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Grossman takes a good number of the best childhood fantasy books from the last seventyfive years and distills their ability to fascinate into the fanboy mind of his protagonist, quentin coldwater. Sep, 2009 lev grossmans third novel is a homage to that early wonderment. Lev grossman was born in 1969, the son of two english professors, and grew up in lexington, ma, a placid little suburb of boston. I was burned out at time, after almost 20 years there, and the magicians tv show was still bringing in money. Mar 31, 2017 the magicians trilogy by lev grossman.
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It tells the story of quentin coldwater, a young man who discovers and attends a secret college of magic in new york. Martin sad, hilarious, beautiful, and essential to anyone who cares about modern fantasy. Its tempting to call lev grossmans marvelous new book the magicians derivative. Apr 04, 2017 the magicians by lev grossman is a well written story about a magical world. When quentin manages to find brakebills college for magical pedagogy and pass its baffling entrance exam, he finally feels at home somewhere. Why the magicians trilogy will never be a fantasy classic wired. The magicians trilogy ebook by lev grossman rakuten kobo. The magicians is a new adult fantasy novel by the american author lev grossman, published in 2009 by viking press. Deconstructing the potter mythos is so clearly part of lev grossmans intent that it is hard not to. The magicians land is an intricate thriller, a fantastical epic, and an epic of love and redemption that brings the magicians trilogy to a magnificent conclusion, confirming it as one of the great achievements in modern fantasy. Free download the magicians land by lev grossman epub file on your apple android kindle device. Martin says the magicians is to harry potter as a shot of irish whiskey is to a glass of weak tea. Lev grossman is an american novelist and journalist, most notable as the author of the magicians trilogy.
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