My original plan was to read a few chapters of Raymond E. Feist’s Magician, then write about those chapters. Instead I got through nearly half the weighty tome in one sitting.

It’s a “ripping yarn,” indeed. And what else is one to do on a groggy New Year’s Day evening?

So last night I polished off the remaining chapters of that which was released originally as Magician: Apprentice, or as this part of the story is named in the Author’s Preferred Edition doorstopper volume, “Pug and Tomas”. There’s a lot to get into. This’ll take a while.

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