{"title":"Lev Grossman","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-magicians-lev-grossman","title":"The Magicians -- Lev Grossman, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world, now an original series on \u003cb\u003eSYFY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Magicians \u003c\/i\u003eis to Harry Potter as a shot of Irish whiskey is to a glass of weak tea. . . . Hogwarts was never like this.\"\u003cbr\u003e --George R.R. 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A high school math genius, he's secretly fascinated with a series of children's fantasy novels set in a magical land called Fillory, and real life is disappointing by comparison. When Quentin is unexpectedly admitted to an elite, secret college of magic, it looks like his wildest dreams have come true. But his newfound powers lead him down a rabbit hole of hedonism and disillusionment, and ultimately to the dark secret behind the story of Fillory. The land of his childhood fantasies turns out to be much darker and more dangerous than he ever could have imagined. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe prequel to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling book \u003ci\u003eThe Magician King \u003c\/i\u003eand the #1 bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Magician's Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most daring and inventive works of literary fantasy in years. No one who has escaped into the worlds of Narnia and Harry Potter should miss this breathtaking return to the landscape of the imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lev Grossman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452296299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/b\u003e 18-UP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e132770 \/ Magicians\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/06\/2010 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEV GROSSMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is the book critic for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and author of five novels, including the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eCodex\u003c\/i\u003e and the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Magicians trilogy. 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