The Magicians Trilogy Books 1-3
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary
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Lev Grossman
The entire #1 New York Times bestselling Magicians trilogy, including The Magicians, The Magician King, and The Magician's Land, now available in one ebook bundleThe MagiciansQuentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A high school math genius, he’s secretly fascinated with a series of children’s fantasy novels set in a magical land called Fillory, and real life is disappointing by comparison. When Quentin is unexpectedly admitted to an elite, secret college of magic, it looks like his wildest dreams may have come true. But his newfound powers lead him down a rabbit hole of hedonism and disillusionment, and ultimately to the dark secret behind the story of Fillory. The land of his childhood fantasies turns out to be much darker and more dangerous than he ever could have imagined . . .The Magicians is one of the most daring and inventive works of literary fantasy in years. No one who has escaped into the worlds of Narnia and Harry Potter should miss this breathtaking return to the landscape of the imagination.The Magician KingQuentin Coldwater should be happy. He escaped a miserable Brooklyn childhood, matriculated at a secret college for magic, and graduated to discover that Fillory—a fictional utopia—was actually real. But even as a Fillorian king, Quentin finds little peace. His old restlessness returns, and he longs for the thrills a heroic quest can bring.Accompanied by his oldest friend, Julia, Quentin sets off—only to somehow wind up back in the real-world and not in Fillory, as they’d hoped. As the pair struggle to find their way back to their lost kingdom, Quentin is forced to rely on Julia’s illicitly learned sorcery as they face a sinister threat in a world very far from the beloved fantasy novels of their youth.The Magician's LandQuentin Coldwater has lost everything. He has been cast out of Fillory, the secret magical world of his childhood dreams that he once ruled. With nothing left to lose he returns to where his story began, the Brakebills Preparatory College of Magic. But he can’t hide from his past, and it’s not long before it comes looking for him. Meanwhile, the magical barriers that keep Fillory safe are failing, and barbarians from the north have invaded. Eliot and Janet, the rulers of Fillory, embark on a final quest to save their beloved world, only to discover a situation far more complex—and far more dire—than anyone had envisioned.Along with Plum, a brilliant young magician with a dark secret of her own, Quentin sets out on a crooked path through a magical demimonde of gray magic and desperate characters. His new life takes him back to old haunts, like Antarctica and the Neitherlands, and old friends he thought were lost forever. The Magician’s Land is an intricate and fantastical thriller, and an epic of love and redemption that brings the Magicians trilogy to a magnificent conclusion, confirming it as one of the great achievements in modern fantasy.
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Author
Lev Grossman
Pages
1280
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2015-06-09
ISBN
1101664908 9781101664902
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"This trilogy was addicting, in it’s own way. However, there were parts that I struggled with. A lot of people compared this to an adult version of Harry Potter, and they would be correct, in terms of magic content, elements of fantasy, and the level of maturity throughout. But - that maturity often involved crude and repugnant prose, and the author included several details and plots pulled from the writing of others. The storyline had a few redundant scenes, but overall a decent series."
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Emily Browning
"There is one quote about this series that I cannot quite remember but it goes something like this, “if Harry Potter or Narnia was addictive to a certain type of kid, the magicians’ trilogy is crack to a certain kind of adult.” If you enjoy fantasy, this is a must read."
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Hannah Blue
"I really wanted to love this, and I read and listened to and watched just trying to give it a shot but no matter what I hated every second of it "
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Michelle Gebele
"My favorite series"
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Gina Stevens
"Slow start, very character driven. Magnificent world building with grounded fantasy elements."
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Jessica Westenskow
"Incredible series!! Very different from tv show!"
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Hannah Hawkins
"Definitely recommend reading the trilogy before watching the TV show"
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Jozie Schneider
"I thoroughly enjoyed the second one honestly. The thrill of the narrative really got to me."
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Jason Conley
"I loved this series because it had Harry Potter in College with a trip to Narina. With some very Sexy characters"
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Brittney Vasquez
"For an older audience, but absolutely charming."
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Sebastian Black