To make things even worse, the changes to Pug and Tomas transform them into a completely different character than what we’ve read in Magician: Apprentice. Before this chapter occurred, he was still an apprentice at magic, but after this chapter, he immediately became a master.

Do you know how long it takes for Pug to become a master? One chapter. However, what I didn’t expect or know was how disjointed the developments leading to this were. Here’s the thing the title says it already, and I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that Magician: Master means we will see Pug becoming a master magician. So intriguing character’s development and world-building accompanied with a memorable scene, what could go wrong? Well, the outdated executions. Plus, there’s also the memorable scene of Pug’s wrath. I also enjoyed that the majority of the story takes place in the Asian-inspired setting of Telewan. The character’s development of Pug and Tomas-for better or worse-were totally intriguing to me. And to be fair, before I get to the things that didn’t click with me, there were indeed several things that intrigued me so much. Despite the issues I had with Magician: Apprentice, I thought that book did have plenty of redeeming factors that I thought could be explored further in the second half. Magician: Master is the second half of Magician-the first book in the Riftwar Saga series-by Raymond E. I gave this an honest attempt, but I won’t be continuing with the Riftwar Saga. I feel like nostalgia goggles are needed to enjoy this to the fullest now.

Magician by raymond e feist