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Loading... The Magician King (The Magicians, #2) (original 2011; edition 2011)by Lev Grossman
Work InformationThe Magician King by Lev Grossman (2011)
  
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 “Everybody wanted to be the hero of their own story,” Quentin declares, framing the novel’s theme in neat miniature. But by the end of “The Magician King,” he comes to realize that he just might not be. It’s a harsh lesson, and one that, in keeping with the preoccupations and innovations of this serious, heartfelt novel, turns the machinery of fantasy inside out.  ...a spellbinding stereograph, a literary adventure novel that is also about privilege, power and the limits of being human. The Magician King is a triumphant sequel, surpassing, I think, the original. I can't wait for the next one. Echoes from The Chronicles of Narnia [...] continue to reverberate, but Grossman’s psychologically complex characters and grim reckoning with tragic sacrifice far surpass anything in C.S. Lewis’ pat Christian allegory. Belongs to SeriesThe Magicians (2) Is contained inHas the adaptation
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. No library descriptions found. |
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This volume does something different with the story, and I think its a better story. The previous book makes things too easy at times (however it never minimizes the sacrifices made). It also shows a glimpse of the underlying 'rules' of this world, what makes a God different than a man, and the hubris required to think that a human can actually contain power.
This is a book that transcends genre fiction to literary. (