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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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Summary

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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its a slow start to the book but then it just keeps building to the point that you cant stop

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Brutality honest. Brilliant but hard to read. Get to the end it's worth it. Worth it.

Brutality honest Brilliant but hard to read.

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I enjoyed the book overall, however some of the characters were a little 1 dimensional. The links to modern culture were fun, and the dialogue between the characters was mostly good. If you’ve seen the tv show, and loved it, you probably won’t like this book.

Not as good as I expected

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Yer I loved it and if you like magic of any type you will to

Listen to this now mortals

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Really enjoyed this modern take on the traditional escapist fantasy theme. Very gritty and the characters are challenging but well worth the effort. Completely original and pleasingly unique approach to an otherwise archaic trope.

Modern twisted and fascinating

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