Lev Grossman's New York Times bestseller The Magicians was published in hardcover in August 2009. The book is a dark contemporary fantasy about Quentin Coldwater, an unusually gifted young man who obsesses over Fillory, the magical land of his favourite childhood books. Unexpectedly admitted to Brakebills, a secret, exclusive college of magic in upstate New York, Quentin receives an education in the craft of modern sorcery. After graduation, he and his friends discover that Fillory is real. Michael Agger of The New York Times said the book "could crudely be labelled a Harry Potter for adults," injecting mature themes into fantasy literature. In August 2011, The Magician King, the sequel to The Magicians, was published, which returns readers to the magical land of Fillory, where Quentin and his friends are now kings and queens. The third book in the series is titled The Magician's Land and was published on 5 August 2014. It follows the continuing adventures of Quentin Coldwater after his dethroning and banishment from the magical land of Fillory. Having been exiled from Fillory, Quentin, now nearing the age of 30, struggles back in the real world. He ultimately decides to return to Brakebills, to at least exist in the world of magic peripherally through it. There, he becomes a professor of Mending Magic, growing comfortable with his life at the school, but remains haunted by the past – especially by the death of Alice. Enjoy free online English audiobook “The Magician’s Land”, a novel by Lev Grossman.
