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The Magician King Hardcover - 2011
by Lev Grossman
"The Magician King" is a grand voyage into the dark, glittering heart of magic--an epic quest for the Harry Potter generation. It also introduces Julia, a powerful new voice whose angry genius is thrilling. Once again Grossman proves that he is the modern heir to C.S. Lewis, and the cutting edge of literary fantasy.
Summary
Return to Fillory in the riveting sequel to the New York Times bestseller and literary phenomenon, The Magicians
Quentin 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.
Details
- Title The Magician King
- Author Lev Grossman
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First edition
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking, New York
- Date 2011-08-09
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780670022311 / 0670022314
- Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.5 in (23.62 x 16.51 x 3.81 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Magic
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011019733
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
“Lev Grossman’s The Magician King is a fresh take on the fantasy-quest novel—dark, austere, featuring characters with considerable psychological complexity, a collection of idiosyncratic talking animals (a sloth who knows the path to the underworld, a dragon in the Grand Canal), and splendid set pieces in Venice, Provence, Cornwall, and Brooklyn.”
—The Daily Beast
“In this page-turning follow-up to his bestselling 2009 novel The Magicians, Grossman takes another dark, sarcastically sinister stab at fantasy, set in the Narnia-esque realm of Fillory.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“The Magician King is clearly the middle book in a trilogy, but it’s that rare creature that bridges the gap between tales and still stands on its own. And just as the first book showed that growing up is hard no matter how much power you have, it shows that becoming an adult involves far more than just reaching the right age.”
—The A.V. Club
“Fabulous fantasy spiked with bitter adult wisdom—not to be missed.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Fans of The Magicians will find this sequel a feast and will be delighted that a jaw-dropping denouement surely promises a third volume to come.”
—Booklist
Citations
- Booklist, 08/01/2011, Page 35
- BookPage, 08/01/2011, Page 0
- Entertainment Weekly, 08/19/2011, Page 13
- Kirkus Best Books, 11/15/2011, Page 2065
- Kirkus Reviews, 07/01/2011, Page 0
- Library Journal, 07/01/2011, Page 78
- New York Times Book Review, 09/04/2011, Page 26
- New Yorker (The), 09/05/2011, Page 79
- People Weekly, 12/05/2011, Page 152
- Publishers Weekly, 07/25/2011, Page 0
- Shelf Awareness, 07/21/2011, Page 0
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