{"id":524,"date":"2014-09-02T07:57:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T22:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fugutabetai.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/02\/the-magician-trilogy\/"},"modified":"2014-09-02T07:57:48","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T22:57:48","slug":"the-magician-trilogy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fugutabetai.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/02\/the-magician-trilogy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magician Trilogy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=floatleft>\n<iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=daveva-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B002AU7MJU&#038;asins=B002AU7MJU&#038;linkId=H7GP3CIHCGR7VBLQ&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=daveva-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B004XFZ8X2&#038;asins=B004XFZ8X2&#038;linkId=NJZSOLMCWONBBLWH&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=daveva-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B00G3L19CI&#038;asins=B00G3L19CI&#038;linkId=KDG6K47WQFG7GTVI&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=daveva-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B00DJJIR6S&#038;asins=B00DJJIR6S&#038;linkId=DQQEVQFESBM36P6K&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=daveva-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B00CVMHCJW&#038;asins=B00CVMHCJW&#038;linkId=KBUYGBQMMOYCGCXM&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lev Grossman&#8217;s &#8220;The Magician&#8217;s Land&#8221; was recently released.  I really enjoyed the first two books in the trilogy, The Magicians, and The Magician King.  I was looking forward to the conclusion of the trilogy quite a bit, and in preparation I re-read the entire series.  It is rare for me to go back and re-read books, and this was my first re-read of the Magicians books.  I feel like I understood what was happening a lot better and came away with a better holistic understanding of the story.  The re-read helps a lot; the books are rife with references to previous characters and events.  There are lots of references all over the place actually, to pop and nerd culture.  I had to look up a lot of words as well &#8211; I really appreciate the dictionary feature of the kindle, which was one added bonus over the paper version that I read the first time.  <\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p>Actually, last summer I read a short story in this universe from the &#8220;Unfettered&#8221; anthology.  That was really a lot of fun to read at the time &#8211; it really brought back the impact of the series and was a nice short story to tide me over for the release.  I was a bit disappointed because it turns out that the short story from Unfettered was in fact a good portion of one of the chapters from The Magician&#8217;s Land.  I wonder if the short story (starring Plum, a character from The Magician&#8217;s Land) in the &#8220;Dangerous Women&#8221; anthology is also a part of the book.  I&#8217;m interested in picking up that anthology, but the price is a bit high now; I&#8217;ll wait for the mass market paperback edition to force down the Kindle pricing a bit before picking that up.<\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p>So, a quick post on some books.  If you haven&#8217;t read the Magicians, and are looking for a smart take on Hogwarts style stuff for adults, check it out.  The characters are (intentionally I believe) fairly unlikeable and it takes some work to get through, but it is a really fun series.  I really look forward to more in that universe, and might check out Lev Grossman&#8217;s other work as well.<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lev Grossman&#8217;s &#8220;The Magician&#8217;s Land&#8221; was recently released. I really enjoyed the first two books in the trilogy, The Magicians, and The Magician King. I was looking forward to the conclusion of the trilogy quite a bit, and in preparation I re-read the entire series. 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