The Magicians

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''The Magicians is to Harry Potter as a shot of Irish whiskey is to a glass of weak tea . . . dark and dangerous and full of twists'' – GEORGE R. R. MARTIN

THE BESTSELLING BOOK BEHIND THE HIT SYFY SHOW

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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 University, he finds his interviewer dead – but a strange envelope bearing Quentin''s name leads him down a very different path. Instead of Princeton, he finds himself invited to study at Brakebills – a secret college of modern-day sorcerers.

Quentin plunges deep into a secret world of obsession and privilege, a world of freedom and power; and for a while, it seems to answer all Quentin''s desires. But the idyll cannot last. There are others powers than sorcery, powers that are as seductive as they are dangerous – and when the illusion of safety shatters, Quentin is drawn into a world far darker than he ever imagined.

After all, power corrupts. No exceptions.

THE FIRST BOOK IN LEV GROSSMAN''S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED MAGICIAN TRILOGY

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Praise for the Magician Trilogy:

''Stirring, complex, adventurous . . . superb'' – JUNOT DIAZ, author of DROWN and THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO

''A sophisticated, subtle novel that is also magical fun'' – THE TIMES

‘Lev Grossman has conjured a rare creature: a trilogy that simply gets better and better as it goes along . . . Literary perfection.’ – ERIN MORGENSTERN, author of THE NIGHT CIRCUS

''The Magicians ought to be required reading . . . Lev Grossman has written a terrific, at times almost painfully perceptive novel of the fantastic'' – KELLY LINK

''The best fantasy trilogy of the decade'' – CHARLES STROSS

''The Magicians is angst-ridden, bleak, occasionally joyous and gloriously readable. Forget Hogwarts: this is where the magic really is.'' – SFX

''The Magicians is fantastic, in all senses of the word. It''s strange, fanciful, extravagant, eccentric, and truly remarkable – a great story, masterfully told.'' – SCOTT SMITH, author of THE RUINS