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Lev Grossman·2015·Director: Unknown
65%
Faithfulness
4.0
Book Rating
3.8
Movie Rating
Stella Maeve, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta
The Book
The Magicians is a new adult fantasy novel by the American author Lev Grossman, published in 2009 by Viking Press. It tells the story of Quentin Coldwater, a young man who discovers and attends a secret college of magic in New York. The novel received critical acclaim and was followed by a sequel, The Magician King, in 2011 and a third novel, The Magician's Land, in 2014.
The Film
The Magicians is an American fantasy television series that aired on Syfy, based on the trilogy of novels by Lev Grossman. Michael London, Janice Williams, John McNamara, and Sera Gamble serve as executive producers. A 13-episode order was placed for the first season in May 2015, and the series premiered on December 16, 2015, as a special preview. In January 2019, Syfy renewed the series for a fifth, which ran from January 15 to April 1, 2020, following the announcement of the series' cancellation. In the show, students at a secretive school of magic find that the magical world is more dangerous than they realized.
Key Differences
The TV series ages up characters and rearranges plot from all three books simultaneously.
Our Verdict
Read the book firstRead first — Grossman's trilogy is more rewarding than the TV adaptation.
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