 52 now.
First fantasy series I ever read, a gem of a novel. Wish there were more that were like this. Great pacing, clear, and entertaining.
Try Graceling!
I would love your opinion because I agree 100%. Did you feel there could have been more physical action? I thought that at times, but there was something about Magician that kept me curious regardless of lacking 'action' scenes.
For me it was Shadow of a Dark Queen from the Serpent War Saga, my Memaw used to own a shop at a flea market and after she passed I found it with some other books that I now treasure and let me tell ya I’ve read them too many times to count.
Read weight of ⚔
@@jonku those arcs are truly awesome
Hearing this, I think perhaps this story would make an even better tv show than Game of Thrones. Especially since the story is finished
The rights to the story have been purchased and a tv series is in the works. This is one of the reasons I’m having such trouble getting permission to post the rest of the books. It will take time, but I think I can convince them that it is a good idea to get this story out as much as possible to help the ratings on the series. Wish me luck!
@@BardicKnowledge good luck and Thank you! I hope they do a true to the book series vs a hokie Hercules knock off. They did that with The Sword of Truth and the Elfstones of Shanarra
@@jima6545 ya nailed that! Goodkinds works are amazing. I’m about to post W1sR on here shortly to see if I get a copyright strike. A great series but incredibly poorly done. Outlander is probably my favorite book to Tv, but the art must be truly difficult for so many duds.
@@BardicKnowledge good luck. Some very interesting parallels to what is happening in the real world deeper in the series
@@BardicKnowledge Excellent News! Good luck convincing the powers that be.
I found this book by searching audiobooks. I’m so glad I decided to do that this story has grinning from ear to ear. 😩😩😩 as someone who doesn’t like reading books audiobooks are great for me
im the same
I love audiobooks. This is exactly how I found this book too. It's so good.
Twas a great book yes
Exactly. My eyes are always busy. But my ears are yours. Ty
That's how I found this too. it's a great find
Great book . Thank you for uploading. Looking forward to listening to it 30 years since I first read it.
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Same here, first read the book Magician:Apprentice while stationed in Manheim Germany, been loving the series and its additional series since.Always on the lookout for anything that Mr.Feist has written since I finished the first chapter of Magician in early 1990. Thanks for the audio series
Same!
I’m just blown away how good this is.. how I’ve lived 43 years and not read this is mind blowing lol. On to part 2!
I'm 33 and never heard of it either. Entering now, wish me luck
I'm 54 and never heard of this. Just starting it now.
Wow...what an excellent story, and there is 22h more to listen to...I can hardly wait...
First time?
In the U.S it was 2 books Magician apprentice and Magician master. Some other countries it is 1 book.
thank you very much for the reading. I do long distance driving trips all the time and I have had part one of this story playing on my last 2 trips. Very entertaining and helps to make the time bend away quickly.
One of my all time favorite storys, the whole series is awesomely done.
What a find, I had all his books and lost them in a move...glad I can listen...
You're welcome and thank you Sir for the well preoared and presented production. And thanks to your support staff for the excellent work.
FINALLY!!! I've been waiting forever for someone to put my all-time fav series on audiobook (on youtube) Plz, plz keep them going!!
@@hawksburyrider7616 I've been reading (and re-reading) Feist's books since high school in the early 90's. I'm lucky to have a job that allows me to listen to audiobooks all day and to finally have my fav series available?? Wow! I'm SO praying the next 5 books (at the very least) will be available on youtube as well
He kept on say Algaranna then changes to Aglaranna.
@@jacksonestacado7409 The one that bothered me was how he pronounced "Crydee" Not the way at all I heard it in my head. Same for Prince Arutha
@@robertarnold6076 same here. I've heard Raymond E Feist pronounce Crydee and Aruthra. It's not like the dude
One of the best! What appealed to you most? These books have a special place in my heart
absolutely Brilliant...read this when i was 13..and Met Raymond 30 years later with signing of my limited edition book...fantastic!
Waaaaahw the way you read this book is magnificent. With all the different voices it is a joy to listen to this book. Your voice is also really pleasant to hear. As a non native English speaker i could understand you very good, everything is well articulated. What a work! I can't begin to imagine how long it took you to bring it as well as you did...And, as a big fan, i would like to thank you for all the work you did and for giving me so many pleasant hours in that magical world!
This one thinking that the reader is actually the youtube channel.
Big ooof
@@Micsma who is it? There's no credits and this isn't what's on Audible.
@@JNFattoriniim here looking for the same answer. ever find out?
