“Best one-liner to describe this: It’s like Harry Potter goes to college . . . in upstate New York. The magic in Grossman’s world is complex, and the grown-up lessons that the main character, Quentin Clearwater, learns are hard, with dire consequences. Once you start reading this eccentric story, it will cast its spell on you and you’ll not want to stop. It’s the most fun I’ve had reading in a long time. If you don’t get it for yourself, get it for the magic-lover in your life. They’ll thank you for it.”—Paul, Village Books, Bellingham. Buy The Magicians from Village Books.
Face Out
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
September 7, 2011