The Magician King
core novel 2011 The Magicians
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.93 (107,234 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 432 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780670022311 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The Magician King, published by Lev Grossman in 2011, follows Quentin Coldwater and his companions after they have become kings and queens of the magical land of Fillory, where the daily grind of governing has replaced the wonder Quentin once hoped ruling would bring. Restless under the weight of royal boredom and responsibility, Quentin and fellow monarch Julia set out on what starts as a minor errand, collecting overdue taxes from Fillory's outer islands, only to stumble on a golden key that unexpectedly pulls them back into the real world. Interwoven with this quest is Julia's own story, tracing how she built a secret, self-taught magical education outside Brakebills after failing to gain admission in the first book, a parallel path that has left her profoundly changed by the time the two storylines converge.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Magicians
- Series: The Magicians Trilogy core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Lev Grossman
Notes
- From the series record (The Magicians Trilogy): Completed trilogy (2009-2014).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Magicians Trilogy: position 2 of 3: previous The Magicians (2009) · next The Magician's Land (2014)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Magicians (Grossman novel)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Grossman
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magician_King
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