Magiër Leerling I

by Raymond E. Feist

Pug and Tomas are two kitchen boys in the castle of Crydee with big dreams of being soldiers. But when choosing day arrives and Pug fails to be chosen by the swordmaster as an apprentice along with Tomas, he finds himself instead under the tutelage of Kulgan, a master magician.

Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, High Fantasy, Marvel

164 pages, Graphic Novel

First published October 24, 2007

About the author

Raymond E. Feist was born Raymond E. Gonzales III, but took his adoptive step-father's surname when his mother remarried Felix E. Feist. He graduated with a B.A. in Communication Arts with Honors in 1977 from the University of California at San Diego. During that year Feist had some ideas for a novel about a boy who would be a magician. He wrote the novel two years later, and it was published in 1982 by Doubleday. Feist currently lives in San Diego with his children, where he collects fine wine, DVDs, and books on a variety of topics of personal interest: wine, biographies, history, and, especially, the history of American Professional Football.

Reviews

[Chantelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 🌟

What a wild ride! Love the old school (well it was new school when it was written) world building, the characters who are simultaneously lovable and frustrating all at once! For any new epic fantasy readers, its a great place to start.

I will say I dont appreciate that every woman this triology is described has to be "beautiful", but if you look past that, it's a great read.

[Jenni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magician was my first paranormal fantasy read. I fell in love instantly and the rest as they say is history. I have each and every book in this series and they are so old the pages are yellow but that doesn't stop me from re reading them all the time.

Raymond E Feist is an author like no other.

Do yourself a favour and get stuck into this series now. You will love the many other characters.

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the story, but there were a few times when the art didn't seem to match what was happening in the story.

[Noel Nehrig · Rating 3 out of 5]

I want to read the actual series, but after reading some concerning reviews and reading this graphic novel, I’m not too sure I will. There are some things I enjoy about this first volume like the overall plot and the artwork (changing art styles throughout doesn’t bother me), but the writing is pretty horrible. Some of the dialogue is choppy and the illustrated comic doesn’t help support the events. I’m hoping that because this is an adaptation, the original text is much better written. I’m continuing to Volume 2 hesitantly and perhaps someday I’ll read the original books.

[Thomas O'Brien · Rating 2 out of 5]

Love the story, have read the novel, sadly for me the jarring switch of art style half way through ruins this particular one for me.

[Richard Cullen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book to read as are all the set he writes a great book with cast and storyline. Pulling you in

[Vader · Rating 3 out of 5]

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

[Thomas J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spacetime traveling pirates!? Pretty good. I prefer non fiction but this was good and I would recommend it. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

[Jasper Lensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Begint langzaam echt goed te worden.

[Les Morton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nostalgia plus. Many goods.

[FantasyWereld · Rating 3 out of 5]

In Magiër: Leerling 1 lezen we over de vrienden Puc en Tomas, jongens uit het vestingstadje Schreiborg. Ze dromen ervan ooit helden te worden, maar vooralsnog is hun leven veel te rustig naar hun zin. Wanneer alle jongens uit de stad bijeengeroepen worden om gekozen te worden als leerling voor een ambacht krijgen ze de kans hier verandering in te brengen. Tomas wordt gekozen door Zwaardmeester Fannon, terwijl Puc onder de hoede wordt genomen door hofmagiër Kulgan. Hij ziet magische potentie in Puc, alleen wil dit er niet uitkomen.

Op een dag stuiten de jongens op een scheepswrak dat is aangespoeld op het strand vlakbij het kasteel. Ze ontdekken dat legers van een verre wereld een manier hebben gevonden om door een scheuring in de werkelijkheid Midkemia aan te vallen. Hier begint het avontuur waar ze al die tijd over droomden!

Grafische tweedeling
Magiër was het schrijfdebuut van Raymond E. Feist en het startpunt in de grootse Midkemia boekenserie, die nu al meer dan twintig boeken telt. De adaptie naar graphic novel is gedaan door Dabel Brothers, waarbij Michael Avon Oeming en Brian J. Glass het script schreven. Voor de eerste helft van de graphic novel verzorgde Brett Booth de afbeeldingen, de tweede helft is door Ryan Stegman gedaan.

In die laatste zin zit meteen een belangrijk minpunt van deze graphic novel. Er zit een enorm verschil in stijl, maar vooral ook in kwaliteit tussen de twee tekenaars. In de eerste helft van de graphic novel zijn de personages en achtergronden heel gedetailleerd uitgewerkt. Er wordt veel emotie in de gezichten gelegd en alle omgevingen zijn prachtig weergegeven. Hier zie je dat er veel zorg is besteed en kun je je goed inleven in het verhaal van Puc en Tomas.

De achtergronddetails uit het eerste deel komen in de tweede helft niet meer terug. Hier wordt gekozen voor fletse achtergronden en worden de personages op de voorgrond met dikke zwarte lijnen omrand. De personages worden in een meer manga-achtige stijl weergegeven en lijken opeens jaren jonger. Het is heel jammer dat dit gebeurt, omdat de herkenbaarheid helemaal wegvalt. Je moet weer opnieuw wennen aan Puc, Thomas en alle andere personages.

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[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was just OK for me. I don't think I'm going to run out and read the rest of the series, or re-read the original books.

[Lindsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this one. There was quite a bit of humor in it, as well as a great story. However, I must say that I prefer the art style of the first illustrator over the second.

[Elie De Brauwer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a graphic novel version of Raymond E. Feist Magician (apprentice). I read the original (twice) and I must say that I'm impressed by the way it's been turned into a graphic novel.

[James · Rating 1 out of 5]

Got halfway through, to the island of Macros. Couldn't finish. It was just so dull.

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great!