I've re-read the Magician trilogy a few times and read a lot of his other work. There are things to criticize for sure (eg, there's a specific coming-of-age pat

I've re-read the Magician trilogy a few times and read a lot of his other work. There are things to criticize for sure (eg, there's a specific coming-of-age pattern he uses for all his young male heroes), but of all the Tolkien imitators, I think Feist is easily one of the best story-tellers and world-builders.