In 1982 I was mainly enthralled with the works of David Gemmell and Terry Pratchett, this I missed somehow. Thoroughly enjoying the story and glad I missed it in 1982 as the new world, new story and new author are worth a new discovery. After listening to the introduction it makes me wonder how may great stories are ruined by publishing houses. Also, it is good to hear a story not blemished by modern notions being shoehorned into the tale, just because it is thought modern stories need an injection of modern "ideals" to make the story relevant.
Great story, well written and worth a listen.
Which modern notions you thinking of?
@@auricstorm Probably used the wrong word. I mean any modern behaviour, societal norms or political ideas. The author has created and described a believable medieval world and peoples. How medieval people thought and behaved is utterly alien to us today and so a modern thought or behaviour would stand out and not sit well in the world the author has created. It makes for a better and more believable storyline.
I missed Gemmell, now i’ll have to find out why 😁
Mannnnn......I really didnt want to admit it....but I love this damn story so far. My boyfriend has been bugging me to read it and going on and onnnnn about it for years now. I am stubborn tho....and would always roll my eyes and put it off. Rarely does anyone's "book suggestions" land for me. This one is the exception. I have an affection already for pug and the drake sounds alot like my cat yato. Now I'm gonna have to deal w his "I told you so" smirking forever. Siiiiigh
.... Damn it.
(Thank you for posting this btw. For us dyslexic folk.... these free audio book findings are everything.)
Wonderful to revisit the realms of the Rift War Saga. I fell in love with the series many yrs ago.
Thanks, I needed this big time. I've been home sick with a fever and listening to this throughout the night has made feeling like crap warmed over a whole lot more bearable.
The audiobook, hands down has to be one of the greatest things ever produced by the internet
Thank you so much for these audiobooks. Narration was done superbly well. I'm grateful to have found this and now, I'm in love!!!
I always come back to this book. It and Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings embody the tropes of fantasy to a T but rather than being tiresome they're done the blueprint such justice that they've stamped the gold standard for this type of formative coming of age fantasy. Well read!
Same, read all of Feist, Eddings and also Gemmell (plus others) many happy hours. I often find audio versions very flat but this is read incredibly. It has been many years since I read Magician but its amazing how much I actually remember.
I will be looking for Silverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon to listen to next 😊
Haven't read this in so long but it was one of my favourite series and it's great to hear it read so well, great work on all the voices. Many thanks for posting!
Yes me too - first read before I left school and my book was confiscated! Now I'm enjoying it again and it is bringing some joy in Lockdown 7 in Melbourne Australia. We support Mike Lindell, DJT, Rudy, Sidney and so many others fighting fighting fighting for USA freedom.
@@sabejreid2072 freedom, my ass, lindel is a conspiracy theorist like MTG.
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Great narrator. And great story. The narrator kept me in it as the story unfolded and spirited me away with it. Now, cheering for Pug.
So sad that something as enjoyable as this wouldn't be published today.
One of my favourite series from my youth and books handed down to me from my Mother bless her soul 🙏🏻💙she was an avid reader and the fantasy realms were here favourite genres 🙂
This ^ is so touching! I would NEVER read what my mom read! It was complete trash! You could tell by the cover!
I am a new reader and am excited to get started... I feel like the moments before a wildly good time on a rollercoaster when I was a kid. Alright HERE WEEE GOOOOoooo!!
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Enjoy it. This is an outstanding series.
The Riftwar Saga, several books in sub-series, plus
Wurtz' *Daughter of the Empire* trilogy
@@bradmiller7486 This book series is the best I've ever listened to and the second trilogy is phenomenal too
How did I miss this over all these years? It's so good. I downloaded the book after listening to this.
oh boy, do you have a saga ahead of you. Feist is unique in his style of historical/generational storytelling. The Demon War Saga is my personal favorite, but every stop along the way his something special going for it. All the way through the final entries.
One of the greatest trilogies ever.
Silverthorn in particular is a masterpiece
Highly recommend anyone to read until Magicians End, such an awesome story
I agree with anvil, but the serpent war trilogy about 8books in was my favourite
What are the other two books?? Is this the first one in the trilogy??
I agree. But the Empire series is by far my favourite.
@@nataliehawkins7792 Silverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon are the next two books. Magician is sometimes broken into two novels, Apprentice and Master for a four book Riftwar Saga, fyi
I really enjoy your voice. It spins out the story in such a wonderful way that the story is amazing!
I love my copies of these books!
To hear them come alive helps me do my job! ☺️
Wonderful to find this in audio. i reluctantly donated my entire collection of this series of 26 books to a bookstore which was most grateful. Thrilled to revisit this universe again
Wait.. there's 26 parts/books?
