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From Publishers Weekly

Feist's fifth book in the Riftwar series, begun in 1982 with Magician , is a lively coming-of-age adventure. Prince Nicholas, youngest son of the prince of Krondor, becomes a man and a leader while foiling ancient enemies of his people and his house. Nicholas, who has a club foot, is sent to his uncle the duke of Crydee to learn the responsibilities that accompany privilege. He and his squire, Harry, fall in love with two well-born girls and enter into rivalry with Marcus, the duke's son. When Crydee is invaded, slavers take the survivors of the slaughter, including Marcus's sister, Margaret, and her companion, Lady Abigail, who is the object of Nicholas's and Marcus's rivalry. To rescue them, Nicholas leads a small band to the pirate stronghold of Freeport. Here they discover deeply sinister motivations behind the attack and kidnapping, and Nicholas and Harry must quickly confront adult worries and judgments. Carefully developing his characters, their societies and their rules of magic, Feist once again delivers a superior, rousing adventure.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Set in the fantasy world of Midkemia, Feist's popular fantasy saga enters its second generation as an inexperienced prince faces dark magics as "the king's buccaneer." Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 7/92. Commemorating the tenth anniversary of its first publication, the expanded volume of Magician presents the definitive version of the story that launched the novels of the Riftwar.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Feist changes pace, Feb 11 2006

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Rylin "Rylin" (Edmonds, Wa) - See all my reviews

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When you look forward to action as in the previous novels and I actually read the Serpentwar before this one so I got to see what happened to him later on, I was a little disappointed in this one. Not enough to drop below a 4 star though, it still had enough to keep me going. I just wish he'd've stayed with the old formula, i much more enjoyed that.
If you enjoyed Feist, you may like The Unsuspecting Mage by Brian S. Pratt, a new but good up and coming author.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is his best, but read on..., July 7 2004

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I had read the Riftwar, Serpentwar, and Riftwar Legacy series before sitting down to read the King's Buccaneer and its sister book, Prince of the Blood. I can say by far that for Feist fans and literature enthusiasts in general, this book is this author's most well-connected and inventive tale.

While many of the other books focus on the adventure or action elements of whatever story they tell, the King's Buccaneer revolves around the inner demons of one young boy, Prince Nicholas. You cheer on not his strength in battle like Erik von Darkmoor, or the victories in magic of Pug, but rather you revel in the triumph of his soul.

The King's Buccaneer is an excellent starter book for those looking for a first dip into fantasy, or even a dyed-in-the-wool genre junkie who wants to try out this author for the first time. If you haven't read Feist before, or just want a not-so-traditional adventure tale, pick up this novel, and you'll get all you wanted and more.

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1.0 out of 5 stars eh?, Mar 28 2004

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Where's Tomas? Where's Pug, I mean all the cool characters? Why does this book seem like a fantasy 90210?

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