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The Magician King


A Fantasy Novel


Book 2 of the The Magicians Series


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Portal Fantasy,
  • Magic Academy,
  • Quest Fantasy,
  • Parallel Worlds
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Fantasy quests that upend childhood dreams of adventure
  • Magicians grappling with disappointment and uneasy friendships
  • Parallel worlds colliding with gritty real life
Publisher Description

Return to Fillory in the riveting sequel to the New York Times bestseller and literary phenomenon, The Magicians, now an original series on SYFY, from the author of the #1 bestselling The Magician's Land.

Quentin Coldwater should be happy. He escaped a miserable Brooklyn childhood, matriculated at a secret college for magic, and graduated to discover that Fillory—a fictional utopia—was actually real.

But even as a Fillorian king, Quentin finds little peace. His old restlessness returns, and he longs for the thrills a heroic quest can bring.

Accompanied by his oldest friend, Julia, Quentin sets off—only to somehow wind up back in the real world and not in Fillory, as they'd hoped.

As the pair struggle to find their way back to their lost kingdom, Quentin is forced to rely on Julia's illicitly learned sorcery as they face a sinister threat in a world very far from the beloved fantasy novels of their youth.

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