![]() Why, exactly, are book publishers-and audiences-boffo for all things magical and supernatural? Why this apparent magical-fantasy renaissance … and why now?Ī quick answer lies in DNA. The Magician King cracked the top 10 on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Grossman’s books follow a young magician and a band of angsty college-aged friends on their adventures in a magical land. In August, Viking Adult released Lev Grossman’s The Magician King-a sequel to his 2009 novel, The Magicians. The search for magical gold might be working. Obviously, the big publishing houses hope to conjure some literary alchemy to fill the void left by Harry Potter, who (spoiler alert) vanquished Lord Voldemort … along with his own seven-book franchise… at the close of J.K. ![]() Beginning with a Potter-esque buzz at this year’s Book Expo America, immense hype surrounded this book, one of a recent spate of high-profile novels about young magicians. The publisher Doubleday has put the full weight of its marketing machine behind the release of Erin Morgenstern’s admirable debut novel, The Night Circus. ![]()
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