The Magician's Land

A Novel

By: Lev Grossman

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

The stunning conclusion to the New York Times best-selling Magicians trilogy.

Quentin Coldwater has been cast out of Fillory, the secret magical land of his childhood dreams. With nothing left to lose he returns to where his story began, the Brakebills Preparatory College of Magic. But he can't hide from his past, and it's not long before it comes looking for him.

Along with Plum, a brilliant young undergraduate with a dark secret of her own, Quentin sets out on a crooked path through a magical demimonde of grey magic and desperate characters. But all roads lead back to Fillory, and his new life takes him to old haunts, like Antarctica and the Netherlands, and buried secrets, and old friends he thought were lost forever. He uncovers the key to a sorcerous masterwork, a spell that could create magical utopia, a new Fillory - but casting it will set in motion a chain of events that will bring Earth and Fillory crashing together. To save them he will have to risk sacrificing everything.

The Magician's Land is an intricate thriller, a fantastical epic and an epic of love and redemption that brings the Magicians trilogy to a magnificent climax, confirming it as one of the great achievements in modern fantasy. It's the story of a boy becoming a man, an apprentice becoming a master, and a broken land finally becoming whole.

©2014 Lev Grossman (P)2014 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“Richly imagined and continually surprising.... The strongest book in Grossman’s series. It not only offers a satisfying conclusion to Quentin Coldwater’s quests, earthly and otherwise, but also considers complex questions about identity and selfhood as profound as they are entertaining.... The Magician’s Land, more than any other book in the trilogy, wrestles with the question of humanity.... This is a gifted writer, and his gifts are at their apex in The Magician’s Land.” (Edan Lepucki, The New York Times Book Review)

“The strength of the trilogy lies...in the characters, whose inner lives and frailties Grossman renders with care and empathy.... Quentin[’s]...magical journey is deeply human.” (The New Yorker)

“Grossman makes it clear in the deepening complexity and widening scope of each volume that he understands the pleasures and perils of stories and believing in them.... The Magician's Land triumphantly answers the essential questions at the heart of the series, about whether magic belongs to childhood alone, whether reality trumps fantasy, even whether we have the power to shape our own lives in an indifferent universe.” (Gwenda Bond, The Los Angeles Times)

Great book and narration

Another stellar performance! The book and the narrator made this a magical listen. Give it a shot!

I loved every second of it!!!

My only wish is that it didn't end. Alas all things must come to an end and what a fantastic way to do so.

Best of the three

I was disappointed with book 2, and book 3 redeems the series. Were it not for some major plot points, you could almost skip the second. But then you'd miss Bramhall's performance and be worse off. So power through #2 knowing that #3 will wait for you. It's a wonderful journey.

The Perfect Ending; Quentin & Co. Finally Grow Up

This book was amazing. The perfect conclusion to the trilogy. Every character finally comes into his or her own; so many fascinating things are revealed, knitted together, and teased out. Definitely in my top 5 books for the year.

enchanting from the first to last book

Truly a masterpiece, my everlasting escape from reality. My escape from the ever disappointing reality.

Highly recommended!

Great book! J.K. Rowling + C.S. Lewis = Lev Grossman. Enjoyable from beginning to end, and I was sad to see it end.

This book is amazing

There are more twists and turns in this book than in the ones before. so get Ready to rejoin the tale and meet new but old friends.

I loved every minute of this book the author and narrator have truly out done them selves.

Great book!

I liked this book. I enjoyed it more than the show that got me into this series in the first place.

Fantastic Fantasy

A fantastic finish to a fantastic series. I almost wish there were more to the series. I loved all of the characters.

Hdjdeh

Great series/story. would have been just as good or better without so much "colorful" language