At the time of Pug's Choosing before the start of the Riftwar, Lyam was 20 years old, being 2 years older than Arutha. He was known for causing trouble during his childhood and had to be punished many times for breaking rules when caught. As a child he was tutored by Father Tully, Swordmaster Fannon and Kulgan the magician. As a member of the royal house he was a Prince of the Realm from birth. He was the eldest child and had a younger brother, Arutha, and a younger sister Carline.
He then makes appearances in Riftwar Legacy series and the Krondor's Sons series.
The final battle between Order and Chaos is about to begin in the ruins of the city called Sethanon. Dark legions have risen up to crush the Kingdom of the Isles and enslave it to dire magics. Feist claims to have been unaware of this origin when he wrote Magician. As a result, much of the background of Kelewan - the Tsurani Empire, the lack of metals and horses, the Cho'ja, the pantheons of 10 major and 10 minor gods - come from Tekumel. The original Dungeons & Dragons campaign which he based his books on had an invasion of the Midkemia world by Tekumel. Barker's Empire of the Petal Throne was the source for much of Kelewan. The book is still published as a single volume, Magician ( ISBN 3-5), in the UK.įeist has acknowledged that the Tekumel setting from M.A.R. Magician is now published in two volumes in the US: Originally reduced in size by his editors, it was re-published (after the author's fame grew) with the omitted text restored. Set in the world of Midkemia, Magician became a jumping-off point for Feist's career. Magician was first published in 1982 as the first book of the Riftwar Saga. For the dark beings from another world had opened a rift in the fabric of space-time to begin again the age-old battle between the forces of Order and Chaos."
Yet Pug's strange well of power would one day change forever the fates of two worlds. But though his courage won him a place at Court and the heart of a lovely Princess, he was ill at ease with the normal methods of magic. "To the forest on the shore of the Kingdom of the Isles, the orphan called Pug came to study with the Master Magician Kulgan.