The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are quentin coldwater, poppy. Lev grossman is the author of the new york times bestselling magicians trilogy. Lev grossman born june 26, 1969 in concord, massachusetts is an american novelist and journalist, most notable as the author of the magicians trilogy. Why the magicians trilogy will never be a fantasy classic.
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Sep, 2009 lev grossmans third novel is a homage to that early wonderment. The new york times bestselling novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world, now an original series on syfythe magicians is to harry potter as. Lev grossman has written a terrific, at times almost painfully perceptive novel of the fantastic kelly link. Not from people who actually want to know how i got published, but from people who want to know how they can get published.
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