The destiny of two worlds rests in the hands of a magician's apprentice. Young Pug, who had proven himself worthy of this responsibility by performing great miracles, now must face treacherous challenges. When he is seized through the dangerous Rift, he encounters alluring new magic. Join Pug and his warrior friend as they embark on an amazingly strange adventure.

On Magician's tenth anniversary Raymond E. Feist revised the bestseller into this, The Author's Preferred Edition. The re-edited version includes the many pages that had been cut from the original publication that launched Feist's career as a fantasy writer. Look for all the subsequent books in the Riftwar Saga series.