5/18/2023 0 Comments The magicians novelist grossmanThe books are suffused with an adolescent’s longing for magic to be real, which fans of “Lord of the Rings” and the “Chronicles of Narnia” may understand but it’s grounded by the mature realization that nothing comes for free, in this world or any other, and actions always have consequences, whether or not you’re willing to pay the price. “The Magicians” and its sequel, “The Magician King,” are the first two novels in a trilogy about a college of magic, the people who study there and the magical land they have adventures in. But it was his third novel, “The Magicians,” that catapulted him onto the New York Times bestseller list and onto bookshelves in 22 countries. His second novel, “Codex,” is about uncanny linkages between a legendary 14th-century book and a strange computer game. Grossman’s first novel, “Warp,” is about a person who has trouble distinguishing between “Star Trek” and reality. With his freelance career going gangbusters, Grossman seemed to have landed, but right away he set out on another path: writing novels that chronicle the mysteries of nerddom. But Grossman left Yale without finishing his dissertation and became a freelance journalist instead, writing for a wide variety of publications including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and Salon. Lev Grossman’s parents are both college professors, so when he entered the doctoral comparative literature program at Yale, it looked like he was fated to follow in their footsteps.
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