The second half of the original Magician novel: Pug becomes the great magician Milamber in the Tsurani world while Thomas rises to lead the elves and becomes something more than human. The Riftwar reaches its climax as two worlds are drawn toward war or reconciliation.
The conclusion of the original Riftwar Saga — Pug and Jimmy the Hand must stop the Pantathian serpent priests from resurrecting Murmandamus and unleashing a catastrophe that could destroy both worlds. The book that concludes one arc while opening the larger Riftwar Cycle.
A kitchen boy named Pug is apprenticed to the court magician and discovers he has an unusual gift for magic — a discovery that will change his life as the Kingdom of the Isles faces invasion from another world. The first half of the original Magician novel, and the foundation of the Riftwar Saga.