The Magicians Trilogy Boxed Set: The Magicians; The Magician King; The Magician's Land Hardcover – Deckle Edge, August 5, 2014

If you're a fan of the show then I imagine you'll enjoy the books as much as I have. There are some differences to the show, some characters are less likeable or less connected to the story. Some I felt more connection with in the book and there are some events that are entirely changed in the show as compared to here but for the most part the general feel is there, the same care and depth of detail. If you give it a read I hope you like it! I'll probably be looking into other novels by Mr. Grossman.

My granddaughter loved the set.

Tough to rate this! I read the whole thing, and there were no likable characters until the end. And I couldn’t tell you what the plot was until halfway through book 2.And yet… I read the whole thing! The writing style was engaging, the pace was good, it was humorous in an absurd sort of way.The second half of the trilogy brought my rating up from a 2 to a 3.

The magician's trilogy has an occasionally uncomfortable feel throughout, which I think is due in part to being an adult series of novels with far too close a relationship to the YA novels, both fictional and nominal, it is set against. There's something unnervingly leering about Quentin early in book one, as though it is a teenage boy written unconvincingly by a lecherous older man, that feels innapropriate. It feels, at times, to be trying too hard to be an antidote to the overly sanctimonious prepubescence of CS Lewis, and is littered with the flotsam and jetsam of hundreds of other YA books in the same strain ("You're a Wizard, Harry"). But ultimately, I feel I have to forgive the flaws, even if they're not misdemeanors.The question being, at what point (once you've chosen to proceed) do you respectfully consider putting a book down? There are important themes here, to be sure: the price of heroism, love and loss, life and death, and where I think this book makes its greatest impact is how deftly it handles the larger impact of growing up. As a child, your scope of impact is smaller- perhaps just your school or group of friends, but adulthood is the point where the power of some begins to escape the bounds of a smaller sandbox. It's a great uncertainty why some people gather greater influence in the adult world- some do it by training, others by chain of command, and others by sheer force of will (or theft, or fraud). In its own way, this is the "magic" within the allegory, and like eveything about adults, it's messy, libidinous, and profane.And yet, I'm very reluclant to call it a humanistic tour-de-force. Where it suffers greatly is in its treatment of its queer characters. In some ways, it reflects an almost bisexual-separatist ethos, and I say that as high praise: there's really no need to put strictly heterosexual or homosexual labels on people, that behavior by rights is permitted to be more fluid and strict biochemical predestination. Likewise, the roles of women in this world are more close to equitability, but there's a lot in these books that just doesn't feel well written. These are very "white" books, very "male" characters in very many respects, and there's always the spectre of child sexual abuse, rape, and systemic disenfranchisement that need treatment, but it almost feels like Grossman is in some ways not the writer that is full up to the task of doing that writing. Perhaps no writer is, though, and that may be an unfair assessment, but if this book makes you uneasy or unable to finish it due to the less graceful treatment of such subjects, I don't think that the reader should feel obligated to soldier on. This is not "very best" writing, not worth scar tissue. It is simply good writing, and a fair treatment of a profoundly difficult theme.

So I bought these books after falling in love with the TV series on Sci-Fi channel (no, I'm not going to call it "Sy-Fy" because that name is lame). My first thought was that the books are very different from the TV series, much the way the movie adaptions of comic books are very different from the original medium. The shows are loosely based on the books, and there's a clear relationship, but there are wild differences in plots and characters and events. Honestly, though, the differences are just enough that I kind of respect both as separate works rather than pick at one or the other for the slight deviations. Nor are they sooo far off that it ticks me off (I'm looking at you X-men movies). Plus, as a bonus, I haven't felt like I knew the end of the book based on what I've seen in the show like I usually do with other book/movie/show duos.Now, I've only read the first book and gotten a few chapters into the second (a little farther than we've gotten in the show). But my impressions of the series so far is: Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, and Hunger Games had a really sarcastic love child and lo! it was named The Magicians Trilogy. The Narnia and Harry Potter similarities are obvious, and I can't imagine that they're not intentional nods from the author. The reason I throw the Hunger Games in there is because Quentin and the other characters are a lot like the rather dark and brooding characters in Hunger Games. At least in the first book. Except more real, and less annoying. And on the bright side, I'm seeing just a little ways into the second book that Quentin is growing and lightening up a bit. So I'm optimistic that by somewhere in the third book, he might become a fully-realized person (not to say that he's not a fully-realized character, because he is) rather than the same hopeless victim that Katniss was by book three--seriously, didn't you want to grab her by the shoulders and shake the hell out of her??Anyhow, I guess I'm trying to say that so far I'm impressed. The characters are hopelessly flawed and real. But they slowly evolve and grow like people do. And despite them being aimless, spoiled, chemical-dependant bastards, I actually like them! The dialogue is interesting and often funny and snide. The writing is insightful and drops neat details that are memorable and compelling. And I can even forgive the sesquipedalian (see I can do it too) word choices that sometimes seem unnecessary and often stymie my Kindle dictionary (seriously, I need a way to upgrade that thing).So if you liked the show and are wondering if it's worth picking up the books, the answer is yes. Seriously, why haven't you bought these books yet?

Absolutely great book series! The only issue I had was the box was not in the condition I was hoping for.

I thought the TV series was entertaining and a lot of fun. Ok but the books ended up in the trash.

This book series is perfect I couldn't put it down it kept me at the edge of my seat it's hilarious and perfect if you watched the show and want more perfect dark to humor ratio as well it is exactly like the image 🥰🥰🥰

Love this trilogy, maybe the first book can be a bit slow, the other two are awesome, really worth it

This is series is very, very good! Full of emotions and growth, a magical tale of people overcoming their own fears and growing to a valuable life. Better than the TV series!

The product arrived in perfect condition and one day before the beginning of the delivery date.I would recommend this product to teenagers above 14 years old. They are books that always have new things that you did not expect and although it takes place in a magical world, the problems are problems that exist and people have in the real world.

La pasta de los libros es muy débil.

Exactly what I expected, great books!!