I wondered also!
My first time listening to an audio book and I can't think of a better book to listen to during my recovery. Absolutely perfect and loving it. Thank you
This is my first time hearing this story and I'm really enjoying it. From one fantasy nerd to another I hope your recovery goes well!
@@Boardermelodies My first time hearing this as well and yep big fantasy nerd here lol
I hope you recover well @Annetto0 ❤
@@muno301 💖👍doing great thank you so much for caring xox
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I read this book when I was 12-13... it must have only just been published; and remember that I enjoyed reading it. Here I am at 50 hearing it again... really cool!
Likewise!
Same here ,I thoroughly enjoyed Raymond E. Feist's books and especially this series .
The best stories never get old.
Right there with you
Are we all old timers listen to this?
Thank you, audiobooks help me concentrate better than music lately.
I’m an hour and a half in and absolutely hooked! Fantastic story and narration!
Thanks so much for posting this. Ignore the thumbs down. Very good of you. ✌️
I bought and read this book shortly after its publication; I've reread, and reread, and reread it over the years and then introduced it to my son who loved it as much as I did. Feist may have had no idea what he was doing, but he did it briliantly.
It starts off a story, then by hour 4 it's a mad poetic journey? It's brilliant!
I’ve read this book so many times. I felt like he wrote himself into a few cul de sacs as the series progressed but it remained enjoyable. Thanks for uploading this.
This was epically read I'm so happy I found this book.. I listen to a lot of audiobooks n this is on the top tear for how it was read for us to enjoy. Tysm
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The opening comments were so welcome. I discovered these books some time in the 90’s and seriously enjoyed the read. I do remember being disappointed when, ummm, at one of the major events, and was about to reread the cycle when this came up. Reading is better, but this reader is very, very good 😁❤️🌿
chap 4: 3:06
What a wonderful story. I'm so happy to come across it! 💕
I got put on to this book by someone close to me and am slowly falling more and more in love with the story…
Loved to read this story when in was a teenager. And now 15 years later its still awesome
Like ice on a burn or a pair of comfy slippers on a cold morning. I love this book!
Jimmy the hand BITCHES!!! I was about 11 when I was told to read this. My young mind went wild. I will never forget the images that formed 🤘🏻🤘🏻 rock on Raymond
The same thing for me👍
Yup, Jimmy the hand... one of the all time great characters...
Jimmy The Hand. The Artful Dodger on steroids.
What a fantastic story! This listen was perfect on my long drive for work.
I’m really enjoying this. I don’t know how I ever missed it. Thanks for sharing👍
The same for me. I passed it over several times on the audiobooks and then decided to try it. It is really, really good.
Thankyou for the upload this is my very favorite book of all time world building at its finest puts LOTR to shame
Glad this great audiobook has been uploaded I read this book in 2 days I just couldn't put it down. The whole series is excellent
AGREE 100%
This is of my all time favorite fantasy series I read years ago (surprisingly unknown but so many) - and have been seeking an audiobook version to revisit this tale and land - wonderful narrator and voice acting - thank you so much for posting!
Im 67 and read trhis series years ago.It truly demands a trilogy of movies
have you tried Piers Anthony. Xanth ? look into these books its on youtube
The rights for video have been bought in 2018! Your thought are becoming reality. I pray they do it justice, but I will adore it regardless.
There are many overlooked books that could easily become successful film series or even tv series . David gemmel is one that I think would do well , David eddings also and finally I have great fondness for Steven Ericksons Malazans books of the fallen and all the other books that are linked with that universe .
Hopefully they dont do to it what they did to the Shannara series.
Only by Peter Jackson the great Director of the Lord of the Rings films or I would accept Paul Greengrass Director of the Bourne Films 2, 3 I think.
I am grateful for audio narration of this wonderful experience of the book.thank you
This is one of my favorite books, thanks so much for sharing it.
I first read the trilogy as a 23 yr old student way back in 2004, old paperbacks from the Glasgow public library. Work and life took over an i forgot all about them. Now 20 yrs later im about to dive in once more with this audiobook. The sheer nostalgia fueling the anticipation of reconnecting with this magical masterpiece
This series got me into reading. I am thankful that my mother want me to read these books. It's an all time favourite serie!
Was listening to this while looking elsewhere. It ends: "Perhaps you'd like to see my garden?" INCEPTION MUSIC!! I'm thinking this is going to be one hell of a garden. Fantastic work! Looking forward to listening to the rest.
