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Return to Fillory in the riveting sequel to "The New York Times" bestseller and literary phenomenon of 2009--"The Magicians."
"The Magicians" was praised as a triumph by readers and critics of both mainstream and fantasy literature. Now Grossman takes us back to Fillory, where the Brakebills graduates have fled the sorrows of the mundane world, only to face terrifying new challenges.
Quentin and his friends are now the kings and queens of Fillory, but the days and nights of royal luxury are starting to pall. After a morning hunt takes a sinister turn, Quentin and his old friend Julia charter a magical sailing ship and set out on an errand to the wild outer reaches of their kingdom. Their pleasure cruise becomes an adventure when the two are unceremoniously dumped back into the last place Quentin ever wants to see: his parent's house in Chesterton, Massachusetts. And only the black, twisted magic that Julia learned on the streets can save them.
"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 a powerful new voice, that of Julia, 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.
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"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"
"[A] serious, heartfelt novel [that] turns the machinery of fantasy inside out."
-"The New York Times" (Editor's Choice)
"A spellbinding stereograph, a literary adventure novel that is also about a privilege, power and the limits of being human. "The Magician King" is a triumphant sequel."
-NPR.org
"["The Magician King"] is 'The Catcher in the Rye' for devotees of alternative universes. It's dazzling and devil-may-care...Grossman has created a rare, strange and scintillating novel."
-"The Chicago Tribune"
""The Magician King" is a rare achievement, a book that simultaneously criticizes and celebrates our deep desire for fantasy."
-"The Boston Globe" "Grossman has devised an enchanted milieu brimming with possibility, and his sly authorial voice gives it a literary lift that positions "The Magician King" well above the standard fantasy fare."
-"The San Francisco Chronicle"
"Grossman expands his magical world into a boundless e
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-"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"
"[A] serious, heartfelt novel [that] turns the machinery of fantasy inside out."
-"The New York Times" (Editor's Choice)
"A spellbinding stereograph, a literary adventure novel that is also about a privilege, power and the limits of being human. "The Magician King" is a triumphant sequel."
-NPR.org
"["The Magician King"] is 'The Catcher in the Rye' for devotees of alternative universes. It's dazzling and devil-may-care...Grossman has created a rare, strange and scintillating novel."
-"The Chicago Tribune"
""The Magician King" is a rare achievement, a book that simultaneously criticizes and celebrates our deep desire for fantasy."
-"The Boston Globe" "Grossman has devised an enchanted milieu brimming with possibility, and his sly authorial voice gives it a literary lift that positions "The Magician King" well above the standard fantasy fare."
-"The San Francisco Chronicle"
"Grossman expands his magical world into a boundless e
The magical new sequel to Grossman's unputdownable novel THE MAGICIANS
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- PublisherPenguin LCC US
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0452298245
- ISBN 13 9780452298248
- BindingPaperback
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. 541 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Plume, USA, 2012. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: 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. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN/EAN: 9780452298248. Inventory No: 19110267. Seller Inventory # 19110267
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