Rowling while remaining refreshingly original. Saying goodbye to Quentin is bittersweet, but saying goodbye to a Quentin who achieves some peace at last fills the farewell with a reassuring optimism for his future.” - The Boston Globe “An enchanting conclusion. The overall effect is - well, there's really only one word for it: It's magical.” - Chicago Tribune “ satisfying ending to the series. It's so vividly rendered that it's almost disappointing to remember that it doesn't, after all, exist.
Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing “The world of Grossman's ‘Magicians’ series is arrestingly original, joyful and messy. It's this welding together of adventure-fiction plotstuff and introspective, moody characterization that makes this book, and the trilogy it concludes, so worthy of your reading time, and your re-reading time. At the same time, Grossman never loses sight of the idea of magic as unknowable and unsystematized, a thread of Borgesian Big Weird that culminates in a beautiful tribute to Borges himself. Starting very early in Magician's Land, Grossman kicks off a series of escalating magical battles, each more fantastic, taut, and brutal than the last, which comes to a head in the final chapters with a world-shattering Götterdämmerung scene that stands with great war at the climax of The Return of the King. does all the things you want in a third book: winding up everyone's stories, tying up the loose ends - and giving you a bit more than you bargained for. The reader gets to be a magician, too.” -Nancy Klingener, The Miami Herald “ stirring finale to Grossman’s acclaimed trilogy.” - People “The Magician’s Land. The door at the back of the book is still there, and we can go back to those magical lands, older and wiser, eager for the re-enchantment.” -Keith Donohue, The Washington Post “A huge part of the pleasure of this trilogy in general and this volume in particular is that, even as we consume the story just to find out what happens to Quentin, we know that we are collaborating in our own versions of its creation, its animation.
reminds us that good writing can beguile the senses, imagination and intellect. 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 “A wholly satisfying and stirring conclusion to this weird and wonderful tale. Short of wishing that a fourth book could suddenly appear by magic, there’s not much we can do about it.” -Sarah Lyall, The New York Times“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. Grossman’s mesmerizing trilogy might experience the same kind of withdrawal upon finishing The Magician’s Land. Brakebills graduates can have a hard time adjusting to life outside, though some distract themselves by lazily meddling in world affairs (e.g., the election of 2000).
If the Narnia books were like catnip for a certain kind of kid, these books are like crack for a certain kind of adult. magical journey is deeply human.” -The New Yorker “ wonderful trilogy. in the characters, whose inner lives and frailties Grossman renders with care and empathy. 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. The Magician’s Land, more than any other book in the trilogy, wrestles with the question of humanity. 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 Magicians Trilogy Boxed Set: The Magicians The Magician King The Magician's Land Ebook - Previews: Review Praise for The Magician's Land “Richly imagined and continually surprising.