The New York Times bestselling novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world, now an original series on SYFY The Magicians is to Harry Potter as a shot of Irish whiskey is to a glass of weak tea. . . . Hogwarts was never like this. -George R.R. Martin Sad, hilarious, beautiful, and essential to anyone who cares about modern fantasy. -Joe Hill A very knowing and wonderful take on the wizard school genre. -John Green The Magicians may just be the most subversive, gripping and enchanting fantasy novel I've read this century. -Cory Doctorow This gripping novel draws on the conventions of contemporary and classic fantasy novels in order to upend them . . . an unexpectedly moving coming-of-age story. -The New Yorker The best urban fantasy in years. -A.V. ClubQuentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. 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...

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