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The Magicians

The Magicians, Book 1

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The Magicians

By: Lev Grossman
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
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In a secret world of forbidden knowledge, power comes at a terrible price....

Quentin Coldwater's life is changed forever by an apparently chance encounter: when he turns up for his entrance interview to Princeton, he finds his interviewer dead - but a strange envelope bearing Quentin's name leads him down a path very different from any he'd ever imagined.

The envelope, and the mysterious manuscript it contains, leads to a secret world of obsession and privilege, a world of freedom and power; and, for a while, it's a world that seems to answer all Quentin's desires. But the idyll cannot last - and when it's finally shattered, Quentin is drawn into something darker and far more dangerous than anything he could ever have expected....

©2016 Lev Grossman (P)2016 Penguin Audio Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Paranormal
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So much better than the tv show, it's got some brilliantly dark yet wonderful moments and the variation of characters and and adventures is wildly entertaining

loved this book

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This has often been dubbed as a grown up Harry Potter, which I think is utter bull. This is a fantasy book with a magical school however the part that makes it unique has nothing to do with learning magic at all.

I hated the main protagonist as a person but loved him as a character (if that makes any sense). He starts out completely self absorbed but I think the books' strength lies in telling you why he's such an ass. It explores some really important things about most people's dissatisfaction with the world, no matter what they gain or achieve. If anything it uses fantasy as a setting for some really awesome character development and exploration.

I do hope audible adds the second and third books.

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struggled to finish ... just found it very whiney, couldn't relate to the characters and found them a little spoilt bratish 😕

nope ... didn't like it ...

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I enjoyed this book, it's a bit Narnia/Harry Potter but where are the others from the series? I feel like I've been left hanging.

Where are the rest?

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Intriguing and unexpected. I couldn't put it down. Loved the story line and now want more

Loved it

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