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The Magician King

The Magicians, Book 2

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The Magician King

By: Lev Grossman
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
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Meet Quentin Coldwater, king of the bizarre and wonderful land of Fillory. But he is getting restless, even in heaven a man needs a little adventure. So when a steward is murdered on a morning's hunt Quentin gets exactly that. But this quest is like no other. What starts as a glorified cruise to faraway lands soon becomes the stuff of nightmares....

The Magician King is a grand voyage into the dark, glittering heart of magic, an extraordinary journey that allows the imagination to run riot and proves Grossman is the modern heir to C.S. Lewis.

This is a book like no other.

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I can't really explain why it isn't a 5 star without spoilers so I'll just say the positive stuff.

Some have commented on the narrator's boring voice and while I may have agreed to begin with (coming from a previously very animated narrator), it quickly became a non-issue. It's just a different style and probably quite suitable given the personality of the main character.

It's not a new thing but I love love love the Harry Potter meats Narnia theme. It's about time there were books with similar themes for adults!

I don't know if the author, or someone he knows, has a mental illness but one character in particular has thought patterns described that are almost identical to mine (I have Bipolar, predominantly depression). I felt very connected to this character and almost felt like the story was happening to me. If only I had the genius IQ and could be whisked off to a magical world everything would be dandy :)

I highly recommend listening to this at night, lights off, so you can completely lose yourself in the story and forget about the real world.

Loved it

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Really enjoyed this next chapter. The characters have all matured, the magic gets wild and deep & english profanities come into vogue amongst the fantastical Filorians. The narrator does pathos, humour and dark sarcasm equally well. Looking forward to the next book and the TV series.

Excellent Sequel

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loved the story. but the audio quality is strange. you can hear the edits between phrases and different recording sessions. strange shifts in tone and volume

messy audio

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Great story and well narrated for the most part. The Aussie accent was god awful though. It was like the mutant offspring of a Kiwi, a Cockney, and an impersonation of Steve Irwin by someone who'd only heard dodgy impressions of Steve Irwin. It was distracting at best.

Pretty good - dodgy Aussie accent though

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i feel like I have connected with the characters in the book quite well and each is very developed in their own way, it's a strange twist to magical world but we'll worth your time

interesting read.. I do recommend

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