The Magician King

"Hogwarts was never like this." "Hogwarts was never like this."---George R. R. Martin, bestselling author of A Game of Thrones "A darkly cunning story about the power of imagination itself."---The New Yorker "This serious, heartfelt novel turns the machinery of fantasy inside out."---The New York Times Book Review "A spellbinding stereograph, a literary adventure novel that is also about a privilege, power, and the limits of being human. "The Magician King" is a triumphant sequel."---NPR.org ""The Magician King" is a rare achievement, a book that simultaneously criticizes and celebrates our deep desire for fantasy."---The Boston Globe ""The Catcher in the Rye" for devotees of alternative universes. It's dazzling . . . A rare, strange, and scintillating novel."---Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune "[A] serious, heartfelt novel [that] turns the machinery of fantasy inside out." -"The New York Times" (Editor's Choice) "A spellbinding stereograph, a literary adventure novel that is also about a privilege, power and the limits of being human. "The Magician King" is a triumphant sequel." -NPR.org "["The Magician King"] is 'The Catcher in the Rye' for devotees of alternative universes. It's dazzling and devil-may-care...Grossman has created a rare, strange and scintillating novel." -"The Chicago Tribune" ""The Magician King" is a rare achievement, a book that simultaneously criticizes and celebrates our deep desire for fantasy." -"The Boston Globe" "Grossman has devised an enchanted milieu brimming with possibility, and his sly authorial voice gives it a literary lift that positions "The Magician King" well above the standard fantasy fare." -"The San Francisco Chronicle" "Grossman expands his magical world into a boundless e "Fabulous fantasy spiked with bitter adult wisdom-not to be missed." -"Kirkus Reviews" (Starred Review) "Fans of "The Magicians" will find this sequel a feast and will be delighted that a jaw-dropping denouement surely promises a third volume to come." -"Booklist"