No one who has escaped into the worlds of Narnia and Harry Potter should miss this breathtaking return to the landscape of the imagination. The prequel to the New York Times bestselling book The Magician King and the #1 bestseller The Magician's Land, The Magicians is one of the most daring and inventive works of literary fantasy in years. The land of his childhood fantasies turns out to be much darker and more dangerous than he ever could have imagined. But his newfound powers lead him down a rabbit hole of hedonism and disillusionment, and ultimately to the dark secret behind the story of Fillory. When Quentin is unexpectedly admitted to an elite, secret college of magic, it looks like his wildest dreams have come true.
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 comparison. Club Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. an unexpectedly moving coming-of-age story.” -The New Yorker “The best urban fantasy in years.” -A.V. 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. Hogwarts was never like this.” -George R.R. 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. Deceptively simple and direct, The Chronicles of Narnia continue to captivate fans with adventures, characters, and truths that speak to all readers, even fifty years after the books were first published. Lewis's essay "On Three Ways of Writing for Children," in which he explains precisely how the magic of Narnia and the realm of fantasy appeal not only to children but to discerning readers of all ages. The books are presented here according to Lewis's preferred order, each chapter graced with an illustration by the original artist, Pauline Baynes.
This edition presents all seven books - unabridged - in one impressive volume.
Each of the seven books is a masterpiece, drawing the reader into a world where magic meets reality, and the result is a fictional world whose scope has fascinated generations. For the past fifty years, The Chronicles of Narnia have transcended the fantasy genre to become part of the canon of classic literature. Six more books followed, and together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia. Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil - what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, written in 1949 by C. The Chronicles of Narnia adult Book Review: