The Magician King

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The Magician King is a fantasy novel by Lev Grossman that continues the story of Quentin Coldwater and his friends in the magical world of Fillory, blending dark, character-driven drama with genre-savvy adventure.

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instanceOf fantasy novel
literary work
novel
author Lev Grossman NERFINISHED
character Eliot Waugh NERFINISHED
Janet NERFINISHED
Josh NERFINISHED
Julia Wicker NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist William Staehle NERFINISHED
depicts quest narrative in Fillory
featuresMagicSystem Brakebills-style formal magic
followedBy The Magician's Land NERFINISHED
follows The Magicians NERFINISHED
genre contemporary fantasy
fantasy
portal fantasy
hasSequel The Magician's Land NERFINISHED
isbn10 0670022314
isbn13 9780670022311
language English
literaryStyle character-driven
intertextual
mainCharacter Quentin Coldwater NERFINISHED
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
narrativePerspective third-person
notableElement dark tone
genre-savvy commentary on fantasy tropes
originalPublicationDate 2011-08-09
pageCount 400
partOf The Magicians series NERFINISHED
publicationYear 2011
publisher The Viking Press
surface form: Viking Press
series The Magicians trilogy NERFINISHED
setting Earth NERFINISHED
Fillory NERFINISHED
structure alternating timelines
targetAudience adult
theme consequences of power
heroism and sacrifice
redemption
trauma
workInSeriesNumber 2

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