Wonderful story with awesome 😎 narration Loving this 📖 Huge thank you for the opportunity to hear something different KAZ 😁 Bedford 🇬🇧💜😘
Love and own this series, all of it❤ and Fairy Tales. Such a wonderful storyteller. The narration is awesome as well. Thank you.
Thank you for this. I got through all 3 of these and you did an amazing job!!
Thanks for your art work to present this story in audio form! Enjoyed so much with imagination through listening.
I read this series as a kid and havnt been able to find it on audiobook till now. Thank you for posting it
Sameee!
This narrator is good ! . Gives this story an extra dimension.
I think it's a good idea you do the whole series. 2dozen books more or less
Even feists newest trilogy couldn't help but connect them at the end.
Beautifully done mate
Iv reread this book countless times, but it is so nice for someone else to read it to me 😊
fantastic reading, thank you. I loved reading this series
Read this book in high school and then when I was in my 20’s so 20 plus years later here I am listening in pure joy!
Outstanding books! Highly recommend all of them. I've read them several times over the years but now loving the audible versions too.
I meant to read this book many times, glad I came across this audiobook, the narrator is doing a good job I think
One of the best readers I’ve ever heard!! Give it a 10!!
Hello Bard! Thank you for posting this. I love a good story. There's nothing quite like a good one; one you can fall into and don't want to climb out of. After reading the reviews, I'm optimistic that this is one of them. Take great care and keep sharing stories please!!!
Seems like nothing ever happens throughout this book?
i own this novel in multiple editions. so nice to have it narrated to me professionally.
I'm truly enjoying this enthralling story . Thank you
thank you bard for bringing joy to our humdrum lives
The challenge is to read all the books! Proud to say I have completed this challenge :)
Hahaha I completed that 20 years ago I think
@@Vscustomprinting as have I. Have started again!
@fred McMurray actually both of those things are a challenge at various points of life. As is completing a series consisting of well over 20 books. Your efforts to sound smart have fallen flat Im afraid
@fred McMurray 🤣 look at you go, you little book reader you 🤣 although it's still not working. Im glad you took the time to look at previous comments😏 time well spent it really drove your point home🥱
I hadn't read this in the past. Greatly enjoying it. Wonderful narration.
Chapter 10 is just powerful. So many foreshadowing. So much weight. It's amazing. It feels like the story kind of shifted here. Or perhaps given a shadow of the main story. Idk it feels amazing
Book begins at 10:32
this is a great story, well narrated, only a couple of editting mishaps and well worth the time! Enjoy! And thank you for posting it.
I love the audiobook It is sonics and I reading every day the audiobook is excellent
Thank you I have been searching for this for awhile now
I’m glad you found it! Thanks for listening to my channel!
Me to now if I could find the chronicles of Thomas Covenant
@@theartistbonez1930 and The Archers Tale.
I’ve read this book countless times ,really enjoying listening in Audio form ,the reader’s voice and voices are very good ,thanks for the vid and please do more Feist , Gemmell and Jordan would also be great ,thanks again …Subscribed.
Thank you so much.. I 've read a book years ago , but your story telling is enchanting. Thank you.
Fantastic reader. Incredible story.
Just thought it worth a mention that I just finished the third book and I'm re-listening! This story is amazing! If HBO does in fact make a show, that better follow the books exactly... What they did to Game Of Thrones was disgusting...
I’ve never read this book but I’m loving this audio book so much!! I’m addicted to it!
Respect for the reader 🫡
The beauty of this book is how the author builds the basics of magic in a logical manner.
I have read every book in all of these series many many times.. great to hear how all the names were supposed to be pronounced
I agree 👍
I don't think he pronounced all the names right. For example Liam should be "Lee-um" but he pronounces it "Li-YAM", which can't be right. Also I think it's Cry-dee, not Cri-dee. And the old English Tomas is pronounced Tu-moss, instead of the modern Thomas "Tom-mus style. But I could be wrong. I think he pronounced Arutha right though, which is a tricky one. And I'm not sure about Rillanon, I put the emphasis on "Rill" "Rill-uh-non" and he pronounces it "rill-AN-on."
@@DerekMoore82 how about air-uhh-tha which should be Aroo-tha?
First time i read Magician's both books was in 1994 when i was 11. I was absolutely smitten by the story. Loved every bit of it.
Then in 2005 i moved to uk and choose this book as my first English book.
For the past 2 month i feel the need to read that book again and i came across this audiobook. So gonna give it a try.
Personally i think Feist's work is much better then Tolkien's and easier to read. I really wished it would have been made into a tv show.
I loved the trilogy of Kellevan too. Next absolute favourite was of course Jimmy the Hand.