The New York Times says of the Magicians Trilogy - " If the Narnia books were like catnip for a certain kind of kid, these books are like crack for certain kinds of adults."
Not being one for the genre in general, and somewhat previously disdainful of adults who read them, I stand humbled at Grossmans' trilogy. He conveys such warmth & wit in his interpersonal relationships, razor sharp humor, it is an adults book that will have you turning pages like a kid again. I advise ages 16 and up purely for the frank display of real human frailties, emotions, conflicts, and resolutions - magic is what it is.
I'm off to read his previous novel 'Codex', if it's half as good as this trilogy (The Magicians, The Magician King, and the Magicians Land - soon to be a series on SyFy so they say), it'll be well worth it.
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