The Magician King - Hardcover

Grossman, Lev

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410443981 ISBN 13: 9781410443984

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2012

Synopsis

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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Review:

"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

Book Description:

The magical new sequel to Grossman's unputdownable novel THE MAGICIANS

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1410443981
• ISBN 13: 9781410443984
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 659