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bits, some of the minor detail that I felt added to the heft of the
narrative, as well as the weight of the book. Other material was more
directly related to the books that follow, setting some of the background
for the mythic underpinning of the Riftwar. The slightly lengthy discussion
of lore between Tully and Kulgan in Chapter Three, as well as some
of the things revealed to Pug on the Tower of Testing were clearly in this
area. My editor wasn't sold on the idea of a sequel, then, so some of this
was cut. Returning it may be self-indulgent, but as this was material I
felt belonged in the original book, it has been restored.
To those readers who have already discovered Magician, who wonder if
it's in their interests to purchase this edition, I would like to reassure
them that nothing profound has been changed. No characters previously
dead are now alive, no battles lost are now won, and two boys still
find the same destiny. I ask you to feel no compulsion to read this new
volume, for your memory of the original work is as valid, perhaps more
so, than mine. But if you wish to return to the world of Pug and Tomas,
to rediscover old friends and forgotten adventure, then consider this
edition your opportunity to see a bit more than the last time. And to
the new reader, welcome. I trust you'll find this work to your satisfaction
It is with profound gratitude I wish to thank you all, new readers and
old acquaintances, for without your support and encouragement, ten
years of "ripping yarns" could not have been possible. If I have the
opportunity to provide you with a small part of the pleasure I feel in
being able to share my fanciful adventures with you, we are equally
rewarded, for by your embracing my works you have allowed me to
fashion more. Without you there would have been no Silverthorn, A
Darkness at Sethanon, Faerie Tale, and no Empire Trilogy. The letters get
read, if not answered-even if they sometimes take months to reach me
and the kind remarks, in passing at public appearances, have enriched
me beyond measure. But most of all, you gave me the freedom to
' practice a craft that was begun to '"see if I could do it," while working at
the Residence halls of John Muir College at UCSD.
So, thank you. I guess I did it." And with this work, I hope you'll
agree that this time I did it a little more elegantly, with a little more
color, weight, and resonance.

RAYmOND E. FEIST
San Diago, California
August 1991
MAGICIAN
BooK I
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Storm



tHE STORM hAD BROKEN. Pug danced along the edge of the rocks, his feet
finding scant purchase as he made his way among the tide pools. His dark