Nat and I have been friends since the 6th grade. He recommended Magician Apprentice after he read it and both of us have been hooked on the series ever since. Actually, if I remember correctly, I think I borrowed Nat's copy then bought my own later. Also, I mentioned this a few months back, I gave my copy to my 16 year old son to read so now Mr. Feist has yet another fan. He is reading Prince of the Blood now.
My wife is an avid reader also but wasn't really into the fantasy stuff. A few years ago she was looking for a new book to read so I recommended Magician. She really enjoyed it and has read every book in the series. Sent from my iPad On Oct 21, 2011, at 3:16 PM, Nat Russo <[email protected]> wrote: > I joined back in '95, when I got my very first internet connection (a dial-up > SLIP account through Northern Arizona University). Life intrudes every > couple of years and I go for an extended period of time without checking this > particular mail folder, but I always wind up coming back. > > I was about 12 years old when I discovered Magician. It was around the same > time Magician had been split into two paperback volumes here in the U.S. As > a person of refined literary taste, I had only two criteria for buying a new > paperback: > > 1. It MUST have "cool cover art". > 2. It MUST be one of a series. None of that "standalone" crap. REAL > fantasy readers read series, after all. > > Not too bad of a list for a 12 year old :) That's about as "refined" as it > got back then :) > > I walked into the local B. Dalton book store in Prescott, Arizona, and headed > straight for the Sci-Fi/Fantasy section. I immediately saw "Magician: > Apprentice" and "Magician: Master". So, criterion #2 was satisfied. I was > even more excited when I opened "Magician: Master" to the final pages and saw > the teaser for "Silverthorn". > > I gave the books a quick once-over and loved the cover art. So, criterion #1 > was satisfied. I left the store with both books and I've been a fan ever > since. > > That being said...I am SERIOUSLY behind in my Feist reading! > > Nat > > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Ray Chiang <[email protected]> wrote: > I used to buy new books based on the cover and reading the first and last 10 > pages or so. If it was enough to catch my interest, I'd buy it. That's > happened with Magician:Apprentice back in a B. Dalton's Bookseller in a > nearby shopping center. I'm not 100% certain of the date, but it had to be > before 1987, since I had to wait for the paperback version of A Darkness at > Sethanon. > > I joined the mailing list either Fall 95 (my recollection) or Fall 96 (the > earliest emails I can find in my archives). > > And finally, I'm still waiting on the first Riftwar Saga for the Kindle. > I've got two of the books in the entire Midkemia series, but hoping to > eventually get the rest at some point... > > -Ray > > > On 10/21/2011 12:22 PM, Tim Hickey wrote: > > I've been a member of the list for a while, but I haven't posted... I was > wondering how everyone found Magician when you read it the first time. > > I went to Marist High School in Chicago and my freshman literature teacher, > Mrs. Littleton had us read both, Apprentice and Master, for class... I have > been in love with the story ever since. It is now 17 years later and it is > the only series of books (really the only books) that I read... I always read > the newest book in 1-2 days (which causes some rough mornings the next day). > > > >
